494 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

2%

773* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

1%

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

3/11/2026
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 Rock Brook (Monroe Township, NJ), a firm that provides integrated solutions across mechanical, electrical, fire protection, security, and sustainable design. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Rock Brook.
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Commentary & Insight

A huge thank you to the over 200 AE and environmental industry executives, investors and experts who attended our 2026 Southeast M&A and Business Symposium in Miami this week!

This week sees a total of seven domestic transactions. Overseas, we report deals in Ireland, Chile, Canada, and the UK.  

Domestic Transactions

3/11/2026
SOCOTEC (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France) acquired multidisciplinary consultancy American Engineers Group (AEG) (Mechanicsburg, PA). Link to details >

3/6/2026
Architecture, engineering, design, environmental, and surveying consulting firm PS&S (Warren, NJ) (ENR #353) acquired Priest Craven & Associates (Raleigh, NC), a civil engineering and surveying firm that serves residential and commercial real estate development markets. Link to details >

3/9/2026
Civil engineering, environmental, and surveying firm Pape-Dawson Engineers (San Antonio, TX) (ENR #69) acquired national engineering and surveying firm BHC (Overland Park, KS). Link to details >

3/9/2026
Digital transformation firm Indigo Beam (Houston, TX) acquired Argis Solutions (Aurora, CO), a firm specializing in GIS professional services for state and local government, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. Link to details >

3/11/2026
Engineering, surveying, and land planning services firm BKF Engineers (Oakland, CA) (ENR #206) acquired Lotus Water Engineering (San Francisco, CA), a water resources and climate resilience engineering firm. Link to details >

3/11/2026
Engineering and design firm Olsson (Lincoln, NE) (ENR #74) acquired The Process Group (Chesterfield, MO), a chemical engineering and process design firm. Link to details >

Global Transactions

3/6/2026
Savills (London, UK) acquired The Building Consultancy (Dublin, Ireland), an independent building and project consultancy. Link to details >

3/10/2026
Global environmental and advisory consultancy SLR (Aylesbury, UK), acquired Geobiota (Santiago, Chile), an environmental consulting firm specializing in environmental engineering and natural resource management for the mining and energy sectors. Link to details >

3/10/2026
Engineering firm BPA (Montreal, Canada) merged with GENIE+ (Levis, Canada), a structural and civil engineering firm. Link to details >

3/12/2026
Graham + Sibbald (Dundee, UK), a chartered surveying and property consulting firm acquired JMP Construction and Property Consultants (Glasgow, UK). Link to details >

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