Acquisition for Savills

Savills has announced its second major acquisition in the East of England in the last fortnight.Following its swoop for Peterborough’s Dickens Watts & Dade, Savills is to acquire Hepher Dixon, the national planning and regeneration specialist.

HD has over 80 employees in four office locations including Milton Keynes. Savills’ planning and urban design team is currently around the same size and operates from nine locations nationally.

Once the formalities are completed in January, Savills combined with Hepher Dixon will be the leading firm in UK planning, development and regeneration consultancy.