DLA Piper has advised Fircroft Group, the global technical and engineering workforce solutions provider, on its merger with NES Global Talent, a global leader in engineering and technical resource solutions. The integration of these two businesses will create a leading global technical workforce solutions organization.

The combined entity will be known as NES Fircroft and will offer clients, contractors and consultants extensive breadth, reach and depth of sector expertise due to the combination of their complementary geographic footprint and industry specialization. Together, the company has operations in 45 countries offering clients a truly global solution for their engineering and technical resource requirements.

The DLA Piper team was led by Manchester-based Corporate partner Andy Phillips, who was assisted by a team of lawyers from across the firm’s corporate, finance, commercial, real estate, employment, tax and litigation practices. DLA Piper’s offices in Manchester, Houston, Brisbane, Bangkok and Moscow were involved in the transaction.