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L.A.-Based Cumming Buys U.K. Construction Consultancy Mellersh & Harding

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L.A.-Based Cumming Buys U.K. Construction Consultancy Mellersh & Harding
Derek Hutchison

Los Angeles-based Cumming, an international project management and cost consultancy, has acquired London-based Mellersh & Harding Building Consultancy, representing its second major acquisition in the United Kingdom since 2016.

Cumming, which has projected revenue of $150.5 million in 2018 and employs 150 at its L.A. office in downtown, did not disclose terms of the transaction.

Some of Cumming’s largest local clients include the Los Angeles Unified School District; the new downtown Santa Monica fire station, located at 1337-45 7th St.; and, the Music Center, one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. The downtown Music Center is home to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall.

The MHBC acquisition expands Cumming’s expert resources and allows it to continue to provide building consultancy and project management services to its growing client base throughout the U.K., said Cumming in a statement.

Among others, MHBC’s clients include U.K.-based Schroder Real Estate, which invests in commercial properties; Chicago-based LaSalle Investment Management, a real estate investment management company; and, Greenwich, Conn.-based Starwood Capital, an investment firm.

Cumming’s previous U.K. acquisition came in February 2016 with London-based cost and project consultancy GB Fitzsimon.

“We are delighted to solidify our partnership with MHBC after working alongside them for several years,” said Derek Hutchison, executive vice president at Cumming, in the statement.

Finance reporter Pat Maio can be reached at [email protected] or (323) 556-8329.

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