Deloitte acquires Utrecht-based engineering and consulting firm PACER: Know more

Utrecht-based PACER, an engineering and consulting firm that specialises in infrastructure and investment projects, announced on Thursday, December 1, that it has been acquired by Deloitte.

The acquisition will enable Deloitte to quickly scale up its capacity to tackle the most challenging tasks and offer clients a full range of responsible services in infrastructure and investment projects. 

“We are very excited to welcome our new colleagues and to engage with our combined customers about the opportunities presented by this acquisition. With ambitious government goals for responsible infrastructure development and the need for new capital projects at our corporate clients over the next 5 to 10 years, this has never been more important,” says Harvey Christophers, Partner Risk Advisory at Deloitte.

As a part of the acquisition, PACER is now part of Deloitte’s Responsible Infrastructure & Capital Projects team within Risk Advisory. Effective December 1, the PACER team of 50 will work from the Deloitte office in Utrecht. 

Additionally, Vincent van der Meijden becomes a Partner at Deloitte.

PACER: What you need to know

Founded by Vincent van der Meijden in 2007, PACER is a niche engineering and consultancy team focusing on the infrastructure, rail, offshore, and energy sectors. 

The Dutch company provides services in all project disciplines: 

• Project management 
• Contract management 
• Technical management (systems engineering) 
• Environmental management.

The company currently serves organisations such as Rijkswaterstaat and various water boards. 

“I am very proud that all the energy and time that I have invested with my team over the past 15 years is now paying off with the combination with Deloitte,” says Vincent van der Meijden, founder and CEO of PACER. “We are ready for the next chapter in which we will combine the knowledge, strength, innovation, and creativity of both organisations to serve our joint customers even better and make a real impact.”