KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that its subsidiary, Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC, a leading provider of engineering, construction and reliability-driven maintenance solutions, has acquired the MEI Group, LLC (MEI), a full-service turnaround specialist for industrial facilities.
Headquartered in White Castle, Louisiana, with more than 1,300 employees throughout the U.S. Gulf Coast region, MEI is a premier provider of turnaround, specialty and construction-related services to the refinery, petrochemical and fertilizer markets. With the acquisition of MEI, Brown & Root Industrial Services will grow to more than 8,500 employees across 31 locations nationwide, significantly expanding its turnaround, specialty welding, construction, and fabrication services.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Brown and Root Industrial Services, LLC is a joint venture between KBR and Bernhard Capital Partners.