MARLTON, N.J. and MADRID, Spain, Dec. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has acquired the remaining 6.8% ownership stake in its subsidiary Hill International (Spain) S.A., formerly known as Gerens Hill International S.A., for a purchase price of approximately €2.0 million ($2.7 million). As a result, Hill's ownership stake in the company has increased from 93.2% to 100.0%.

Hill International (Spain) provides project management services in Western Europe and Latin America and also owns a 60% interest in Brazilian subsidiary Engineering S.A. Through the first nine months of 2013, Hill International (Spain) and Engineering S.A. together generated nearly 12% of Hill's worldwide consulting fee revenue.

"We are excited about taking complete ownership of our Spanish company which will allow us to more fully integrate the company's operations into Hill," said David L. Richter, Hill's President and Chief Operating Officer.

Hill International, with 4,000 employees in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 9th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

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