McColl Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of The LPA Group, Inc. (“LPA”) in its sale to Michael Baker Corporation (AMEX:BKR) (“Michael Baker”), a professional engineering and consulting services firm. The transaction enabled LPA’s shareholders to realize liquidity and will significantly expand Michael Baker’s presence in the southeast United States.
About The LPA Group, Inc.
Based in Columbia, South Carolina, LPA is a leading provider of engineering, architectural, planning, environmental, and construction services for the development of aviation and surface transportation projects. LPA’s superior client service on projects in the areas of airports, highways, and bridges has afforded the firm consistent recognition as one of the Top 500 Design Firms by Engineering News-Record.
About Michael Baker Corporation
Michael Baker provides architecture, engineering, and construction services for its clients’ most complex challenges worldwide. The firm’s primary business areas are aviation, defense, environmental, facilities, geospatial, homeland security, municipal & civil, pipelines & utilities, rail & transit, transportation, and water. With revenue of $445 million in 2009 and more than 2,400 employees in over 40 offices across the United States, Michael Baker is focused on creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment.
About McColl Partners, LLC
McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies. With significant experience working with entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, private equity groups, public companies, financial institutions, and divisions of large companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.
For more information about this transaction, please contact Lorin DeMordaunt at 704-333-0525. More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.
