Acquiring Company
WSP Global
Acquired Company
Lexica
Description
WSP Global Inc. has announced the acquisition of Lexica, a UK-based consulting firm specializing in healthcare and life sciences. This acquisition adds 90 experts to WSP’s Planning, Property, and Advisory business, establishing a new Healthcare and Life Sciences Advisory team. The move supports WSP’s strategic growth objectives in advisory services over the next three years.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed