M&A Update > Featured deal in PA; Two new deals in the Southeast
Featured deal in PA; Two new deals in the Southeast
The AE industry’s weekly go-to source for the latest information on M&A deals and trends
465 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS
3%
725* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS
8%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transaction
11/5/2024
Pavement engineering and construction inspection firm Quality Engineering Solutions (QES) (Cochranton, PA) acquired construction inspection services firm T.W. Consultants (Pittsburgh, PA) and civil engineering firm T.W. Engineering (Pittsburgh, PA). Morrissey Goodale advised QES in the transaction.
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Commentary & Insight
This week we report new deals in the Southeast with two acquisitions in Florida. Early bird registration is now open for you to reserve your spot to network with 200 industry executives, investors, and experts at our Southeast M&A and Business Symposium. Register now and save!
Domestic Transactions
11/7/2024
Stengel Hill Architecture (Louisville, KY), the architecture, engineering, and consulting services platform of Godspeed Capital (Washington, D.C.), acquired architecture firm Mason Blau & Associates (Clearwater, FL). Link to details >
11/4/2024
Employee-owned firm LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #67) acquired BSE Consultants (Melbourne, FL), an engineering firm that offers planning, agricultural, civil, transportation, utility engineering design, CM, surveying, and environmental services. Link to details >
11/7/2024
Architecture and engineering firm Grace Hebert Curtis Architects (Baton Rouge, LA) invested in Orcutt | Winslow (Phoenix, AZ) (ENR #402), an architecture, forensic consulting, and program management firm specializing in serving the K-12, healthcare, and senior living markets. Link to details >
11/5/2024
Transportation planning and engineering firm DKS Associates (Portland, OR) acquired Six Mile Engineering (Meridian, ID), a civil engineering firm focused on transportation and traffic engineering. Link to details >
11/4/2024
Signal Hill Equity Partners (Toronto, Canada) is partnering with AE firm CSArch (Albany, NY) to support the launch of a national architecture, engineering, and design platform. Link to details >
11/1/2024
Engineering, surveying, environmental, and planning firm DJ&A (Missoula, MT) acquired structural engineering firm Quiroga Pfeiffer Engineering Corporation (Albuquerque, NM). Link to details >
Global Transactions
11/6/2024
ENR’s #60 ranked global design firm, Royal HaskoningDHV (Amersfoort, The Netherlands), acquired Pondera Consult (Arnhem, The Netherlands), a consulting firm specializing in renewable energy projects. Link to details >
11/4/2024
Bureau Veritas (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) signed an agreement to acquire The APP Group (Sydney, Australia), a firm that provides assurance, compliance, Independent Verification and Certification (IV/IC), construction supervision, PM, and asset management services. Link to details >
11/4/2024
Hydrop (Sutton Coldfield, UK), a firm specializing in the management and control of waterborne pathogens, joined Celnor Group (London, UK), a group of companies that offer services in the testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) arena. Link to details >
11/6/2024
CHPK (London, UK), a surveying and CM/PM services firm, acquired Propitas (London, UK), a project management, asset management, and surveying firm. Link to details >
11/4/2024
Water management firm Hazen and Sawyer (New York, NY) (ENR #53) acquired water management solutions firm WaterSMART Solutions (Calgary, Canada). Link to details >
11/4/2024
New building consulting firm Contollo Group (Knutsford, UK) acquired TACE (Cheadle Hulme, UK), a mechanical and electrical services firm with a focus on education, sports facilities, and multi-unit accommodation projects. Link to details >
11/6/2024
Obsequio Group (Leicester, UK), a group of companies that provide technology-driven compliance solutions, added two compliance specialists to its portfolio with the acquisition of Metro Safety Group (London, UK) and Dakro Air and Water (Brierley Hill, UK). Link to details >
11/6/2024
Environmental, geotechnical, and construction testing and inspection firm Cambium (Peterborough, Canada) signed a definitive agreement to acquire environmental engineering firm Altech Environmental Consulting (Toronto, Canada). Link to details >
11/5/2024
Critical engineering firm MARCH (Glasgow, UK) received an investment from EMK Capital (London, UK) as part of the sale from Aliter Capital (London, UK). Link to details >
11/4/2024
Akonovia (Montreal, Canada), an engineering firm specializing in the energy transition and decarbonization sector, merged with IME Experts-Conseils (Quebec, Canada), a firm offering mechanical and electrical design and CM services. Link to details >
11/3/2024
Compliance Consultants (Auckland, New Zealand), a compliance, management, and fire safety services firm, joined Cove Compliance (Auckland, New Zealand), a building compliance firm. Link to details >
10/31/2024
Origin Enterprises (Dublin, Ireland), a firm that offers sustainable land use solutions, acquired Brooks Ecological Limited (Leeds, UK) and GE Consulting (Christow, UK), two specialist ecology businesses that add complementary services to Origin’s Living Landscapes division. Link to details >
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