YA Group Acquires Encore Group
April 4, 2025
YA Group has acquired Encore Group, a specialist construction scheduling and delay analysis firm, to expand YA's construction consulting and forensic scheduling capabilities. The acquisition integrates Encore's scheduling, delay analysis and dispute resolution services into YA's broader forensic engineering and risk mitigation offering to provide more comprehensive project support to construction clients.
- Buyers
- YA Group
- Targets
- Encore Group
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- Nevada, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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