M&A Update > Featured transaction in South Carolina; plus additional transactions in GA, NC, NJ, VA, and TX
Featured transaction in South Carolina; plus additional transactions in GA, NC, NJ, VA, and TX
The AE industry’s weekly go-to source for the latest information on M&A deals and trends

468 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

3%
749* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

11%
*Including U.S. deals
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
Featured Transaction
4/23/2025
Industry leader and one of our 10 Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, Salas O’Brien (Irvine, CA) (ENR #31) strengthened its MEP design capabilities through a merger with Carolina Engineering Solutions (Greenville, SC). Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Salas O’Brien.
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Commentary & Insight
This week saw new U.S. deals announced in SC, GA, NC, NJ, VA, and TX. Domestic M&A is up 3% over the past 12 months. Want to stay on top of the latest industry trends? Join 200+ AE industry executives and investors at the 11th Annual Western States M&A and Business Symposium in Las Vegas this June. Register today to secure your spot!
Domestic Transactions
4/29/2025
In its second deal of the week, Salas O’Brien (Irvine, CA) (ENR #31) merged with electrical, instrumentation, and control systems engineering firm EDEC (Duluth, GA). Link to details >
4/29/2025
Civil engineering firm V3 Companies (Woodridge, IL) (ENR #305) joined forces with Koontz Jones Design (Pinehurst, NC), a boutique land planning and landscape architecture firm with experience in golf courses, hospitality and resorts, master-planned communities, open-space parks, and commercial mixed-use projects. Link to details >
4/28/2025
Morrissey Goodale strategy client Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) (Watertown, MA) (ENR #61) joined forces with Hammer Land Engineering (Manasquan, NJ), a land development services firm serving the industrial, residential, commercial, solar, healthcare, and educational sectors. Link to details >
4/24/2025
Vortex Companies (Houston, TX), a firm that provides trenchless water and sewer infrastructure solutions, acquired Prism Contractors & Engineers (Williamsburg, VA), a civil engineering, surveying, trenchless rehabilitation, and utility construction firm. Link to details >
4/29/2025
RESA Power (Houston, TX), a firm that offers electrical testing, transformer services, engineering studies, and custom equipment solutions to the power industry, received a majority investment from Kohlberg (Mount Kisco, NY). Link to details >
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