498 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

3%

779* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

2%

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

3/23/2026
Engineering firm Goodson Bergen & Associates (GBA) (Jacksonville, FL) joined infrastructure planning, design, and construction services firm Baxter & Woodman (Crystal Lake, IL) (ENR #277). Morrissey Goodale advised Baxter & Woodman.
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Commentary & Insight

Industry M&A activity continued this week, highlighted by a featured transaction in Florida. Additional transactions were reported across Florida, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania, with one in the UK.

Domestic Transactions

3/25/2026
Clearlake Capital Group (Santa Monica, CA) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Qualus (Lake Mary, FL), a leading pure-play power solutions provider known for innovation in the transformation of power infrastructure. Link to details >

3/25/2026
Blew & Associates (Fayetteville, AR), a civil engineering, land surveying, and environmental firm, acquired Jorgensen + Associates (Fayetteville, AR). Link to details >

3/23/2026
Planning and design consulting firm Kimley-Horn (Raleigh, NC) (ENR #8) acquired RGD Consulting Engineers (Jupiter, FL), a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing consulting firm with technical experience across the commercial, residential, healthcare, institutional, and federal markets. Link to details >

3/10/2026
SAI Consulting Engineers (Pittsburgh, PA) (ENR #491), a transportation-focused civil engineering and construction management firm, acquired Construction Consultant Services (CCS) (Pittsburgh, PA), a construction inspection firm. Link to details >

Global Transaction

3/18/2026
Consulting and project management firm Katherine Innes Consulting (KIC) (Compton, UK) joined project management and quantity surveying consultancy Selway Joyce (Winchester, UK). Link to details >

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