Louis Berger: WSP to Acquire Louis Berger, a US-based International Professional Services Firm

MONTREAL – WSP Global Inc. (TSX:WSP) (“WSP” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) in connection with the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Berger Group Holdings, Inc. (“Louis Berger”), the parent company of the group of companies doing business under the umbrella name of Louis Berger, a US-headquartered leading international professional services firm mainly active in the Transportation & Infrastructure and Environmental & Water sectors, as well as in Master Planning. The purchase price of US$400 million (the “Purchase Price”) will be financed by an underwritten term loan from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”), as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.