DLR Group continues expansion; U.S. M&A up 29%

Commentary & Insight

The A/E industry is consolidating at a record pace – up 29% year-over-year. Find out what trends are driving our industry, get the most up-to-date deal pricing metrics, and network with potential buyers, sellers, and investors at our 7th Texas M&A Symposium in Houston, TX, on October 21 and 22.

Domestic Transactions

8/25/2021
Healthcare design firm Wright McGraw Beyer Architects (Charlotte, NC) joined DLR Group (Minneapolis, MN) (ENR #60). This transaction marks DLR’s third deal in the last three weeks. 
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8/23/2021
Industry leader NV5 (Hollywood, FL) (ENR #27) acquired Sage Renewable Energy Consulting (San Rafael, CA), a provider of sustainable energy planning and project management services. 
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Global Transactions

8/24/2021
Global quality assurance and risk management company DNV (Oslo, Norway) acquired Antuko (Santiago, Chile), a specialist in quantitative analysis, risk assessment, market intelligence, transactional advisory, and market representation. 
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8/26/2021
RAM Consulting (Vancouver, Canada), a project and construction management and engineering services firm, acquired Encepta (Burnaby, Canada), a provider of telecommunication engineering and data analytics, and Horizon Engineering (North Vancouver, Canada), a geotechnical engineering firm. 
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8/20/2021
Multi-disciplined engineering firm KASL Engineering Group (Houghton Le Spring, UK) acquired Ardmore Craig (Darlington, UK), a supplier of offshore engineering solutions focused on design and engineering projects for marine consultancy houses and offshore contractors. 
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8/26/2021
ENR’s #17 ranked global design firm, Sweco (Stockholm, Sweden), signed an agreement to acquire AdviceU (Stockholm, Sweden), a consultancy firm specialized in renewal of IT systems and IT management. 
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8/26/2021
Civil and structural engineering firm Triaxial Consulting (Sydney, Australia) joined forces with RGH Consulting Group (Tuggerah, Australia), a civil, hydraulic, and structural engineering services firm. 
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