Featured deal in MA; two new transactions in the Southeast

Commentary & Insight

It was a busy week for M&A, with a total of 13 domestic transactions announced, including two new deals in the Southeast.  

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Domestic Transactions

1/12/2026 
DC Capital Partners (Alexandria, VA) completed the sale of AE, planning, and CM services firm Pond & Company (Peachtree Corners, GA) (ENR #148) to Arlington Capital Partners (Chevy Chase, MD). Link to details >

1/14/2026 
Forensic consulting, engineering, and risk mitigation services firm YA Group (St. Louis, MO) acquired InQuis Global (Charleston, SC), a multi-service expert witness and consulting firm specializing in life care planning, life expectancy consulting, vocational rehabilitation and wage loss analysis, and litigation support. Link to details > 

1/13/2026 
Industry leader, recipient of the 2023 Best Post-Transaction Performance Award, and one of our 10 Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, Salas O’Brien (Irvine, CA) (ENR #31) merged with RFS Engineering (Boston, MA), an MEP and fire protection, technology, structural, and civil engineering firm. Link to details >

1/8/2026 
One of our 10 Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, Verdantas (Tampa, FL) (ENR #81), acquired PACE Engineers (Kirkland, WA), a multidisciplinary engineering, surveying, and environmental consulting firm. Link to details >

1/13/2026 
Scion Advisory Services (Chicago, IL), a firm with expertise in housing planning, residential life administration, real estate finance, and program and asset management services, joined integrated global designer CannonDesign (New York, NY) (ENR #79). Link to details >

1/13/2026 
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (New York, NY) made a majority investment in engineering and design firm Olsson (Lincoln, NE) (ENR #74). Link to details >

1/12/2026 
Innovative engineering, planning, and environmental sciences firm Parametrix (Seattle, WA) (ENR #138) acquired Casey Civil (University Place, WA), a civil engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Link to details >

1/8/2026 
ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a technology firm specializing in AI drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and quantum computing solutions, acquired civil engineering and land surveying firm L.D. King (Los Angeles, CA). Link to details >

1/8/2026 
Broadview Group (St. Louis, MO) made an investment in Citadel EHS (Glendale, CA), a firm that offers environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) services. Link to details >

1/11/2026 
H&MV Engineering (Limerick, Ireland), a specialist in high-voltage electrical engineering, acquired power infrastructure firm Cooke Power Services (Amarillo, TX). Link to details >

1/13/2026 
Construction firm DBI Construction Consultants (New York, NY) acquired Minogue Associates (Long Island, NY), a firm that provides valuation, damage assessment, and technical advisory services for residential, commercial, industrial, and large-scale properties. Link to details >

1/13/2026 
Reserve studies firm Reserve Advisors (Milwaukee, WI) acquired Waldman Engineering Consultants (Lisle, IL), an architectural and engineering evaluation and design services firm. Link to details >

Global Transactions

1/12/2026 
Multi-disciplined engineering and environmental firm GEI Consultants (Woburn, MA) (ENR #83) merged with Terrane Geoscience (Halifax, Canada), a firm specializing in structural geology, rock mechanics, geotechnical, geo-structural engineering, geospatial data services, and soils testing. Link to details >

1/13/2026 
WW+P Architects (London, UK) merged with SvN Architects + Planners (Toronto, Canada) under the stewardship of 10N Collective, a group of urbanism, architecture, and related design experts brought together by ENR’s #24 ranked global design firm, Egis (Guyancourt, France). Link to details >

1/8/2026 
Ecological services firm Plan for Ecology (Penryn, UK) joined environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK). Link to details >

1/13/2026 
Engineering firm BPA (Montreal, Canada) entered into a strategic merger with CORE Engineering (St. John’s, Canada), a mechanical and electrical engineering firm. Link to details >

1/8/2026 
Lanpro Services (Norwich, UK), a firm that provides planning, environmental, and design services, received private equity backing from Horizon Capital (London, UK). Link to details >

1/9/2026 
Manufacturing company Neturen (Tokyo, Japan) announced the acquisition of the shares of ANDO Imagineering Group (Tokyo, Japan), an AE firm that specializes in structural design for PC (Prestressed Concrete), RC (Reinforced Concrete), steel, and wooden structures, and architecture services. Link to details >