461 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

1%

703* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

4%

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

10/3/2024
Innovative geoscience, engineering, and technology firm RESPEC (Rapid City, SD) acquired EARTHRES (Pipersville, PA), an engineering and environmental services firm serving private and public clients across the energy, mining, solid waste, and environmentally regulated sectors. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised RESPEC. 
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Commentary & Insight

This week saw a bonanza of M&A activity with a total of 25 new domestic and global transactions. New domestic deals were announced in PA, CO, NC, AL, WA, NY, OH, TX, MI, MD, AZ, NJ, and TN. Globally, we report seven deals in Canada, the UK, Australia, Norway, and Malaysia.

Domestic Transactions

10/1/2024
Innovae (Centennial, CO), a multi-discipline industrial engineering design firm, joined industry leader and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #52). Link to details >

10/1/2024
In its second deal of the week, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #52), recipient of the 2023 Most Proficient and Prolific Acquirer Award, merged with Atlantec Engineers (Raleigh, NC), an engineering firm serving the commercial, healthcare, sports and recreation, housing, and historic renovation and restoration markets. Link to details >

9/30/2024
Employee-owned industry leader and recipient of the 2023 M&A Best Practices Award, Terracon (Olathe, KS) (ENR #18) acquired Metcalf Archaeological Consultants (Golden, CO), an environmental planning and cultural resource management services firm. Link to details >

10/1/2024
Employee-owned firm LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #67) acquired Gonzalez-Strength & Associates (Birmingham, AL), an engineering, surveying, planning, and design firm. Link to details >

9/30/2024
David Evans and Associates (Portland, OR) (ENR #109), a recognized leader in the design and management of complex transportation, land development, water resources, and energy projects, acquired TranTech Engineering (Bellevue, WA). Link to details >

9/27/2024
Multi-disciplined professional consulting and design firm, H2M (Melville, NY) (ENR #220), acquired environmental firm CA RICH Environmental Consultants (Plainview, NY). Link to details >

10/2/2024
Engineering firm DeSimone Consulting (New York, NY) (ENR #241) acquired MER Engineers (Dayton, OH), a structural engineering firm that specializes in tilt-up and precast concrete building projects. Link to details >

10/1/2024
Survey, planning, engineering, and environmental firm Lochmueller Group (Evansville, IN) (ENR #361) acquired Multatech Engineering (Fort Worth, TX), a civil design and construction administration services firm with experience in railroad infrastructure, transportation, and municipal design. Link to details >

10/1/2024
Wightman (Benton Harbor, MI), a surveying, civil engineering, and architecture services firm, acquired surveying firm Mitchell & Morse Land Surveying (South Haven, MI). Link to details >

9/30/2024
CoolSys™ (Brea, CA), a firm that provides sustainable refrigeration, HVAC, energy, and engineering solutions, acquired Mechanical Engineering & Construction Corporation (Catonsville, MD), a mechanical engineering firm with expertise in institutional, commercial, industrial, and government projects. Link to details >

9/26/2024
Investment firm KKR (New York, NY) entered into an agreement to sell geohazard mitigation solutions and roadway safety firm GeoStabilization International (Westminster, CO) to private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners (Los Angeles, CA). Link to details >

10/2/2024
Civil engineering and construction management firm Civil Design & Engineering (Phoenix, AZ) acquired engineering and surveying services firm Mogollon Engineering & Surveying (Flagstaff, AZ). Link to details >

9/26/2024
Architecture, interiors, landscape, planning, and graphics firm Carrier Johnson + CULTURE (San Diego, CA) merged with Communita | Atelier (Seattle, WA), a sustainable landscape architecture services firm. Link to details >

9/26/2024
Architecture firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) (Tustin, CA) acquired SOSH Architects (Atlantic City, NJ), an architecture firm focused on the hospitality, gaming, and entertainment sectors. Link to details >

9/26/2024
Neology (Carlsbad, CA), a global transportation technology firm, acquired tolling services and technology firm P Square Solutions (Mount Laurel, NJ), creating a new business division called “Neology PSquare.” Link to details >

10/3/2024
Global environmental and advisory consultancy SLR (Aylesbury, UK) acquired Malk Partners (New York, NY), an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advisory firm specializing in sustainability management services. Link to details >

10/3/2024
Godspeed Capital Management (Washington, D.C.), through its transportation-focused engineering platform Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering (West Columbia, SC) (ENR #205), acquired engineering firm Robert G. Campbell & Associates (Knoxville, TN). Link to details >

Global Transactions

10/2/2024
Colliers International (Toronto, Canada), through its engineering platform and 2023 Best Post Transaction Award recipient Englobe (Quebec City, Canada), acquired engineering consulting firm Goodkey, Weedmark & Associates (Ottawa, Canada). Link to details >

9/30/2024
Veriflo (East Malling, UK), a specialist provider of asset verification, inspection, and validation services to the water infrastructure sector, joined Celnor Group (London, UK), a group of companies that offer services in the testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) arena. Link to details >

10/2/2024
Engineering, geotechnical and geoenvironmental, and archaeology and heritage services firm Civic (Manchester, UK) acquired New Practice (Glasgow, UK), an architecture and planning firm. Link to details >

10/1/2024
Johnston Houston (Belfast, UK), a surveying, cost, and project management services firm, joined Drees & Sommer (Stuttgart, Germany), a firm that offers consultation and implementation services for the real estate, industrial, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Link to details >

10/3/2024
Attexo (Fortitude Valley, Australia), a provider of advisory and environmental services to the renewable energy sector, joined environmental and geospatial services firm APEM Group (Manchester, UK). Link to details >

10/1/2024
TÜV Rheinland (Cologne, Germany), a specialist in risk management and environmental consulting services, acquired Safetec Nordic (Trondheim, Norway), a firm that offers risk management, environmental services, and asset performance. Link to details >

9/27/2024
PROPEL GLOBAL BERHAD (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), an oil and gas services firm, proposed the acquisition of the remaining 39% stake in Best Wide Engineering (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), a firm specializing in engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (“EPCC”) services. Link to details >

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