Kentz Corporation, the engineering firm that is the target of bid interest from rivals, delivered an upbeat outlook for the industry in its first half results today.
"Across the global engineering and construction space, many companies are indicating a more cautious outlook for the future than previously observed'', the company said.
''However, the markets in which Kentz operates continue to be busy and the first half of 2013 has seen one of the most active periods of bidding ever experienced by Kentz," it added.
Kentz reported pre-tax profit up 3% at $52.7m and raised its dividend by 20% to 6.6 cents.
Earlier this month, the company said it had rejected takeover approaches from larger London-listed rival AMEC and Germany's M+W Group, saying both undervalued the company.
