M&A Update > Featured deals in FL and TX; Even more consolidation in the Southeast
M&A Update: Featured deals in FL and TX; Even more consolidation in the Southeast
The AE industry’s weekly go-to source for the latest information on M&A deals and trends.

435 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

7%
644* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

9%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transactions
1/16/2024
Industry-leading Verdantas (Dublin, OH) (ENR #149), a private equity-backed specialist in environmental consulting, sustainable engineering, modeling, and digital technology, acquired Flatwoods Consulting Group (Tampa, FL). This strategic acquisition broadens Verdantas’ portfolio of services, particularly in natural resources, environmental permitting, and compliance across the Southeast region. Morrissey Goodale initiated and advised Verdantas in the transaction.
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1/12/2024
Industry leader and employee-owned Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) (Hunt Valley, MD) (ENR #59) acquired Structural Engineering Associates (SEA) (San Antonio, TX), a structural engineering firm serving private clients and governmental agencies including TxDOT, the City of San Antonio, and Bexar County. Morrissey Goodale initiated and advised SEA in the transaction.
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Commentary & Insight
The pace of industry consolidation is picking up in the Southeast and nationally, with ten new transactions announced this week alone. The Southeast M&A and Business Symposium in Miami is the place to be this March, whether you’re an acquirer, seller, or investor. Make the connections to achieve your business goals. Register today before it’s too late!
Domestic Transactions
1/16/2024
Multidisciplined engineering firm Pennoni (Philadelphia, PA) (ENR #102) purchased the assets of Mills & Associates (Tampa, FL), a civil engineering, surveying, and project management services firm. Link to details >
1/15/2024
Architecture and engineering firm Galloway & Company (Greenwood Village, CO) (ENR #341) acquired Studio for Housing Design (Atlanta, GA), a design firm specializing in multifamily, fitness and medical facilities, retail, office, institutional, and Department of Defense projects. Link to details >
1/17/2024
Civil and environmental engineering firm Fuss & O’Neill (Manchester, CT) (ENR #342) entered a strategic partnership with Trilon Group (Denver, CO), a family of infrastructure consulting businesses. Link to details >
1/17/2024
Private equity firm Wind Point Partners (Chicago, IL) entered a partnership with MOREgroup (Fort Worth, TX) (ENR #106), a family of leading architecture and engineering brands focused on education, healthcare, and government end markets. Link to details >
1/12/2024
Multi-disciplined engineering and environmental firm GEI Consultants (Woburn, MA) (ENR #91) expanded its water resources practice through the merger with Resource Management Associates (Davis, CA), a firm that specializes in numerical modeling and engineering software solutions. Link to details >
1/16/2024
Electrical engineering firm ECS (Honolulu, HI) executed a Letter of Intent to join multi-disciplined engineering firm Coffman Engineers (Seattle, WA) (ENR #161). Both firms have experience serving the federal, education, transportation, civic, and local government markets. Link to details >
1/16/2024
Border States (Fargo, ND), a 100% employee-owned firm that supplies products and serves construction, industrial, and utility customers, will acquire Winston Engineering (West Hollywood, CA), an MEP firm serving the residential, commercial, educational, and governmental markets. Link to details >
1/18/2024
Civil engineering and land surveying firm Clapsaddle-Garber Associates (Marshalltown, IA) acquired Engineering Resource Group (Des Moines, IA), a civil engineering and land surveying firm. Link to details >
Global Transactions
1/17/2024
BPA (Montreal, Canada), an engineering firm focused on institutional, commercial, multi-residential, and industrial buildings, joined forces with building engineering firm M&R Engineering (Halifax, Canada). Link to details >
1/10/2024
Celnor Group (Reading, UK), a group of companies that offer services in the testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) arena, acquired a majority stake in Assurity Consulting (Horsham, UK), a workplace health, safety, and environmental compliance services firm. Link to details >

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