429 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

10%

669* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

3%

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

Commentary & Insight

The M&A market has moved from “hyperactive” to “highly active.” Deal-making has fallen back to 2021 levels and valuations are also changing. Find out what this means for your firm at the Western States M&A, Strategy, and Innovation Symposium. Network with over two hundred industry executives and investors as you get up to speed on the latest industry trends.

Domestic Transactions

4/10/2023 
Employee-owned engineering, environmental, and surveying consulting firm Haley Ward (Bangor, ME) acquired Betsy Lindsay (Stuart, FL), a surveying and mapping firm serving municipalities, commercial, and private clients. Link to details > 

4/11/2023 
Fast-growing engineering and consulting firm Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) (Orlando, FL) (ENR #42) acquired Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton & Wyatt (Little Rock, AR), a geotechnical engineering and materials testing firm. Link to details > 

4/10/2023 
Civil engineering and surveying firm DRMP (Orlando, FL) (ENR #228) expanded its surveying and mapping services with the acquisition of Geomatics Corporation (St. Augustine, FL). Link to details > 

4/1/2023 
Architecture, interiors, and planning firm LS3P (Charleston, SC) (ENR #178) merged with Ebert Norman Brady Architects (Jacksonville Beach, FL), an architecture firm that serves the aviation, commercial, educational, hospitality, multi-family, industrial, and military markets. Link to details > 

4/11/2023 
Architectural firm Architects ink (Tulsa, OK) merged with architecture, engineering, and construction services firm Cyntergy (Tulsa, OK). Link to details > 

Global Transactions

4/6/2023 
J.S. Held (Jericho, NY), one of the AE industry’s most prolific buyers, acquired Aquila Forensics (London, UK), a construction advisory firm that provides construction dispute, advisory, and investigatory services. Link to details > 

4/12/2023 
Colliers International (Toronto, Canada) acquired project management firm Greenstone Group (Auckland, New Zealand). The business will rebrand as “Colliers Project Leaders” and integrate into Colliers’ New Zealand operations. Link to details > 

4/12/2023 
Studio Design + Architecture (Auckland, New Zealand) joined Ignite Architects (Auckland, New Zealand), expanding Ignite’s experience in the healthcare, aged care, civic, workplace, and government sectors. Link to details > 

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