433 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

12%

667* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

8%

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

Commentary & Insight

Texas is one of the hottest states for industry M&A, with 19 deals already this year. Connect with over 200 AE industry executives and investors at the Texas and Southern States M&A, Strategy, and Innovation Symposium this October at the stunning Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston. Early bird registration is available only until the end of this month.

Domestic Transactions

6/30/2023
Industry-leading firm Westwood Professional Services (Minnetonka, MN) (ENR #79) acquired Peloton Land Solutions (Fort Worth, TX), a firm that provides engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, hydraulics, hydrology, and environmental solutions. Link to details >

7/1/2023
Sunrise Engineering (Fillmore, UT) (ENR #348) expanded its presence in Idaho with the acquisition of engineering and surveying firm Rocky Mountain Engineering and Survey (Pocatello, ID). Link to details >

6/28/2023
Property damage consulting firm YOUNG & Associates (Nashville, TN) entered a partnership with construction claims consulting firm Guardian Group (Torrance, CA). Guardian will operate as a division of YOUNG & Associates. Link to details >

7/5/2023
REO Consultants (Bothell, WA), a PM/CM services firm, joined Core Design (Bothell, WA), a planning, landscape architecture and urban design, civil engineering, and surveying firm. Link to details >

7/1/2023
Structural engineering firms Bennett & Pless (Atlanta, GA) and Hees & Associates (Sarasota, FL) merged. The merger allows both teams to offer a larger structural consulting strength with broader experience in complex structures. Link to details >

7/1/2023
Engineering, surveying, and planning firm DJ&A (Missoula, MT) merged with Woodland Solutions Group (Woodland Park, CO), a firm that offers geospatial services and software to private clients, state and federal agencies, public utilities, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Link to details >

Global Transactions

7/5/2023
CIMA+ (Laval, Canada) acquired Écogénie (Quebec City, Canada), an eco-engineering firm focused on bank and slope stabilization, environmental studies and monitoring, urban forestry, landscape architecture, and geomatics. Link to details >

7/4/2023
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired HPD Consultants (Pune, India), a firm that offers engineering and building information modeling services. Link to details >

6/29/2023
Environmental firm ABO-Group (Ghent, Belgium) joined forces with surveying firm MEET HET (Mariakerke, Belgium), an expert in monitoring, digital twins, and technical measurements. Link to details >

7/3/2023
Oberlanders Architects (Edinburgh, UK) and Leslie Hutt Architect (Inverness, UK) merged. Both practices will continue serving the healthcare, community, and housing development markets.

7/4/2023
Sustainable engineering firm TERAO Asia (Shanghai, China) joined forces with Medhini Group (Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia), a boutique project management firm specializing in high-tech industries. Link to details >

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