Slaughter and May is advising John Wood Group plc on the sale of its North American Transmission & Distribution engineering business to Qualus

Slaughter and May is advising John Wood Group plc (“Wood”) on the UK aspects of its sale of its North American Transmission & Distribution engineering business, a provider of comprehensive power infrastructure engineering for substations, transmission, distribution and renewable generation across Canada and the USA, to Qualus, a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, for a cash consideration of US$110 million, subject to closing adjustments and deal associated costs. 

The transaction, which is consistent with Wood’s previously announced disposal programme of non-core businesses, is expected to complete in the third or fourth quarter of 2025.

Corporate
Paul Dickson Partner
Simon Nicholls Partner
Jessica Harries Associate
Rory Flynn Associate
Financing
Tim Newey Partner
Edward Couzens Partner
Tereza Casey Associate
Alexander MacIver Associate