499 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

1%

785* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

1%

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


2/23/2026 
GHK Capital Partners (Greenwich, CT), a middle-market private equity firm, acquired CPL (Fairport, NY) (ENR #261), a provider of architecture, engineering, and consulting services for the built environment. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised GHK. Learn more >

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In addition to our featured transaction, this week sees acquisitions in Texas, California, France, Germany, and the UK. 

Over 230 AE industry executives and investors will gather next month for the 2026 Southeast Symposium. The Symposium is officially sold out, however, if you would like to attend, feel free to join the waitlist here.  

Domestic Transactions

2/25/2026 
SAM (Austin, TX) (ENR #89), a geospatial firm that serves utilities, transportation, and infrastructure clients, acquired Inland Geodetics (Round Rock, TX), a land surveying firm serving water utility, transportation, and local government clients. Link to details >

2/24/2026 
Industry leader Huitt-Zollars (Dallas, TX) (ENR #173) acquired Vasquez Marshall Architects (San Diego, CA), an architecture firm known for its federal design expertise and experience in higher education, commercial, and interior architecture. Link to details >

Global Transactions

2/24/2026 
CLS Group (Toulouse, France), a firm that provides environmental and climate monitoring, maritime security, energy, infrastructure, and sustainable fisheries management, entered into negotiations to acquire Akrocean (Saint-Molf, France), a firm that specializes in ocean measurement services primarily for the offshore wind sector. Link to details >

2/17/2026 
Intertek (London, UK), an assurance, testing, inspection, and certification services firm, acquired Aerial PV Inspection GmbH (Aachen, Germany), a provider of high-speed TEK-powered inspection and diagnostic solutions for PV systems. Link to details >

02/03/2026 
Gardiner & Theobald  (London, UK), a PM, cost management, and infrastructure management specialist, acquired a significant interest in WH Stephens Limited (WHS) (Edinburgh, UK), a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy. Link to details >

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