Natick, MA (October 19, 2022) – Thomas & Hutton, a Southeast-based professional consulting firm that offers consulting, planning, and engineering design services related to land and infrastructure, acquired Coulter Jewell Thames (CJT). 

Formed in 1995, CJT provides consulting, engineering, land planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and construction administration services across North Carolina, particularly in the Triangle region and surrounding counties. 

With offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, Thomas & Hutton’s addition of CJT increases its presence in the Raleigh-Durham region. Sam McCachern, Thomas & Hutton president and CEO, says, “We are excited about the addition of CJT to the Thomas & Hutton family. Their suite of services and expertise complements those of Thomas & Hutton, and further strengthens our capabilities in the Raleigh-Durham market and beyond. This is truly a win-win for the work we do and the clients we serve. I look forward to what we can accomplish as ONE company.” 

Co-founder and president of CJT, Dan Jewell, RLA, ASLA, will serve in his new role as a Thomas & Hutton Principal and Raleigh-Durham Regional Director.

For more details about this transaction click here.

Morrissey Goodale, a specialized management consulting and research firm exclusively serving the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industries, initiated the transaction and advised Thomas & Hutton.

About Morrissey Goodale

Morrissey Goodale has helped hundreds of clients transform and grow their architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting companies into high-level performers through strategic business planning, mergers and acquisition advisory, valuation and ownership transition, market research, marketing and business development, leadership training and development, Lean Operation Strategies, organizational development and management, virtual reality solutions, and executive search. Morrissey Goodale’s team of M&A consultants assist throughout the M&A process, from preparing firms for a transaction to a successful integration. 

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