M&A Update > 2023 M&A Year-in-Review Report; Featured deal in MA
M&A Update: 2023 M&A Year-in-Review Report; Featured deal in MA
The AE industry’s weekly go-to source for the latest information on M&A deals and trends.

426 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

9%
634* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

11%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transactions
2/1/2024
Gradient (Boston, MA), a premier environmental and health risk sciences consulting firm, joined environmental and engineering firm Geosyntec Consultants (Boca Raton, FL) (ENR #40). This new partnership will expand Geosyntec’s services in risk sciences and enhance its environmental, health, and safety capabilities. Morrissey Goodale advised Gradient.
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Commentary & Insight
U.S. M&A continued its strong start to the new year 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 2023 AE Industry M&A Year-in-Review to discover the critical insights and trends that are shaping the industry in 2024 and beyond. Access and download the report here to stay ahead in the market.
Domestic Transactions
1/26/2023
CIVC Partners (Chicago, IL), a middle market private equity firm, invested in HR Green (Cedar Rapids, IA) (ENR #168), an infrastructure design and engineering firm serving the transportation, water, municipal advisory, broadband, and land development markets. Link to details >
1/30/2024
Engineering consulting firm RTM Engineering Consultants (Schaumburg, IL) (ENR #378) merged with Alban Engineering (Hunt Valley, MD), an MEP, lighting design, and sustainability services firm. Link to details >
2/1/2024
SRG Partnership (Portland, OR), an architecture, interior design, and planning firm, joined integrated global designer CannonDesign (New York, NY) (ENR #71). Link to details >
1/31/2024
Texplor of Dallas (Dallas, TX), a geotechnical and environmental drilling services firm, joined employee-owned industry leader Terracon (Olathe, KS) (ENR #20). Link to details >
1/30/2024
LaBella Associates (Rochester, NY) (ENR #130), an architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm, acquired Brooks Washburn Architecture (Potsdam, NY), an architectural and architectural engineering design firm. Link to details >
1/30/2024
Northern Engineering (Fort Collins, CO), a civil engineering, land surveying, land development, and infrastructure design firm, merged with engineering, planning, and surveying firm EPS Group (Mesa, AZ). Link to details >
1/30/2024
Civil engineering, planning, and surveying firm Spalding DeDecker (Rochester Hills, MI) acquired Landscape Architects & Planners (Lansing, MI), a landscape architecture and planning services firm. Link to details >
Global Transactions
1/29/2024
Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI) (New York, NY) expanded in Asia with the acquisitions of T&T Konsult (Selangor, Malaysia), an infrastructure engineering firm, and SHEVS IFT Consultants (Singapore), a fire safety engineering firm. Link to details >
1/29/2024
Pulse Consult (London, UK), a project management, cost management, and surveying services firm, acquired Tandem Projects (Newbold on Stour, UK), a project management, contract management, and surveying firm. Link to details >
2/1/2024
Serco (Hook, UK), a program management, design, engineering, and asset and facilities management services firm, acquired sustainability and engineering firm Climatize (Dubai, UAE). Link to details >

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