FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (September 9, 2015) – Zweig Group successfully completed a strategic search for GPO Group (Barcelona, Spain), leading to a partnership with Sam Schwartz Consulting, LLC.
“Sam Schwartz Consulting is excited to enter into this new phase with the GPO Group. Our partnership will increase our offering with a wide array of rail and other transit services while providing the company with an international platform,” said Sam Schwartz, President and CEO of Sam Schwartz Consulting.
GPO Group made an investment in Sam Schwartz Consulting by acquiring thirty percent interest in the company. The partnership broadens Sam Schwartz Consulting’s practice areas to include rail design and engineering throughout North America and allows the company to expand globally through GPO’s presence.
“As GPO Group we consider that the partnership with Sam Schwartz Consulting will be extremely beneficial for both companies that share a similar culture and corporate vision. The enormous reputation of Sam Schwartz Consulting in the transportation market in North America, in addition to GPO’s experience in complex transit projects, opens the door to new and exciting opportunities in the future,” said Xavier Montobbio, CEO, GPO Group.
Sam Schwartz Consulting, LLC, is a leading traffic and transportation planning and engineering firm. Through technical expertise, creative visioning and consensus-building, Sam Schwartz Consulting solves highly complex traffic and transportation challenges for government, private-sector, not-for-profit and community clients all over the world.
GPO Group, SA, is a transportation engineering and architectural group based in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. GPO’s global presence includes planning, design, construction and operational services in the transportation industry with a strong focus on rail projects such as high-speed rail, streetcars and subways. GPO has a portfolio of projects developed in more than 20 countries during the last 30 years, including several rail and highway projects in US and Canada.
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