PERTH: Lycopodium Limited has entered into a Heads of Agreement to acquire a majority interest in SAXUM, an Argentinian headquartered engineering company.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lycopodium will acquire a 60% shareholding in SAXUM with options over the remaining share capital in subsequent years.

SAXUM is a multi-disciplinary engineering and project management services company, founded in 1996, which provides services to the Mineral Processing, Cement & Lime, Manufacturing & Infrastructure and Oil & Gas sectors.

It consists of four companies which are established in Argentina,
Brazil, USA and Australia and operates from five offices around the globe – Tucumán and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Irving, Texas; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and Perth, Western Australia.

Holding no debt and with consistent revenue growth and strong profit margins, SAXUM will contribute immediately to Lycopodium’s revenue and profitability and the acquisition supports Lycopodium’s key strategic initiative to further geographically expand its global presence in the Americas.

Lycopodium’s Managing Director, Peter De Leo, said: “We are extremely pleased to announce this acquisition, which will further enhance our capabilities, expand our service offering and position us more competitively in the global market.

SAXUM is a mature business, is culturally aligned with Lycopodium and is an appropriately sized business for us to establish a material footprint in Latin America to complement our Lima office as well as supporting our ingress into the US market.”

Post-acquisition, the SAXUM brand will be retained and the company will continue to be managed by the incumbent leadership team, which will not only secure trust with existing clients but also positions SAXUM for further expansion and success in its markets.

SAXUM founder and CEO, Dr Guillermo Etse, said: “We are thrilled with the opportunity to join the global Lycopodium family. I believe this is an excellent fit for our business, as we too are a technically
led, client focused and value centric business.”

The acquisition will be funded from cash reserves, and it is anticipated the purchase will be finalised in Q1 2025, at which point further details will be provided.