462 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

1%

700* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

3%

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

9/9/2024
Fast-growing Ardurra Group (Tampa, FL) (ENR #84) acquired WK Dickson (Charlotte, NC) (ENR #373), an infrastructure consulting firm that specializes in airport planning, environmental and water resources engineering, civil infrastructure, and utility support services. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Ardurra Group.
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Commentary & Insight

Industry consolidation continued this week, with thirteen new domestic transactions in NC, AR, MD, VA, CO, CA, KS, NY, PA, and VA. There’s only one month to go until the biggest AE event in Texas. Join us at the Texas and the South M&A and Business Symposium this October at the Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston. Register today to make valuable connections for your firm and to meet our team of deal advisors.

Domestic Transactions

9/9/2024
Employee-owned industry leader Terracon (Olathe, KS) (ENR #18) acquired Flat Earth Archeology (Cabot, AR), a firm offering archaeology and cultural resources management and compliance services. Link to details >

9/11/2024
Fast-growing industry leader (and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024Verdantas (Dublin, OH) (ENR #113) acquired geospatial firm Precision Surveying and Mapping (Middle River, MD). Link to details >

9/12/2024
In its second deal of the week, Verdantas (Dublin, OH) (ENR #113) acquired Aegis Environmental (Richmond, VA), an environmental health & safety, regulatory compliance, and sustainability firm. Link to details >

9/10/24
ENR’s #40 ranked environmental firm, Montrose Environmental Group (North Little Rock, AR), acquired Origins Laboratory (Denver, CO), an environmental testing laboratory that focuses on measuring the contamination of water, soil, and air for oil and gas clients. Link to details >

9/3/2024
Civil engineering and land surveying firm BKF Engineers (Oakland, CA) (ENR #196) partnered with private equity firm Long Point Capital (New York, NY). Link to details >

9/10/2024
Civil engineering firm Bartlett & West (Topeka, KS) (ENR #258) joined forces with Krudwig Structural Engineers (Lenexa, KS), an engineering firm that specializes in logistics, distribution, cold storage, and industrial projects. Link to details >

9/10/2024
Geoscience, engineering, and technology firm RESPEC (Rapid City, SD) acquired Geothermal Resource Group (Palm Desert, CA), a firm that provides geothermal exploration and drilling management services. Link to details >

9/5/2024
Infrastructure engineering and design firm Sanbell (Billings, MT) merged with Jensen Design & Survey (Ventura, CA), a land planning and development, water resources, floodplain mapping, and land surveying firm. Link to details >

9/6/2024
Schneider Geospatial (Indianapolis, IN), a geospatial and GovTech solutions firm serving municipal, county, state, federal, and private entities, acquired Systems Development Group (Barneveld, NY), a firm that offers geo-centric property record and analysis solutions for local governments. Link to details >

9/6/2024
Infrastructure engineering software firm Bentley Systems (Exton, PA) acquired 3D geospatial company Cesium (Philadelphia, PA). Link to details >

9/6/2024
Engineering and technology firm Timmons Group (Richmond, VA) acquired Dutton + Associates (Richmond, VA), a cultural resource survey, planning, and management services firm. Link to details >

9/11/2024
Private equity firm Coalesce Capital (New York, NY) entered a definitive agreement to acquire Miller Environmental Group (Calverton, NY) from GenNx360 Capital Partners (New York, NY). Miller Environmental Group provides waste, industrial, and environmental services. Link to details >

Global Transactions

9/6/2024
ENR’s #22 ranked global design firm, Ramboll Group (Copenhagen, Denmark), acquired SSC Scientific Consulting Company (Bad Kreuznach, Germany), an independent regulatory firm that assists with the registration of agrochemicals, biocides, chemicals, medical devices, and other products. Link to details >

9/5/2024
Land use solutions firm Origin Enterprises (Dublin, Ireland) acquired two specialist ecological firms: Avian Ecology Limited (Stretton, UK) and Bowland Ecology Limited (Clitheroe, UK). Link to details >

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