449 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

2%

665* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

4%

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

Commentary & Insight

Industry consolidation continued this week, with seven ENR-ranked firms announcing new transactions in KY, NH, WA, TX, PA, MT, and MA. Overseas, we report four transactions in The Netherlands, Ireland, UAE, and India.

Domestic Transactions

6/27/2024
Fast-growing engineering and consulting firm and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) (Orlando, FL) (ENR #34), acquired Consulting Services Incorporated (CSI) (Lexington, KY), a consulting firm specializing in engineering and construction science. Link to details >

7/2/2024
Civil engineering and land surveying firm Hayner/Swanson (Nashua, NH) joined industry leader and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #52). Link to details >

7/2/2024
Industry leader and another of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024RMA Companies (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) (ENR #146), acquired Earth Engineers (Camas, WA), a firm that offers geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and special inspection services. Link to details >

7/3/2024
AE, planning, and CM services firm Pond & Company (Peachtree Corners, GA) (ENR #154) acquired Trident (Baytown, TX), a corrosion and integrity firm and former subsidiary of Consolidated Asset Management Services (“CAMS”) (Houston, TX). Link to details >

7/1/2024
ENR’s #112 ranked environmental firm, Trihydro (Laramie, WY), acquired the Engineering and Consulting Division of Alloy Group (Export, PA). This acquisition expands Trihydro’s capabilities in the mining sector. Link to details >

6/30/2024
Multidisciplinary design firm Cushing Terrell (Billings, MT) (ENR #269) joined forces with Eclipse Engineering (Missoula, MT), a structural engineering firm serving the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Link to details >

7/1/2024
Civil and environmental engineering firm Fuss & O’Neill (Manchester, CT) (ENR #296) acquired Onsite Engineering (Franklin, MA), a firm that provides water engineering including drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services. Link to details >

7/1/2024
Private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners (New York, NY) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stratus Team (Coraopolis, PA) (ENR #217) from Godspeed Capital Management (Washington, D.C.). Stratus is a platform of multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, and consulting firms. Link to details >

Global Transactions

6/27/2024
ENR’s #60 ranked global design firm, Royal HaskoningDHV (Amersfoort, The Netherlands), acquired Uticon (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), an engineering firm focused on the food & beverage industry. Link to details >

7/1/2024
Public infrastructure firm NIRAS (Allerod, Denmark) acquired FDT Consulting Engineers and Project Managers (Dublin, Ireland), a specialist engineering firm with a focus on process engineering, offering compliance support, sustainability initiatives, and asset care. Link to details >

6/27/2024
Waterland Private Equity (Bussum, The Netherlands) made an investment in Black & White Engineering (Dubai, UAE), a MEP design services firm with a focus on the data center market. Link to details >

6/30/2024
A consortium led by JK Solutions (Jaipur, India) acquired Valecha Engineering (Mumbai, India), an infrastructure firm with experience in roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and irrigation dams, among other projects.  Link to details >

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