DLA Piper advises on acquisition of Integra Technical Services Group

DLA Piper has advised Engle Martin & Associates, a leading independent loss adjusting and claims management provider, on its strategic acquisition of the UK-headquartered, international loss adjusting business, Integra Technical Services Group.

Integra Technical Services Group, founded in 1998, is a highly regarded organisation that manages high-value, complex claims across an array of sectors, including construction, engineering, energy, and mining. The Integra Group has over 50 claim managers across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, the Middle East and throughout Europe and Asia delivering tailored adjusting solutions .

The acquisition, which completed on 1 October 2025, strengthens Engle Martin’s position as a global loss adjusting and claims management provider and highlights its ongoing commitment to and investment in talent and cross-border expansion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Integra will operate as a standalone business, retaining its brand, market position and reputation, leadership team, and service model.

The cross-practice, multijurisdictional team was led by Jonathan Watkins, Head of DLA Piper’s Corporate practice in the UK, with support from Corporate Associates Joanna Shepherd and William Barrett and lawyers from the firm’s Finance, Real Estate, Litigation & Regulatory, Intellectual Property & Technology (IPT), and Employment practices, spanning multiple offices across the UK, Australia, the Middle East, the US, Singapore, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

The team included partners David Smith, Richard Fens, Edmund Mokhtarian, Christina Sharma, Greg Dodulovic, Tom Kelsall, Sophie Devitt, Naoise Harnett, Rick Catanzariti, Will Seivewright, Teresa Hitchcock, Mark Burger, Satnam Sahota, Alix Kamerling, Sallie Bowtell, George Mortimer and Richard Normington.

Commenting on this acquisition, Jonathan Watkins said, “The acquisition of Integra is a key part of the Engle Martin’s growth strategy and expansion into new markets. Through the acquisition, Integra will have access to Engle Martin's network in the US, whilst also growing in established and emerging markets; similarly, Engle Martin will bolster its presence in large loss adjusting and new sectors.”

“Advising on such a complex global mandate is a key example of how our firm can support businesses on their cross-border M&A transactions in specialised sectors.”

DLA Piper has the strongest M&A practice in the world and has been cited as the highest-ranked legal advisor for M&A (by volume) for the 15th consecutive year by Mergermarket, and the most active legal advisor for European PE for the seventh consecutive year by PitchBook.

DLA Piper’s leading global M&A team has recently advised on:

• Duke Street’s acquisition of McAvoy
• TOMRA’s acquisition of all US assets from C&C Consolidated Holdings LLC
• Sana on the sale of its business to Workday, Inc.
• Digital Gravity Partners’ acquisition of an enterprise data centre in Camberley

The full DLA Piper team included: special counsel: Sarah Birkett (IPT); legal director: Sean Cope (Real Estate), Simon Evans and Ryan Stringer (Employment); solicitor: Hazel Pang, and Clarissa Kwee (both IPT), Dylan Somers (Real Estate), Nathaniel Law, Bronson Smorgon and Kristen Politis (all Corporate), and knowledge development lawyer Kirsten Shoraka; senior consultant: Gerry Bean (Corporate); senior associates Nadia Akhter (Employment), Jack Kelly Hadi Alkhwadi, Ann-Marie Coleman and Karen Lee (all Corporate), Calum Ablett, Prag Sivaguru, Lydia Rogers and Laura Moorcroft (all Litigation & Regulatory), Alexandra Dagger, Saman Anwar and Sophie Conroy (all IPT), Andrew Brown (Real Estate) and Ayisha Adedeji (Finance); associate: George Somers (Real Estate); trainee solicitors: James Bennet (Tax), Ben Norman and Nicholas Clinton (both Litigation & Regulatory), Alaa Kazoun (Finance); solicitor apprentices: Evan Lord (Finance), and Mohamed Hassan (Corporate); senior paralegals Mami Seck and Jack Gibson; and paralegal: Emma Rodigari (IPT).