Featured deal in NC; two more deals in the South in a very active week

Commentary & Insight

Industry consolidation continued this week, with 12 new domestic transactions, including another deal in Texas. There’s less than a month until the AE industry’s premier deal-making event, the Texas and the South M&A and Business Symposium, taking place in Houston, October 21–23. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with industry executives and investors who can open up a world of opportunities for your firm. Register today!

Domestic Transactions

9/23/2025
Inframark (Horsham, PA), an applied technology and solutions firm specializing in water and wastewater treatment services, acquired WHECO Controls (Fort Worth, TX), further strengthening its Automation and Intelligence (A&I) capabilities. Link to details >

9/23/2025
Multidisciplined architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (Montgomery, AL) (ENR #149) acquired Cassetty Architecture (Hendersonville, TN), a firm focused on healthcare architecture. Link to details >

9/18/2025
Architecture Plus Information (A+I) (New York, NY), a workplace strategy and design firm with extensive experience in the financial, tech, and commercial real estate sectors, joined interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm Perkins&Will (Chicago, IL) (ENR #35). Link to details >

9/26/2025
RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture (Austin, TX), a design firm and strategic partner of one of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, Atwell (Southfield, MI) (ENR #70), acquired Hitchcock Design Group (HDG) (Naperville, IL), a multidisciplinary landscape architecture, placemaking, and urban design firm. Link to details >

9/23/2025
ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a technology firm specializing in AI drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and quantum computing solutions, acquired land survey and engineering firm A&J Land Surveyor (Jacksonville, FL). Link to details >

9/24/2025
BNP Associates (Fairfield, CT), an air transportation, supply chain, and logistics design and engineering firm, acquired Studdiford Technical Solutions (Alexandria, VA), a consulting firm specializing in airport systems development and transportation security. Link to details >

9/23/2025
Agile Utility Partners (Anaheim, CA), a utility services firm specialized in infrastructure projects, acquired substantially all of the assets of GroundHawk (Athens, GA), a firm that offers subsurface utility inspection, locating, and mapping services. Link to details >

9/23/2025
E Source (Boulder, CO), a customer, grid, and technology solutions firm focused on the utility sector, acquired CF Power (Wilmington, DE), a power systems engineering firm with experience in grid modernization and interconnection studies. Link to details >

9/15/2025
The Designers Group (Brooklyn, NY), a design firm with expertise in hospitality, commercial, multi-family, healthcare, and senior living projects, acquired Interior Images (Los Angeles, CA), a design firm specializing in healthcare and senior living environments. Link to details >

9/17/2025
Gardiner & Theobald UK (London, UK), a construction and property consulting firm, entered into a partnership with Gardiner & Theobald US (New York, NY). This move creates a more unified global organization to deliver PM, cost management, and infrastructure management across all sectors of the built environment. Link to details >

9/23/2025
SitelogIQ (Minneapolis, MN), an energy services and facility improvement solutions firm, acquired Compass Energy Solutions (Midlothian, VA), an energy services firm focused on energy infrastructure development, asset management, and efficiency improvements for higher education, K-12, municipal, and state clients. Link to details >

Global Transactions

9/25/2025
Applus+ (Madrid, Spain), a testing, inspection, and certification firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire environmental and geospatial services firm APEM Group (Stockport, UK) and launch a new global environmental services business. Link to details >

9/24/2025
Jensen Hughes (Columbia, MD) (ENR #78), a firm that offers fire & life safety, security, and risk-based engineering and consulting, acquired the Canadian operations of PLC Fire Safety Engineering (Mississauga, Canada), a fire & life safety engineering firm. Link to details >

9/22/2025
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired community engagement consulting firm Capire (Collingwood, Australia), a firm with expertise in the energy, infrastructure, public policy, and environmental sectors. Link to details >

9/23/2025
High-tech consulting firm TMC Group (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) acquired Adventec Consulting (Lille, France), a firm that provides engineering and technical support to railway operators through on-site missions. Link to details >

9/18/2025
Enviros Group (Hordle, UK), a firm that specializes in geosciences and environmental services for the marine sector, acquired Hurricane Geo Inspection Survey (HGIS) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), an offshore surveying firm. Link to details >