IGL Consultants sold to Pöyry (Afry)

Pöyry, a Finnish-headquartered global consulting and engineering firm focusing on the energy, forest industry and infrastructure and environment sectors, has acquired oil and gas specialists IGL Consultants, in a transaction led by Initium.

Established in 1989, IGL specialises in the provision of design, operations support and specialist consulting services to the oil and gas sector. At the time of the transaction, IGL had main operational bases in Aberdeen (UK), Stavanger (Norway), Perth (Australia) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and employed 117 staff.

In 2019, Pöyry merged with Swedish giant ÅF to create a new multinational brand, Afry, which employs 17,500 staff worldwide.