M&A Update > Atwell acquires in WA; Seven other deals
M&A Update: Atwell acquires in WA; Seven other deals
The AE industry’s weekly go-to source for the latest information on M&A deals and trends.

436 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

8%
677* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

2%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transaction

3/21/2023
Fast-growing consulting, engineering, and construction services firm (and Morrissey Goodale client) Atwell (Southfield, MI) (ENR #81) acquired Blueline (Kirkland, WA), a 75-person civil engineering, land planning, and landscape architecture firm. Morrissey Goodale advised Atwell in the transaction.
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Commentary & Insight
This week sees five new domestic deals announced in WA, MO, UT, NV, and FL. In addition, we see three global deals in Ireland, Oman, and Australia.
Domestic Transactions
3/21/2023
Design firm Lawrence Group (St. Louis, MO) (ENR #460) merged with KWK Architects (St. Louis, MO), an architecture firm specializing in the higher education market. The firms will continue to offer services under both brands. Link to details >
3/22/2023
Raw Design Studio (Salt Lake City, UT), an architecture firm that serves the medical, office, multi-family, and historic preservation markets, merged with Trio Design (West Jordan, UT). The new company will operate as Uncommon Architects. Link to details >
3/21/2023
RJC Engineers (Vancouver, Canada) acquired Kordt Engineering Group (Las Vegas, NV), a structural engineering firm that serves a variety of markets including commercial, retail, and landmark buildings. Link to details >
3/21/2023
S.E. Minor & Company (Greenwich, CT) acquired CES Engineering (Tampa, FL), a firm that specializes in wastewater and stormwater management engineering. Link to details >
Global Transactions
3/22/2023
ENR’s #30 ranked global design firm, Egis (Guyancourt, France), acquired JB Barry & Partners (Dublin, Ireland), a civil engineering firm that serves the water, development and structures, transportation, and energy markets. Link to details >
3/21/2023
Gradiant (Woburn, MA), a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, acquired Muscat Projects & Engineering Services (MPES) (Muscat, Oman), a water and wastewater management firm. Link to details >
3/21/2023
Survey Logic (Dampier, Australia), a surveying firm that serves the mining, civil infrastructure, construction, and engineering markets, joined FYFE (Adelaide, Australia), an engineering, environmental, planning, and survey firm. Link to details >

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