431 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

11%

637* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

12%

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

12/13/2023 
Industry leader and fast-growing Bowman Consulting Group (Reston, VA) (ENR #87) acquired Hess-Rountree (Phoenix, AZ), an engineering firm with an emphasis on renewable energy, educational, and sports facilities projects. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Bowman.
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12/11/2023 
UNICO Engineering (Folsom, CA), a construction management, land surveying, and systems integration services firm, acquired Idyllwild Land Surveying (El Cajon, CA), a land surveying firm that offers boundary survey, topographic survey, drone topography, A.L.T.A survey, and construction surveying services. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised UNICO Engineering. 
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Commentary & Insight

Another week, another transaction in the Southeast – this time in North Carolina. Connect with over 200 industry executives and investors in Miami at our Southeast M&A and Business Symposium. Register today and save. Early bird registration expires on December 22nd.  

Domestic Transactions

12/12/2023 
AECOM (Los Angeles, CA) (ENR #2) acquired Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc. (EMPSi) (Boulder, CO), an environmental consulting firm with expertise in environmental analysis, assessments, and permitting, particularly with U.S. federal clients. Link to details > 

11/30/2023 
Planning and design consulting firm Kimley-Horn (Raleigh, NC) (ENR #9) joined forces with LPDA (Charlottesville, VA), a landscape architecture and land planning firm. Link to details > 

12/12/2023 
Geotechnical engineering firm Southern Engineering and Testing (Charlotte, NC) acquired the Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Services Division (GECS) of Stewart (Raleigh, NC) (ENR #498). This acquisition benefits both firms by allowing them to concentrate on core strengths. Link to details > 

Global Transactions

12/5/2023 
Iterio (Stockholm, Sweden), a civil engineering and community planning firm, acquired Helm (Stockholm, Sweden). Helm consists of the companies Helm Project, a project construction and planning firm, and Helm Connect, an urban planning and management coordination firm. Link to details > 

12/13/2023 
Land development consulting firm Millar Merrigan (Croydon, Australia) acquired land surveying firm AMS Land Surveyors (Bayswater, Australia). Link to details > 

12/13/2023 
Engineering consulting firm Norda Stelo (Quebec City, Canada) acquired CWA Engineers (Vancouver, Canada), a multidisciplinary engineering and project management services firm. Link to details > 

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