Fourteen deals reported this week; U.S. M&A down just 1%

M&A Transactions

12/3/2020
ENR’s #7 ranked global design firm, WSP (Montreal, Canada), entered into an agreement to acquire Golder Associates (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) (ENR #18), a global engineering and consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in providing earth science and environmental services. 
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12/3/2020
ENR’s #11 ranked global design firm, Stantec (Edmonton, Canada), signed a Letter of Intent to acquire ENR’s #129 ranked environmental firm, Wenck (Maple Plain, MN). Wenck is an environmental engineering firm with core expertise in air, water, waste, food processing, natural resources, and infrastructure. 
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11/24/2020
Industry leader Jacobs (Dallas, TX) (ENR #1) strengthened its high priority analytics, all-source intelligence, and cyber artificial intelligence capabilities through the acquisition of The Buffalo Group (Reston, VA). 
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12/1/2020
RTM Engineering Consultants (Schaumburg, IL) acquired RCE Consultants (Laguna Woods, CA), a civil engineering firm specializing in water, wastewater, public works, private land development, industrial, and water quality sectors. 
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12/2/2020
Global consulting firm TRC Companies (Windsor, CT) (ENR #20) expanded its environmental and renewable energy capabilities with the acquisition of Shoener Environmental (Dickson City, PA), a firm that consults on the development and permitting of renewable energy projects and greenfield development projects. 
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12/2/2020
Wetland Studies and Solutions (Gainesville, VA), a subsidiary of Davey Resource Group (Kent, OH), acquired environmental and engineering services company EEE Consulting (Mechanicsville, VA). 
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12/1/2020
Environmental services platform Alliance Holdings (Decatur, AL) acquired Almega Environmental (Cypress, CA). Almega provides source emissions testing services including ambient air testing, on-site analysis, and EPA compliance to the manufacturing, metals and renewable energy industries, among others. 
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12/1/2020
Envista Forensics (Atlanta, GA), a forensic engineering and consulting firm, bolstered its building consulting division through the acquisition of property and building assessment consultancy Stephenson Consulting Group (Arlington, TX). 
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11/16/2020
West Yost (Davis, CA), a leading water firm located throughout the Western United States, announced the addition of groundwater resources expert Wildermuth Environmental (Irvine, CA) to the West Yost team. 
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12/2/2020
Civil and structural engineering firm LBYD Engineers (Birmingham, AL) merged into North Wind Group (Idaho Falls, ID) as a subsidiary company. North Wind provides services to the environmental management, engineering, construction, scientific consulting, and information technology industries. 
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11/30/2020
In the firm’s second deal in as many weeks, Jacobs (Dallas, TX) (ENR #1) announced that it will form a strategic partnership with PA Consulting (London, UK), an innovation and transformation consulting firm, in which Jacobs will acquire a 65% stake in PA. 
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12/2/2020
ENR’s #11 ranked global design firm, Stantec (Edmonton, Canada), expanded its capabilities in the Netherlands with the acquisition of AGEL (Oosterhout, Netherlands), a multi-discipline engineering firm specializing in environmental services, spatial development, infrastructure, and GIS services. 
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12/1/2020
ENR’s #91 ranked global design firm, IBI Group (Toronto, Canada), acquired Cole Engineering Group (Markham, Canada). Founded in 2003, Cole offers consulting and advisory services in the water, transportation, urban development, and environmental sectors. 
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12/2/2020
CET Infrastructure (Derby, UK), a provider of specialist geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing services to the construction and engineering sector, acquired Card Geotechnics Limited (Surrey, UK). 
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