Turner & Townsend acquires Capisce QS to enhance its cost and commercial management offering in South Australia
Global professional services company, Turner & Townsend, has acquired South Australian cost management business, Capisce QS.
Effective from 4 December 2024, the deal will strengthen Turner & Townsend’s cost and commercial advisory offer in South Australia and nationally, ensuring major projects and programmes are delivered on time and within budget whilst helping to achieve client outcomes.
Founded in 2018, Capisce QS is a South Australian success story and has built an impressive reputation across the state. Under the leadership of managing director, Luke MacConnell, the business has seen significant growth in the real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources sectors. The company now has a team of 21 professionals, dedicated to delivering exceptional value to clients. With a focus on human-centric solutions, the company utilises data and technology to achieve innovative and sustainable project outcomes.
The combined cost and commercial management tools, and capabilities of Turner & Townsend and Capisce QS will deliver enhanced insights and data, enabling clients to achieve outcomes that support economic growth and the South Australian community. This acquisition establishes an enviable cost, project and major programmes advisory offering in South Australia.
The Capisce QS team will further strengthen Turner & Townsend’s team of 1,100 cost and project management experts across Australia and New Zealand. Luke MacConnell will lead the cost and commercial management team in South Australia under the direction of Gail Rogowsky, cost and commercial management lead for Turner & Townsend across Australia and New Zealand.
Darren Munton, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand at Turner & Townsend, said:
“This is a crucial time for South Australia’s construction industry as investment ramps up in key sectors including defence and clean energy."
The commercial performance of major projects and programmes will be essential for achieving value for money and sustainable outcomes from the pipeline of investments.
"This partnership enhances how we support our clients now and, in the future, positioning ourselves at the forefront of cost, project and programme delivery in the local market.”
Luke MacConnell, Managing Director at Capisce QS, added:
“We share a passion for delivering exceptional client outcomes through collaboration and making a sustainable impact across the industry."
In combining our own deep expertise in cost management, with the strength and capability of Turner & Townsend, we are ensuring that we can continue to set the bar high for our clients and their projects.
"Our aligned growth strategies reinforce the rationale for combining our businesses, and I’m excited about the opportunities this will create for our team and our clients.”
Rebecca Lawson-Cooke, Regional Lead for South Australia and Northern Territory at Turner & Townsend, said:
Together, Turner & Townsend and Capisce QS have even greater strength and depth of our cost and commercial management offerings, both in South Australia and nationally.
"By joining forces with the Capisce QS team, we are enhancing our ability to provide cost and commercial solutions for clients in South Australia whilst enabling them to deliver the robust and extensive pipeline of public and private major projects and programmes.”
