M&A Update > Featured deal in Louisiana; plus, two more deals in Texas and the South
Featured deal in Louisiana; plus, two more deals in Texas and the South
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442 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

4%
657* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

6%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transaction
6/20/2024
Industry leader and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024, Atwell (Southfield, MI) (ENR #71) acquired Hydro Consultants (Baton Rouge, LA), a professional surveying, engineering, and mapping services firm. Morrissey Goodale advised Atwell in the transaction.
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Commentary & Insight
This week sees three more deals in the South – two in Texas and our featured deal in Louisiana. The Texas and the South M&A and Business Symposium is the biggest networking and deal-making event for industry executives and investors. And it’s taking place once again at the 5-star Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston this October. Sign up here to be notified as soon as registration opens!
Domestic Transactions
6/19/2024
Haag (Flower Mound, TX), a forensic engineering and consulting firm serving the legal, insurance, private, manufacturing, and construction sectors, joined facilities planning and design firm and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024, Salas O’Brien (Irvine, CA) (ENR #39). Link to details >
6/17/2024
Sphere 3 Environmental (Longview, TX), an environmental consulting firm, joined True Environmental (New York, NY), a platform focused on building a consulting and engineering organization for environmental end markets. Link to details >
6/17/2024
Power services firm Qualus (Cincinnati, OH) acquired ASSET Engineering (Ridgeland, MS), a power engineering and consulting firm with experience in renewable generation development, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, and distributed energy resources. Link to details >
6/14/2024
Engineering, land surveying, and environmental firm JHA Companies (Montrose, PA) acquired Glace Associates (Camp Hill, PA), an environmental services firm with experience in civil, environmental, facilities, sanitary, solid waste, and water resources engineering projects. Link to details >
6/13/2024
Weaver Consultants Group (Chicago, IL), an engineering, design, environmental, surveying, and PM services firm, merged with Avocet Environmental (Irvine, CA), an environmental consulting firm specializing in solutions to address environmental liabilities for industrial, institutional, and commercial clients. Link to details >
Global Transactions
6/18/2024
Investment group GEG Capital (Inverness, UK) acquired a stake in Bracewell Stirling Consulting (Tillicoultry, UK), an architectural practice that offers design, master planning, 3D modeling, and sustainability services. Link to details >
6/17/2024
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) entered into an agreement to receive a £500 million preferred equity investment from a consortium led by Searchlight Capital Partners (New York, NY). The additional capital is expected to support RSK’s 2030 Global Growth Strategy, including organic growth initiatives and the firm’s acquisition strategy. Link to details >
6/18/2024
DEC Enviro (Saint-Sauveur, Canada), a firm specializing in environmental engineering, geotechnics, materials engineering, hydrogeology, and building sciences, joined Fondasol Group (Avignon, France), a group of companies specializing in geotechnical engineering. Link to details >
6/18/2024
Environmental and geospatial services firm APEM Group (Stockport, UK) acquired Biosis (Melbourne, Australia), an ecology and heritage consulting firm. Link to details >
6/16/2024
Engineering management consulting firm ANA Consulting Philippines (Cebu City, Philippines) merged with JML Design Concepts (Cebu City, Philippines), a project management firm. Link to details >
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