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Turner & Townsend acquires Capisce QS to enhance its cost and commercial management offering in South Australia
Global professional services company, Turner & Townsend, has acquired South Australian cost management business, Capisce QS.
Effective from 4 December 2024, the deal will strengthen Turner & Townsend’s cost and commercial advisory offer in South Australia and nationally, ensuring major projects and programmes are delivered on time and within budget whilst helping to achieve client outcomes.
Founded in 2018, Capisce QS has built a reputation across South Australia under the leadership of managing director, Luke MacConnell, in the real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources sectors.
The combination of cost and commercial management tools from Turner & Townsend and Capisce QS will provide clients with additional data and insights to support project delivery and economic outcomes in South Australia. This acquisition establishes an enviable cost, project and major programmes advisory offering in South Australia.
The Capisce QS team will further strengthen Turner & Townsend’s team of 1,100 cost and project management experts across Australia and New Zealand. Luke MacConnell will lead the cost and commercial management team in South Australia under the direction of Gail Rogowsky, cost and commercial management lead for Turner & Townsend across Australia and New Zealand.
Darren Munton, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand at Turner & Townsend, said:
“This is a crucial time for South Australia’s construction industry as investment ramps up in key sectors including defence and clean energy, [...] The commercial performance of major projects and programmes will be essential for achieving value for money and sustainable outcomes from the pipeline of investments, [...]''
Luke MacConnell, Managing Director at Capisce QS, added:
“We share a passion for delivering exceptional client outcomes through collaboration and making a sustainable impact across the industry, [...] In combining our own expertise in cost management, with the strength and capability of Turner & Townsend, we are ensuring that we can continue to set the bar high for our clients and their projects, [...] Our aligned strategies reinforce the rationale for combining our businesses, and I’m excited about the opportunities this will create for our team and our clients.”
Rebecca Lawson-Cooke, Regional Lead for South Australia and Northern Territory at Turner & Townsend, said:
"Together, Turner & Townsend and Capisce QS have even greater strength and depth of our cost and commercial management offerings, both in South Australia and nationally, [...] ''
Source: Turner & Townsend
