Maintenance services firm UNICCO acquired for $408M

Leading engineering and services company United Group Limited on September 25 announced it has completed the acquisition of UNICCO Service Company for $408 million.

"We are pleased to welcome UNICCO staff and customers to United Group. UNICCO’s very capable senior management team will continue to manage the business with Mr. George Keches remaining as president and Mr. Lou Lanzillo, vice chairman, will become United Group’s chief operating officer Americas & Europe," said United Group managing director and chief executive officer Richard Leupen. "We see this acquisition as an important part of our long term strategy to lead specialist market sectors and provide a long term growth platform for our business.”

United Group and the companies that make up its 21,000 strong personnel in the property sector, including UNICCO, are well placed to service multinational clients who are demanding global corporate real estate and facilities management solutions. United Group now has a total of almost 30,000 staff in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America, and parts of Europe and the Middle East.

Boston-based UNICCO has more than 18,000 employees in North America and offers facilities maintenance, operations, cleaning, lighting and administrative/office services for corporate and multi-tenant office, education, retail, government and public venue facilities, as well as plant services in support of industrial operations.