M&A Update > Featured deals in MA and SC; additional domestic deals in NC, NY, ME, NE, and ND
Featured deals in MA and SC; additional domestic deals in NC, NY, ME, NE, and ND
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471 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

6%
744* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

12%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transaction
2/10/2025
One of New England’s most prominent surface transportation, water resources, and civil/site engineering firms, Green International Affiliates (Tewksbury, MA), joined industry leader Lochner (Chicago, IL) (ENR #103). Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Green International Affiliates.
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2/11/2025
Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture (CGD) (Greenville, SC), an architecture firm with expertise in education, civic, and cultural spaces, merged with industry leader PBK Architects (Houston, TX) (ENR #95). Morrissey Goodale advised CGD in the transaction.
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Commentary & Insight
This week, we report seven new domestic transactions, including two in the rapidly consolidating Southeast. Other domestic deals were announced in MA, NY, ME, NE, and ND. Internationally, additional transactions were reported in Ireland, Canada, and Japan.
Domestic Transactions
2/10/2025
Engineering, architecture, and consulting firm Stratus Team (Coraopolis, PA) (ENR #217) acquired BREC (Wilkesboro, NC), a firm that provides civil engineering, planning, and environmental services. Link to details >
2/10/2025
Drees & Sommer (Stuttgart, Germany), a firm that specializes in construction, real estate, and infrastructure, expanded in the U.S. with the acquisition of VVA (New York, NY), a project management and cost consulting firm. Link to details >
2/12/2025
Aventia (Lakewood, CO), a platform of companies that provide environmental services, acquired St.Germain (Westbrook, ME), an environmental and engineering firm offering site planning and development, energy, petroleum and waste management, site investigation and restoration, water resources, and EHS compliance. Link to details >
2/3/2025
Catalyst Partners (Grand Rapids, MI), a sustainability and green building consulting firm, acquired Energy Studio (Omaha, NE), a firm that specializes in assisting architects, engineers, developers, and building owners in maximizing energy efficiency and minimizing costs. Link to details >
1/29/2025
Interstate Engineering (Jamestown, ID), a civil engineering, surveying, and planning firm, acquired 49th Latitude Land Survey (Williston, ND), a firm that focuses on boundary surveys, subdivision, retracements, boundary line adjustments, oil/injection well plats, topographic, ALTA/NSPS surveys, construction surveys, structural surveys, and 3D terrestrial scanning. Link to details >
Global Transactions
2/13/2025
Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates (Dublin, Ireland), a civil, structural, transportation, PM, and environmental services firm, joined ENR’s #110 ranked global design firm, TYPSA (Madrid, Spain). Link to details >
2/10/2025
Global environmental and advisory consultancy SLR (Aylesbury, UK) acquired Responsible Mining Solutions (Sudbury, Canada), a firm that focuses on mine waste engineering, with diverse experience across mining projects. Link to details >
2/7/2025
Multi-disciplinary engineering firm BESTECH (Sudbury, Canada) acquired Sivret Engineering (Sudbury, Canada), a firm that offers mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, instrumentation, and automation services. Link to details >
2/6/2025
Tokio Marine Holdings (Tokyo, Japan), a multinational insurance holding firm, implemented a tender offer for common shares of Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings (Tokyo, Japan), an engineering and power engineering firm with expertise in water, energy, transportation, disaster prevention, and environmental management. Link to details >
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