494 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

1%

775* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

1%

*Including U.S. deals    
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.

3/5/2026 

GDS Associates (Marietta, GA), a leading power infrastructure consulting and advisory firm serving the U.S. electric utility industry, entered into a strategic partnership with private investment firm Littlejohn & Co. (Greenwich, CT). Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised GDS Associates.
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Commentary & Insight

Industry deal activity remained active this week, highlighted by a strategic investment in a Southeast-based power infrastructure and advisory firm. Additional domestic transactions were reported in TX, NJ, FL, PA, OR, TN, and MN. Globally, six deals were announced in Canada, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Norway, and Colombia.  

Domestic Transactions

3/2/2026 
Industry leader and recipient of the 2023 Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer AwardIMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #48), acquired KMCE (Dallas, TX), a firm specializing in subsurface utility engineering (SUE) and underground infrastructure services. Link to details > 

3/4/2026 
Ardurra (Miami, FL) (ENR #75), recipient of the 2025 M&A Best Practices Award, acquired water and municipal engineering firm Remington & Vernick Engineers (Cherry Hill, NJ) (ENR #248). Link to details > 

3/4/2026 
Multidisciplined architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (Montgomery, AL) (ENR #149) expanded its architectural services through the acquisition of BFrank Studio (Tampa, FL), a firm that offers services to major universities, professional sports teams, and municipalities. Link to details > 

3/4/2026 
Engineering, architecture, and consulting firm Stratus Team (Coraopolis, PA) (ENR #214) acquired PVEDI (Pittsburgh, PA), an architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm specializing in residential, hospitality, leisure, and commercial properties. Link to details > 

3/2/2026 
Safe Streets Research + Consulting (Portland, OR), a firm with expertise in transportation safety research and data analysis, joined Fehr & Peers (Walnut Creek, CA) (ENR #257), a transportation planning and engineering firm. Link to details > 

2/25/2026 
Architecture firm Saorsa Architecture (Spring Hill, TN) joined architecture and planning firm MJM Architects (Nashville, TN). Link to details > 

3/4/2026 
Telge Projects (Tulsa, OK), a BIM, structural, and architecture services firm, acquired architecture firm Edward Farr Architects (Eden Prairie, MN). Link to details > 

Global Transactions

3/3/2026 
Engineering platform and 2023 Best Post Transaction Award recipient Englobe (Quebec City, Canada) acquired Applied Aquatic Research (Calgary, Canada), an environmental firm serving the energy and resources sector. Link to details > 

3/4/2026 
ENR’s #15 ranked global design firm, Sweco (Stockholm, Sweden), signed an agreement to acquire CONIX RDBM Architects (Antwerp, Belgium), an architecture, interior design, and master planning firm with experience in offices, residential, education, healthcare, and mixed-use developments. Link to details > 

2/27/2026 
Engineering consultancy Rejlers (Stockholm, Sweden) acquired SGM Consulting (Joensuu, Finland), a firm that offers measurement and geotechnical investigation services. Link to details > 

3/4/2026 
Phenna Group (Nottingham, UK), a family of businesses providing testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) services, acquired ENX (Dublin, Ireland), an MEP firm specializing in the residential new build housing and retrofit sector. Link to details > 

3/2/2026 
DNV (Oslo, Norway) entered into an agreement to acquire big-data specialists AquaCloud (Bergen, Norway), a firm that offers digital tools and data platforms for the aquaculture sector. Link to details > 

2/27/2026 
Intertek (London, UK), an assurance, testing, inspection, and certification services firm, entered an agreement to acquire QTEST (Medellin, Colombia), a firm that provides electrical testing and certification services. Link to details > 

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