M&A Update: Gannett Fleming Makes Big Power/Utility Acquisition

Commentary & Insight

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This week sees four additional domestic deals announced in CA, FL, and TN. Overseas, we report four new transactions. 

Domestic Transactions

8/2/2023 
Engineering consulting firm RTM Engineering Consultants (Schaumburg, IL) (ENR #378) merged with Tanner Engineering (San Diego, CA), an electrical consulting firm focused on complex electrical engineering design for healthcare, alternative energy, and education projects. Link to details > 

8/1/2023 
Pioneering AEG and strategic consulting firm Woolpert (Dayton, OH) (ENR #56) acquired Cooperative Strategies (Irvine, CA), a firm that specializes in school facility management, assessments, educational program planning, demographic analyses and enrollment projections, capital planning, and community engagement. Link to details > 

7/31/2023 
Integra Testing Services (Mentor, OH), a testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) services firm, acquired Richard Flanders Enterprises (Deerfield Beach, FL), a TAB, HVAC building systems commissioning, and sound and vibration testing services firm. Link to details > 

7/31/2023 
Civil, structural, land surveying, and geospatial services firm TWM (Swansea, IL) acquired land planning and surveying firm Medders Surveying (Athens, TN). Link to details > 

Global Transactions

8/1/2023 
Inhabit (Hong Kong, China), a subsidiary of ENR’s #30 ranked global design firm, Egis (Guyancourt, France), acquired WMEboom (London, UK), an environmental design and engineering firm. Link to details > 

7/27/2023 
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired Kirton Water (Melton Mowbray, UK), a clean water technology company that provides water treatment and filtration solutions to industrial, commercial, and domestic clients. Link to details > 

7/31/2023 
Architecture, planning, and engineering firm Sasaki (Watertown, MA) formed a strategic alliance with GT3 Architects (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK), an architecture practice that specializes in sports and leisure, master planning, and workplace design. Link to details > 

7/31/2023 
Engineering firms Silver Wolf Projects (Sydney, Australia) and Approved Group International (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) joined forces to form Approved. WOLVES. (Sydney, Australia), a firm that offers civil engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, forensic investigation, and forensic engineering. Link to details >