RSK secures £500m to fund new acquisitions spree

Acquisition-hungry consultant and construction services group RSK has secured £500m in extra funding to fuel its next tranche of strategic takeovers.
The Cheshire-based group, which employs 15,000 people and operates in 40 countries, has received the investment from a consortium led by Searchlight Capital Partners and Ares Management Corporation funds.
Ares has also committed an incremental £300m debt facility, bringing total available debt facilities provided by Ares to £1.4bn