Featured transaction in NY; another busy week for domestic and global deals

Commentary & Insight

M&A activity ticked up this week, with 10 U.S. transactions announced, including two in Texas. Don’t miss your opportunity to network with over 200 AE industry CEOs and investors and gain insights into the future of the industry at the Texas and the South M&A and Business Symposium. Take advantage of the early bird registration rate—register today and save!

Domestic Transactions

7/8/2025
Employee-owned industry leader LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #52), and one of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, acquired Fagan Consulting (Austin, TX), a transportation consulting firm specializing in road tolling operations management and toll systems consulting. Link to details >

7/9/2025
In its second deal of the week, LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #52) continued its expansion in Texas with the acquisition of MESA Integrated Solutions (Austin, TX), a transportation engineering firm that offers engineering software training, support, and engineering production services. Link to details >

7/7/2025
OHM Advisors (Livonia, MI) (ENR #207), an AE and planning firm and a Morrissey Goodale strategy client, acquired CIB Planning (Fenton, MI), a community development and urban planning firm. Link to details >

7/8/2025
RossTarrant Architects (Lexington, KY), a firm with a specialized focus on P-12 schools, higher education, and sports and recreation facilities, joined MOREgroup (Fort Worth, TX) (ENR #108), a family of architecture and engineering brands focused on education, healthcare, and government end markets. Link to details >

7/3/2025
Another of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, Verdantas (Tampa, FL) (ENR #81), acquired Independent Solutions (Lake Elsinore, CA), a firm with expertise in inspection and soil and materials laboratory testing, with a strong focus on the healthcare sector. Link to details >

7/8/2025
ENR’s #178 ranked environmental firm and one of the AE industry’s most prolific buyers, J.S. Held (Jericho, NY), acquired MorrisAnderson (Chicago, IL), a financial restructuring and operational consulting firm. Link to details >

7/1/2025
Testing, inspection, and certification firm SGS (Geneva, Switzerland) signed a definitive agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Applied Technical Services (Marietta, GA), a firm specialized in testing, inspection, calibration, and forensics. Link to details >

7/1/2025
Parsons Corporation (Chantilly, VA) (ENR #16) acquired Chesapeake Technology International (CTI) (Prince Frederick, MD), a firm focused on developing advanced, warfighter-focused solutions for military and security applications. Link to details >

7/9/2025
Environmental and remediation services firm A3 Environmental Consultants (Chicago, IL) merged with Olson Ecological Solutions (Schaumburg, IL), a firm that specializes in wetlands, water quality of streams and lakes, and restoration of high-quality native remnants and natural areas. Link to details >

Global Transactions

7/7/2025
Global environmental and advisory consultancy SLR (Aylesbury, UK) entered into an agreement to acquire 5 Capitals (Dubai, UAE), an environmental and sustainability consulting firm. Link to details >

7/4/2025
ENR’s #18 ranked global design firm, Sweco (Stockholm, Sweden), signed an agreement to acquire Volantis Groep (Venlo, The Netherlands), a firm focused on engineering and architectural services for the industry and healthcare sectors. Link to details >

7/4/2025
MLEI Consulting Engineers (Adelaide, Australia), a civil and structural infrastructure firm serving the defense, energy, mining, and education sectors, merged with Madsen Giersing (Brisbane, Australia), a marine and structural engineering firm. Link to details >

7/8/2025
Design firm DIALOG (Calgary, Canada) merged with Rockliff Pierzchajlo Kroman (RPK) Architects (Edmonton, Canada), an architecture firm with expertise in the healthcare, long-term care, socially responsible housing, and institutional sectors. Link to details >

7/3/2025
Facility management, food services, and technical plant engineering firm The Dussmann Group (Berlin, Germany) acquired all shares in specialist mechanical engineering firm Lynskey Engineering (Dublin, Ireland). Link to details >

7/3/2025
Facilities management firm Bellrock (Leicester, UK) acquired Summers-Inman Construction and Property Consultants (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), a cost management, quantity surveying, project management, and building surveying services firm. Link to details >