436 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

10%

660* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

8%

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

Commentary & Insight

U.S. M&A continued its strong run in August, with seven more deals announced this week. What opportunities and challenges does the current acquisition market offer for your firm’s future? Dive into our exclusive Mid-Year M&A Review to discover the critical insights and trends setting the tone for the industry in 2023 and beyond. Download our report here. 

Domestic Transactions

8/29/2023 
Architecture and design firm Abramson Architects (Los Angeles, CA) acquired Moon Mayoras Architects (San Diego, CA), an architecture firm that specializes in healthcare architecture. Link to details > 

8/28/2023 
Private equity firm Grovecourt Capital Partners (West Palm Beach, FL) acquired Traffic & Mobility Consultants (Orlando, FL), a transportation planning and traffic engineering firm serving commercial, residential, and municipal clients. Link to details >  

8/26/2023 
Architecture firms The RBA Group (Charlotte, NC) and MEND Design Collaborative (Charlotte, NC) joined forces to better serve clients through expanded multi-disciplinary architecture and planning design services. Link to details > 

8/25/2023 
Donald W. McIntosh Associates (Winter Park, FL), a civil engineering, land planning, and surveying services firm, joined employee-owned firm LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #64). Link to details > 

8/25/2023 
Architecture and engineering firm Garmann Miller (Minster, OH) acquired Gilbert Architects (Lancaster, PA), an architectural firm specializing in planning and designing educational facilities. Link to details > 

8/25/2023 
Employee-owned company Weston & Sampson (Reading, MA) (ENR #142) acquired Brooker Engineering (Suffern, NY), a firm that offers structural engineering, site development, infrastructure, municipal planning and zoning, and FEMA flood plain analysis. Link to details > 

8/24/2023 
Fibersmith (Blooming Prairie, MN), an engineering, fiber network design, and software services firm, acquired Joseph D. Fail Engineering (Bay Springs, MS), an engineering firm focused on the telecommunications industry. Link to details > 

Global Transactions

8/28/2023 
ORS (Dublin, Ireland), a firm that offers civil engineering, project management, infrastructure, surveying, health and safety, fire safety, and environmental services, acquired GSP Fire (Waterford, Ireland), a fire engineering and fire safety specialist. Link to details > 

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