Accelerating its push into next-gen design, consulting and technology development, Jacobs said Nov. 30 it is set to buy a 65% stake in PA Consulting, a UK-based management consultant with roots from the 1940s that now specializes in "innovation and transformation" consulting to clients in defense, security, life sciences, transportation and energy sectors.
According to Dallas-based Jacobs, PA Consulting has advised on the Virgin Hyperloop project and the development of iPredict, what it described as the world's first artificial intelligence and machine learning system to predict failures in critical underground power distribution assets. It also releases an annual analysis and ranking of power provider reliability.