Six U.S. and six global deals mark a new week of M&A activity

Commentary & Insight

Deal activity remained strong this week, with six new domestic transactions reported, including two by international buyers continuing their expansion into the U.S. Deals were recorded across IL, OR, TX, TN, and MT. Internationally, New Zealand led with two new deals, complemented by new activity in Italy, the Netherlands, Argentina, and Australia. 

Domestic Transactions

4/15/2026 
Consertus (Miami, FL), a global capital program management and advisory firm and one of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2026, acquired CCS International (Oakbrook Terrace, IL), a capital project management and cost management firm. Link to details >

4/9/2026 
ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a technology firm specializing in AI drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and quantum computing solutions, and another of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2026, acquired land surveying firm Andy Paris & Associates (Lake Oswego, OR). Link to details >

4/13/2026 
Phenna Group (Nottingham, UK), a family of businesses providing testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) services, strengthened its U.S. geotechnical capabilities with the acquisition of MLA Geotechnical (Austin, TX). Link to details >

4/10/2026 
Haizlip Studio (Memphis, TN), a master planning, architecture, and exhibit design firm, merged with Daily Design Group (Memphis, TN), an architecture, interior design, and planning firm. Link to details >

4/10/2026 
Pryor Mountain Engineering (Cowley, WY), a project management, utilities, and surveying services firm, joined civil engineering and survey firm Stahly Engineering & Associates (Helena, MT). Link to details >

4/15/2026 
Engineering and planning firm Foresite Group (Peachtree Corners, GA) acquired MJ Thomas Engineering (Fort Worth, TX), a civil engineering firm with experience in municipal infrastructure, site development, drainage, and utility design. Link to details >

Global Transactions

3/31/2025
ENR’s #29 ranked global design firm, GHD (Sydney, Australia), acquired RoadLab (Auckland, New Zealand), a civil and structural engineering firm that specializes in road and bridge design. Link to details >

4/9/2026
Global environmental and advisory consultancy SLR (Aylesbury, UK) acquired ClimSystems (Hamilton, New Zealand), a firm that offers detailed, science-driven modelling that quantifies how climate-related hazards could impact asset values, infrastructure resilience, and supply chain exposure. Link to details >

4/13/2026 
Ambiente (Milan, Italy), an environmental engineering firm that provides technical and strategic advisory services to public and private clients, entered an agreement to join environmental and geospatial services firm APEM Group (Stockport, UK). Link to details >

4/7/2026 
XPartners (Stockholm, Sweden), a platform of companies in the environmental and civil engineering industries, acquired RYSE (Utrecht, The Netherlands), a firm specializing in real estate advisory and project management within the built environment. Link to details >

4/13/2026 
Alchemia (Houston, TX), a firm focused on advanced engineering solutions, critical minerals, and emerging space resource technologies, merged with Minería Positiva (Buenos Aires, Argentina), a firm with experience in mining, process engineering, and strategic advisory. Link to details >

4/10/2026 
Monarch Surveyors and Engineering Consultants (Pune, India) entered the Australian market with the acquisition of GM & FE Ryan (Shepparton, Australia), a firm with experience in civil and structural engineering, land surveying, GIS, and water engineering services. Link to details >