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The Recipient of This Year’s Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award Is…
by Mick Morrissey
Why vision, the Aspen Tree approach, and the 3 “Ts” are important if you want to make 11 acquisitions in a single year.

The Recipient of This Year’s Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award Is…
We’re delighted to announce that Trilon Group (Denver, CO) is the recipient of this year’s Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award. This is the first of the three Awards that will be announced in 2025 as part of our Excellence in Acquisitive Growth Awards series.
Any way you look at it, The Trilon Group (“Trilon”) story is a most remarkable one for the AE industry. Founded in 2022 (yes, you read that correctly—just three years ago) “with a vision to build the next top 20 design firm in North America,” the firm has grown to over $1 billion, with 5,000+ employees and 13 partner firms (more on that later).
In calendar 2024, Trilon—either directly or through one of its partner firms—made 11 acquisitions, strengthening its position in its target market of North American community infrastructure including water, transportation, utilities, and municipal.
Not surprisingly, the firm has a strong financial backer in Alpine Investors. Alpine is committed to the Trilon growth strategy and provides access to capital to help accelerate the firm’s expansion. Alpine Investors is a certified B Corporation (“B Corp”), meeting one of the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
I caught up with the firm’s CEO, Michael “Mick” Renshaw, to discuss Trilon’s approach to acquisitions and their importance to his firm’s success.
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