M&A Update > Featured deal in MT; Two architecture deals in TX
M&A Update: Featured deal in MT; Two architecture deals in TX
The AE industry’s weekly go-to source for the latest information on M&A deals and trends.

Featured Transaction
6/20/2023
Sanderson Stewart (Billings, MT) merged with Bellecci & Associates (Concord, CA), to form the new holding company Sanderson Bellecci. The new partnership creates a multi-discipline firm that offers infrastructure engineering, community planning, surveying and mapping, landscape architecture, and communications and visualization services. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Sanderson Stewart.
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438 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

11%
677* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

7%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
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Domestic Transactions
6/21/2023
Michael Graves Architecture (Princeton, NJ), a planning, architecture, and interior design firm, acquired Parallax Team (Allen, TX), a practice technology firm focused on Building Information Modeling, design-build and design-assist situations, and integrated project delivery formats. Link to details >
6/12/2023
McCoy Collaborative (Dallas, TX) joined architecture, planning, and design firm TreanorHL (Lawrence, KS) (ENR #246). McCoy Collaborative will join TreanorHL’s Historic Preservation studio. Link to details >
6/21/2023
Ferguson Risk Management (Palm Coast, FL), an environmental risk control services firm, joined employee-owned industry leader Terracon (Olathe, KS) (ENR #20). Link to details >
6/19/2023
Transportation consulting firm TranSystems (Kansas City, MO) (ENR #65) acquired Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani (Baltimore, MD) (ENR #433), a transportation and infrastructure engineering consulting firm. Link to details >
6/19/2023
Geospatial and inspection solutions firm SAM Companies (Austin, TX) (ENR #88) acquired AXIS GeoSpatial and AXIS GeoAviation (Easton, MD), which collectively operate as a national geospatial solutions firm. Link to details >
6/22/2023
Engineering, planning, and environmental firm GAI Consultants (Homestead, PA) (ENR #173) acquired Eland Engineering (Fort Lauderdale, FL), a firm that offers engineering consulting and field maintenance services for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and traffic signal systems. Link to details >
6/7/2023
Planning and engineering firm WK Dickson (Charlotte, NC) (ENR #401) acquired Eden & Associates (Blacksburg, VA), a planning, environmental, engineering, and construction management firm. Link to details >
6/7/2023
Civil and geotechnical engineering firm Westex Consulting Engineers (Reno, NV) acquired geotechnical engineering and special inspections firm Nortech Geotechnical/Civil Consultants (Reno, NV). Link to details >
Global Transactions
6/21/2023
Global environmental and advisory consultancy SLR (Aylesbury, UK) agreed to acquire ESG advisory firm IBIS Consulting (Johannesburg, South Africa). Link to details >
6/21/2023
In its second deal of the week, SLR (Aylesbury, UK) acquired Carnstone (London, UK), a firm that provides sustainability and ESG advice and support to large companies and international institutions. Link to details >
6/15/2023
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired ARA Architecture (Exmouth, UK), a design-led practice that offers architectural design and construction management. Link to details >
6/20/2023
In its second transaction of the week, RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired Axis (Aberdeen, UK), a firm offering exploration and production, decommissioning, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) services to the global energy industry. Link to details >
6/22/2023
In its third deal of the week, RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired The Woodhouse Partnership Limited (Kingsclere, UK), an industrial and infrastructure asset management specialist. Link to details >
6/21/2023
BPA (Montreal, Canada), an engineering firm specializing in buildings for the institutional, commercial, multi-residential, and industrial markets, joined forces with building engineering firm UNIGEC (Quebec, Canada). Link to details >

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