M&A Update > Featured deals in TN and CA headline busy week for global M&A
Featured deals in TN and CA headline busy week for global M&A
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

0%
766* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

7%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transactions
9/2/2025
Ardurra (Miami, FL) (ENR #75), recipient of the 2025 M&A Best Practices Award, acquired J.R. Wauford & Company (Nashville, TN), a nearly 70-year-old wastewater engineering firm, expanding its regional presence and enhancing its ability to deliver innovative, sustainable infrastructure solutions. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Ardurra. Learn more >
9/3/2025
dk Engineering (Walnut Creek, CA), a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, joined Qualus (Orlando, FL), a leading pure-play power solutions provider driving innovation in the transformation of power infrastructure. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised dk Engineering. Learn more >
Commentary & Insight
Industry consolidation remained active this week with 16 announced deals worldwide, including another in Texas. Stay ahead of the trends shaping the market and join 200+ executives, investors, and experts this October in Houston at the Texas and the South M&A and Business Symposium. Reserve your place and register today.
Domestic Transactions
9/3/2025
Environ Energy (New York, NY), a firm that offers sustainable energy solutions, acquired CSD Energy Advisors (Houston, TX), an energy management and advisory firm that specializes in energy procurement, demand response, and energy storage. Link to details >
9/4/2025
Abramson Architects (Los Angeles, CA), an architecture firm with experience in commercial, cultural, healthcare, and residential work, joined interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm Perkins&Will (Chicago, IL) (ENR #35). Link to details >
9/1/2025
Innovative geoscience, engineering, and technology firm RESPEC (Rapid City, SD) acquired Albertson Engineering (Rapid City, SD), a structural firm with experience in civic buildings, public art, commercial spaces, and industrial facilities. Link to details >
9/3/2025
Civil engineering, environmental, and surveying firm Pape-Dawson Engineers (San Antonio, TX) (ENR #69) expanded in Florida with the acquisition of Bonnett Design Group (Maitland, FL), a firm specializing in landscape architecture and planning. Link to details >
9/2/2025
SI Solutions (Huntersville, NC), a platform of companies serving the power generation, utility infrastructure, chemical, refining, and critical structures sectors, acquired Integrity Specialists (Annandale, MN), a firm that offers advanced non-destructive examination (NDE) and inspection for the natural gas pipeline industry. Link to details >
Global Transactions
8/29/2025
Wood Group (Aberdeen, UK) agreed to a $292-million acquisition by ENR’s #21 ranked global design firm, Sidara (Dubai, UAE), formerly known as Dar Group. Link to details >
8/29/2025
In its second deal of the week, Qualus (Orlando, FL) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the North American Transmission and Distribution engineering business (Calgary, Canada) of Wood Group (Aberdeen, UK). Link to details >
9/1/2025
Intertek (London, UK), an assurance, testing, inspection, and certification services firm, acquired Envirolab Services (Sydney, Australia), an environmental testing and analysis services firm serving the government, industrial, infrastructure, natural resources, energy, and construction sectors. Link to details >
8/27/2025
Environmental firm Adler & Allan (Harrogate, UK) acquired Ecosupport (Lee-on-the-Solent, UK), a firm that provides ecological surveys, impact assessments, and biodiversity advice to the UK planning and development sectors. Link to details >
9/1/2025
Engineering consultancy Rejlers (Stockholm, Sweden) acquired 51 percent of management consulting firm Spring Advisor (Helsinki, Finland), further enhancing its capabilities within strategic advisory services. Link to details >
8/28/2025
Transdisciplinary design firm Lemay (Montreal, Canada) joined forces with architecture and design practice CEBRA (Aarhus, Denmark). Link to details >
9/3/2025
Private equity manager Foresight Group (London, UK) made an investment into Graham + Sibbald (Dundee, UK), a chartered surveying and property consulting firm. Link to details >
9/3/2025
Following the investment by Foresight Group, Graham + Sibbald (Dundee, UK) continued its expansion plans with the acquisition of property consulting firm Aitchison Raffety (London, UK). Link to details >
9/3/2025
Engineering firm BPA (Montreal, Canada) entered into a strategic merger with M+B Electrical Consulting Engineers (Mulvey and Banani) (Calgary, Canada), a full-service electrical engineering firm. Link to details >
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