Momentum continues with 16 M&A transactions announced

Commentary & Insight

M&A activity continued its momentum this week, with 16 total transactions announced across domestic and international markets. Domestically, 11 deals were reported across PA, MN, NY, WI, UT, MD, MA, OH, and LA. Internationally, five transactions were announced in Ireland, Canada, and the UK.

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Domestic Transactions

6/30/2026
ARRO Consulting (Lititz, PA), a multidisciplinary engineering firm delivering water, environmental, technology, and infrastructure solutions, acquired Mountain Research (Altoona, PA), an environmental consulting and drilling services firm specializing in site assessments, geotechnical and subsurface investigations, remediation, and emergency response services. Link to details >

7/15/2026
CEIS (Houston, TX), a firm that offers project solutions and services supporting energy infrastructure and national security missions, acquired One Tech Engineering & Power (Lake Elmo, MN), a firm that provides outsourced utility field and construction services and engineering and technical consulting to the utility, construction, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. Link to details >

7/16/2026
One of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2026, Verdantas (Tampa, FL) (ENR #73), acquired EN-POWER Group (New York, NY), an engineering firm specializing in energy efficiency, decarbonization, sustainability, and regulatory compliance services. Link to details >

7/20/2026
Private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners (New York, NY) acquired BrightTree Studios (Warrendale, PA), a technology design and consulting firm that offers audiovisual, IT/telecom, security, and acoustics services.
Link to details >

7/21/2026
Planning, architecture, and interior design firm Michael Graves Architecture & Design (Princeton, NJ) acquired Trudeau Architects and Truarchs Online (Latham, NY), an integrated planning, architecture, and technology practice serving higher education, healthcare, and other institutional clients. Link to details >

7/21/2026
Materials testing and geotechnical engineering firm Materials Testing Consultants (Grand Rapids, MI) acquired GeoTest (West Allis, WI), a geotechnical engineering and testing firm. Link to details >

7/21/2026
AE firm Galloway & Company (Greenwood Village, CO) (ENR #288) acquired Anderson Wahlen & Associates (Salt Lake City, UT), a land development firm offering civil engineering, land surveying, land planning and entitlements, and landscape architecture services. Link to details >

7/21/2026
Cole & Denny Architects (Alexandria, VA), a full-service architecture, planning, and design firm, acquired AHS Architects (Baltimore, MD), an architecture and interior design firm with expertise across healthcare, higher education, and financial-institution sectors. Link to details >

7/22/2026
Northeast Geotechnical (North Attleboro, MA), a geotechnical engineering firm serving real estate developers, civil engineers, and architects, joined multidiscipline consulting firm John Turner Consulting (Portsmouth, NH), a portfolio company of Celnor Group. Link to details >

7/23/2026
Another of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2026 and recipient of the 2026 Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award, ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), acquired BA Land Professionals (Dayton, OH), a full-service land surveying firm. Link to details >

7/23/2026
Saccoccio & Associates Architects (Cranston, RI), a firm specializing in educational, civic, public safety, and historic preservation projects, joined Stonewall Studios (Lafayette, LA), a national architecture and design platform. Link to details >

Global Transactions

7/13/2026
TelLab (Tullow, Ireland), a laboratory services firm specializing in environmental analysis, water testing, fuel analysis, and chemical manufacturing, joined Celnor Group (London, UK), a group of companies that offer services in the testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) arena. Link to details >

7/14/2026
Alliance Technical Group (Decatur, AL), an environmental testing, monitoring, and compliance services firm, acquired Emissions Test Group (Edmonton, Canada), a firm specializing in industrial source emissions testing, including stack surveys, CEMS commissioning, and pollution-control efficiency testing. Link to details >

7/16/2026
In its second deal of the week, ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada) acquired Velocity Geomatics (Grande Prairie, Canada), a geomatics firm providing land surveying, mapping, and environmental and regulatory compliance services. Link to details >

7/17/2026
Ethos Engineering (Dublin, Ireland), an engineering firm delivering integrated data center and critical infrastructure services, acquired Hanley Pepper Consulting Engineers (Blackrock, Ireland), a civil and structural engineering firm with experience on data center and infrastructure projects. Link to details >

7/20/2026
In its second deal of the week, Celnor Group (London, UK) acquired Meridian Consult (Stafford, UK), a building control and regulatory consulting firm serving the residential, commercial, education, and healthcare sectors. Link to details >