WSP to buy consultant RPS Group for £591m

Consultancy giant WSP is buying UK based rival RPS Group in a deal worth £591m.
The move will see WSP’s global workforce of 57,500 boosted by Oxfordshire headquartered RSP’s 5,000 staff.
RSP employs consultants, designers, planners, engineers, and technical specialists across the world providing specialist services to government and private sector clients with a focus on front-end consulting.Ken Lever, Chairman of RPS, said: “The RPS Directors believe that RPS has a clear