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Archetype Group Acquires Asia Pacific Operations of Tebodin

Multi-disciplinary construction consultancy, Archetype Group, has acquired the Asia Pacific operations of Tebodin, a consultancy and engineering company with offices across South East Asia. The agreement was signed on 4th March, 2016.

With Tebodin, Archetype Group has found a partner with a services portfolio that is complementary to its portfolio, strengthening each other’s position in diverse market segments in Asia Pacific. Both companies have a good footprint in Asia and a deep understanding of the fast changing markets and environment. 

Archetype provides architectural and engineering services, project- and construction management and cost management to building and real estate market and to large industrial projects.  This acquisition will strengthen Archetype’s Industrial division and will provide a complementary extension to the company’s activities in Building & Real Estate and Environment & Infrastructure. 

Mr. Pierre-Jean Malgouyres, General Director Archetype Group, says “With the acquisition of Tebodin, we reinforce our expertise and market presence in Vietnam, Thailand, India, Myanmar and Indonesia and allows us to extend our reach to China, which is in line with our development strategy.”

Tebodin is specialized in engineering and EPCm services and has a strong focus on industrial market segments.

“We are pleased that we have found a strong and developing engineering company for our operations in Asia Pacific, whose business is highly complementary to ours and will continue to focus on growing the Asia Pacific region’, says Jürgen von Hollen, CEO of Tebodin B.V. ‘Our local and international clients who will benefit from the strengthened expertise and broad coverage in Asia Pacific that Archetype will offer.”

Both companies together will represent a force of over 1,100 employees and is expected to generate an annual turnover of US$40 million.

About Archetype Group

Archetype Group is a multidisciplinary construction consultancy with a core services portfolio including Architecture; Urban and Master Planning; Civil, Structural, Mechanical & Electrical engineering; Project & Construction management. From 17 offices in 13 countries, Archetype Group delivers a wide scope of projects ranging from luxury hospitality properties to mixed-use high rises to educational and healthcare facilities to large scale industrial projects. Since its establishment in 2002, the company shows a rapid growth and is now an internationally recognised firm with around 550 employees in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, India, Mongolia, France, Qatar, Indonesia, Myanmar, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka.  Archetype is ranked 74th in the Top 100 Architectural firms in the world.

About Tebodin

Tebodin B.V., part of the international engineering and services company Bilfinger SE, is a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm. The company offers independent services to its clients all over the world based on the knowledge and experience of its 4,200 employees in the following markets: industry, health and nutrition, oil and gas, chemicals, infrastructure, real estate, energy and environment. Tebodin has a network of around 45 offices in 23 countries. Tebodin has been operating in Asia Pacific since 2002 and has through the years, developed a network of offices in China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar.

For more information please contact:
Amanda Wilson (Group Director of Marketing & Communications): /amanda.wilson(@)archetype-group.com / +84 (0) 8 3943 1258
Tedbodin: Brigit Stokman (Director PR): b.stokman(@)tebodin.com /+31 (0)70 348 07 19