436 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

4%

644* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

8%

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

3/13/2024
I.C. Thomasson Associates (Nashville, TN) (ENR #265), a multidisciplinary firm providing expertise in mechanical, electrical, controls, plumbing, fire protection, information technology, energy efficiency, and environmental services, joined facilities planning and design firm and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024Salas O’Brien (Irvine, CA) (ENR #54). Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised I.C. Thomasson Associates. 
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3/11/2024
The HFW Companies (St. Louis, MO) (ENR #281), an expanding professional services firm in the AE industry, entered into a new strategic growth partnership with civil engineering and surveying firm Kuo & Associates (Houston, TX). This is the eighth AE firm to join HFW’s national network of partner firms. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised The HFW Companies.
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Commentary & Insight

AE buyers and investors had yet another active week with the announcement of ten more domestic deals. U.S. transactions have now surpassed the 100-deal milestone in 2024, pointing to yet another year of hyperactive industry consolidation. Overseas, we report two new transactions in Sweden and the UK.

Domestic Transactions

3/14/2024
Technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions firm, and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024NV5 (Hollywood, FL) (ENR #22), acquired Fluhrer Reed (Raleigh, NC), a firm that provides structural engineering and forensics engineering services firm. Link to details >

3/12/2024
Full-service engineering consulting firm CHA (Albany, NY) (ENR #69) acquired D’Huy Engineering (Bethlehem, PA), an engineering and project management firm serving educational, municipal, commercial, and industrial clients. Link to details >

3/11/2024
Another of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024Verdantas (Dublin, OH) (ENR #149), acquired Lewandowski Engineers (Toledo, OH), a surveying, site civil engineering, and municipal services firm. Link to details >

3/8/2024
Employee-owned firm LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #64) expanded its transportation group through the addition of Lonestar Program Controls Group (New Braunfels, TX), a firm that offers program controls, construction engineering, and contract management services. Link to details >

3/12/2024
GdB Geospatial (Melville, NY), a geomatics, GIS, and spatial data management firm, joined geospatial and inspection solutions firm and another of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024SAM Companies (Austin, TX) (ENR #88). Link to details >

3/12/2024
Environmental consulting firm Sundance Consulting (Pocatello, ID) joined True Environmental (New York, NY), a platform focused on building a consulting and engineering organization for environmental end markets. Link to details >

3/12/2024
FWH Associates (Toms River, NJ), a full-service land development, land design, and diagnostic engineering inspection firm, entered a strategic partnership with architectural firm Feltz & Frizzell Architects (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ). Link to details >

3/5/2024
Sustainability consultancy Anthesis Group (London, UK) acquired BuzzWord (New York, NY), a corporate environmental and social data reporting specialist. Link to details >

Global Transactions

3/7/2024
Technology consulting firm Rejilers (Stockholm, Sweden) signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Solvina AB (Gothenburg, Sweden), a firm that serves the electric power industry with experience in electricity and nuclear power. Link to details >

3/7/2024
FBW Engineering Services (Wigan, UK) acquired ARL Consulting (Chester, UK), a firm that specializes in environmental, water, and effluent treatment design engineering. Link to details >

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