Ricardo PLC - Shoreham-by Sea strategic, environmental and engineering consulting company - Completes the sale of Ricardo Defense Inc to Proteus Enterprises LLC and Gladstone Investment Corp via GPD Acquisition Inc for a total of $85 million. Ricardo intends to use the proceeds to fund its acquisition of an initial 85% stake in E3 Advisory, an Australian infrastructure advisory firm. The first transaction is valued at A$101.4 million, around £51.0 million, and Ricardo expects to purchase the remaining 15% of E3 Advisory by January 2028.

Chief Executive Officer Graham Ritchie says: ‘We continue to make progress in focusing on our core consulting portfolio as we accelerate our transformation to become a world-leading strategic and engineering consultancy in environmental and energy-transition services. For this reason, Ricardo firmly believes that Ricardo Defense will be a better fit for its new owners, who are focused on supporting and operating defence companies.’

Current stock price: 419.48 pence, down 0.1% in London on Thursday morning

12-month change: down 15%

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