M&A Update > Featured deals in GA and CO; Active week for both domestic and global deals
Featured deals in GA and CO; active week for both domestic and global deals
The AE industry’s weekly go-to source for the latest information on M&A deals and trends

469 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

5%
746* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

13%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transactions
1/22/2025
Fast-growing industry leader Atwell and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch (Southfield, MI) (ENR #71) further expanded in the Southeast with the acquisition of SEI Engineering (Marietta, GA), an engineering firm with experience in mixed-use developments, educational and public transportation facilities, commercial/industrial complexes, public parks, recreational facilities, and aviation. Morrissey Goodale advised Atwell in the transaction.
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1/23/2025
Hunt, Guillot & Associates (HGA) (Ruston, LA) (ENR #364), a full-service program management and engineering firm, acquired Reliable Power Consultants (Fort Collins, CO), an engineering firm specializing in power distribution design, staking, right-of-way, and inspection services. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised HGA.
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Commentary & Insight
With three new deals in the Southeast this week, industry M&A activity is now up 5% over the past year. Trilon Group will be recognized as the industry’s Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer at the 11th annual Southeast M&A and Business Symposium in Miami this March with over 200 industry executives, investors, and experts in attendance. To reserve your place at this unique networking and education event, register today.
Domestic Transactions
1/22/2025
Multidisciplined architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (Montgomery, AL) (ENR #151) acquired South Coast Engineers (Fairhope, AL), a firm with expertise in coastal engineering, resilience, and nature-based solutions. Link to details >
1/23/2025
ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a technology firm specializing in AI drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and quantum computing solutions, acquired KJM Land Surveying (Pensacola, FL), a land survey engineering firm. Link to details >
1/21/2025
Fair Dermody Consulting Engineers (Portland, ME), an engineering firm that focuses on heavy transportation infrastructure design and repair, joined industry leader and Morrissey Goodale strategy client Benesch (Chicago, IL) (ENR #104). Link to details >
1/15/2025
Environmental firm Spheros Environmental (Denver, CO) acquired EcoAnalysts (Moscow, ID), an environmental consulting firm specializing in aquatic ecology and habitat assessment. Link to details >
1/21/2025
Geospatial and inspection solutions firm and one of Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch SAM Companies (Austin, TX) (ENR #86) acquired Doucet Survey (Newmarket, NH), a land surveying and geomatics services firm. Link to details >
1/22/2025
Design firm CPL (Fairport, NY) (ENR #278) acquired Clark & Post Architects (Lorain, OH), an architecture firm serving a variety of sectors including K-12 education, higher education, community design, historic preservation, behavioral health, and adaptive reuse. Link to details >
1/22/2025
MGAC (Washington, D.C.), a project and cost management firm, acquired Stonemark Construction Management (Wеѕtlаkе Villаgе, CA), a full-service CM firm for high-end residences and luxury home projects. Link to details >
1/13/2025
Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants (San Antonio, TX), an employee-owned risk management consulting firm, acquired Haines Fire and Risk Consulting (Medford, NJ), a fire protection engineering firm that offers water supply analysis, emergency response planning, and fire/explosion investigations. Link to details >
1/10/2025
Civil engineering firm Resolution Group (Indianapolis, IN) acquired Little River Consultants (Seymour, IN), an environmental consulting firm that provides natural resources services, focusing on streams, wetlands, water quality, and wildlife biology. Link to details >
1/7/2025
Impact Environmental (Bohemia, NY), an environmental consulting, remediation, and regulatory compliance services firm, acquired PT Consultants (Bellmawr, NJ), an engineering firm serving soil transportation and disposal clients. Link to details >
1/16/2025
In its second deal of the week, ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada) acquired land surveying firm Weddle Survey (Tigard, OR). The acquisition will also form a Southeast base for ZenaTech’s drone-as-a-service business. Link to details >
1/16/2025
Incline Equity Partners (Pittsburgh, PA) invested in Mostardi Platt (Elmhurst, IL), an environmental air testing and compliance services firm serving the utility, cement, and other industrial and manufacturing sectors. Link to details >
1/23/2025
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (Los Angeles, CA) acquired environmental, health & safety (EH&S) consulting firm ALL4 (Kimberton, PA) from JMH Capital Partners (Boston, MA). Link to details >
1/20/2025
Testing, inspection, and certification firm SGS (Geneva, Switzerland) signed an agreement to acquire RTI Laboratories (Livonia, MI), an environmental and materials testing services firm. Link to details >
Global Transactions
1/17/2025
ENR’s #10 ranked CM/PM-for-fee firm, Cumming Group (New York, NY), acquired project management firm Lafferty (Dundrum, Ireland), strengthening Cumming Group’s position in Ireland’s construction market, particularly in the life sciences, multi-family residential, mixed-use, and commercial sectors. Link to details >
1/20/2025
Bureau Veritas (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) signed an agreement to acquire Contec AQS (Verona, Italy) and its two owned subsidiaries, Exenet and PMPI. The acquisition will expand Bureau Veritas’ buildings and infrastructure footprint in Italy. Link to details >
1/13/2025
Engineering, environmental, and commissioning services firm BBA Consultants (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada) acquired Kilo Power (Calgary, Canada), a renewable energy consulting firm specializing in utility-scale solar generation projects. Link to details >
1/17/2025
Waterland Private Equity (Bussum, The Netherlands) entered a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in INCOSA (Madrid, Spain), an engineering firm with expertise in diverse sectors including energy, infrastructure, building, and environmental management. Link to details >
1/18/2025
Renewable energy firm Ohk Energy (Castleblayney, Ireland) acquired Crest Pro Power and Pro-Ex Engineering (CPP) (Little Island, Ireland), two firms that provide renewable technology solutions to commercial and industrial clients. Both firms are known as CPP. Link to details >
1/20/2025
Wallace Whittle (Glasgow, UK), an ESG, sustainability, and MEP engineering firm, acquired Davie + McCulloch (Glasgow, UK), a building consulting firm with expertise in the higher education, secure accommodation, and defense sectors. Link to details >
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