Featured NY transaction headlines a high‑volume week for global M&A activity

Commentary & Insight

A standout week for M&A, with 24 total transactions across U.S. and international markets. Domestically, 12 deals were completed across NY, PA, TX, OH, CA, ME, CO, ID, and AL, while international activity matched that pace with 12 transactions across Canada, Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, France, Ireland, Germany, Finland, and the UK.

Domestic Transactions

5/27/2026
Planning, architecture, and interior design firm Michael Graves Architecture & Design (Princeton, NJ) (ENR #466) acquired Woodcock Design (Philadelphia, PA), an architecture firm with experience in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, master planning, and new construction/additions for residential, institutional/non-profit, and commercial clients. Link to details >

5/28/2026
Certerra (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) (ENR #96), a firm that provides technology-enabled testing, inspection, and certification (“TIC”) services for critical infrastructure, acquired HP2 Engineering (San Marcos, TX), a construction materials engineering and testing firm specializing in asphalt and flexible pavement engineering. Link to details >

6/1/2026
Architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm ISG (Mankato, MN) (ENR #230) acquired R.E. Warner & Associates (North Olmsted, OH) (ENR #495), a firm that specializes in civil and site engineering, structural, mechanical, HVAC, piping engineering, electrical, architecture, planning, interior design, surveying, 3D laser scanning, tracking, and construction services. Link to details >

6/1/2026
Engineering, surveying, environmental, and planning firm DJ&A (Missoula, MT) formed a strategic partnership with WEST Consultants (San Diego, CA), a specialized water resources engineering firm. Link to details >

6/1/2026
Citadel EHS (Glendale, CA), an environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm, acquired Aurora Industrial Hygiene (San Diego, CA), an industrial hygiene and occupational safety consulting firm. Link to details >

6/1/2026
Sebago Technics (South Portland, ME), an engineering, landscape architecture, and surveying firm, acquired selected assets from land surveying firm K & K Land Surveyors (Oakland, ME). Link to details >

6/2/2026
Industry leader and recipient of the 2023 Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #51), acquired Rodriguez Transportation Group (Austin, TX), an engineering and planning firm with expertise in transportation planning, roadway and highway design, traffic engineering, drainage design, and land surveying. Link to details >

6/2/2026
ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a technology firm and one of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2026, acquired land survey engineering firm High Prairie Survey Company (Kiowa, CO). Link to details >

6/2/2026
Another of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2026 and recipient of the 2023 Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award, Salas O’Brien (Irvine, CA) (ENR #31), made a major investment in Evolve Steel (Boise, ID), a steel fabrication and erection solutions firm. Link to details >

6/2/2026
Land surveying firm TND Geomatics (Richland Hills, TX) merged with Spry Surveyors (North Richland Hills, TX), a land surveying firm. Link to details >

6/4/2026
Global AE firm Ghafari Associates (Dearborn, MI) (ENR #191) acquired BBG&S Engineering Consultants (Birmingham, AL), a mechanical engineering firm that provides commissioning, fire protection, fuel, HVAC, and plumbing system design services. Link to details >

Global Transactions

5/28/2025
Engineering platform and 2023 Best Post Transaction Award recipient Englobe (Quebec City, Canada) entered into an agreement to acquire Pluritec (Trois-Rivières, Canada), an engineering firm offering infrastructure, structural engineering, building mechanical and electrical engineering, transportation, water treatment, and environmental services. Link to details >

5/28/2026
DEE Teknisk Rådgivning (Støvring, Denmark), a firm with expertise in commissioning, electrical and HVAC engineering, joined XPartners (Stockholm, Sweden), a platform of companies in the environmental and civil engineering industries. Link to details >

5/29/2026
Phenna Group (Nottingham, UK), a family of businesses providing testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) services, acquired V2i (Liège, Belgium), an ISO accredited specialist TICC firm delivering advanced simulation, testing, and validation of mechanical systems, and Optrion (Liège, Belgium), a firm that provides optical measurement and precision inspection. Link to details >

6/1/2026
Global environmental and advisory consultancy SLR (Aylesbury, UK) acquired Anchor Environmental Consultants (Cape Town, South Africa), a specialist in marine and natural capital accounting. Link to details >

6/1/2026
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired CELIGEO (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France), a geotechnical engineering specialist that provides soil and subsurface studies across the full project life cycle. Link to details >

6/1/2026
ENR’s #26 ranked international design firm, COWI (Lyngby, Denmark), strengthened its position in Ireland with the strategic acquisition of civil and structural engineering PUNCH Consulting Engineers (Cork City, Ireland). Link to details >

6/1/2026
Private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (Frankfurt, Germany) acquired a majority stake in TNL Gruppe (Hungen, Germany), a firm that offers environmental planning, permits, and construction services for power line, wind, solar, and traffic infrastructure projects. Link to details >

6/1/2026
Environmental firm EnSafe (Memphis, TN) (ENR #293) acquired Porewater Solutions (Ottawa, Canada), a firm that provides PFAS modeling and visualization, NAPL characterization, site remediation, environmental forensics, litigation support, and technology development. Link to details >

6/2/2026
ENR’s #15 ranked global design firm, Sweco (Stockholm, Sweden), signed an agreement to acquire Platom (Mikkeli, Finland), a firm specializing in the nuclear industry, offering nuclear and radiation safety, licensing, nuclear projects, and nuclear technology. Link to details >

6/2/2026
Built environment consulting firm Arup (London, UK) (ENR #55) acquired EnTrade (Bath, UK), an end-to-end environmental market operator that facilitates investment from companies into local nature-based projects that enhance water quality, biodiversity, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Link to details >

6/4/2026
In its second deal of the week, XPartners (Stockholm, Sweden) acquired Costa Laskenta (Helsinki, Finland), a firm that specializes in quantity surveying, cost estimation, and cost management. Link to details >