Financial Times | SNC-Lavalin in talks with WS Atkins for £2bn engineering tie-up Financial Times A takeover would represent a step towards consolidation in the global engineering consultancy sector. Atkins serves private and public sector clients developing infrastructure projects, and its high profile projects include the redesign of London's ... SNC-Lavalin Group Inc offers to buy British engineering firm WS Atkins for US$2.6 billion SNC-Lavalin makes tentative $3.5-billion offer for WS Atkins |