The Southeast continues to grow; Active week for both domestic and global deals

Commentary & Insight

This week sees strong M&A activity with a total of 21 new domestic and global transactions. The Southeast continues to consolidate rapidly with three new deals in SC and FL. Gain valuable insights into the latest trends, strategies, and opportunities across the industry at our Southeast M&A and Business Symposium and network with 200 industry executives, investors, and experts in Miami. Register today at the early bird rate and save.

Domestic Transactions

12/4/2024
Full-service engineering consulting firm CHA (Albany, NY) (ENR #65) acquired Civil Engineering Consulting Services (Columbia, SC), a firm that offers PM, construction inspection engineering, highway design, structural design, traffic engineering, environmental studies, and subsurface utilities engineering (SUE) and utility coordination. Link to details >

12/2/2024
Commercial construction services firm Carroll Daniel Construction Company (Gainesville, GA) acquired the assets of O’Neal (Greenville, SC), an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) design and construction services firm serving the corporate, institutional, and industrial markets. Link to details >

11/25/2024
ENR’s #68 ranked environmental firm, Apex Companies (Rockville, MD), acquired Weiler Engineering (Punta Gorda, FL), a firm specializing in civil, structural, and utility engineering, as well as construction, operations, management, regulatory compliance, planning, and floodplain management services. Link to details >

12/3/2024
The Vertex Companies (Weymouth, MA) (ENR #398), a forensic consulting, engineering design, CM, environmental, and digital solutions firm, acquired LitCon Group (Alexandria, VA), a financial analysis, forensic accounting, construction consulting, and eDiscovery firm. Link to details >

12/3/2024
Engineering, architecture, design, and consulting firm Colliers Engineering & Design (Holmdel, NJ) (ENR #50) finalized an agreement with architecture, interior design, and branding firm MG2 Corporation (Seattle, WA) (ENR #240) to join its firm. Link to details >

12/3/2024
Gannett Fleming TranSystems (Camp Hill, PA) (ENR #29) acquired Muller & Muller (M2) (Chicago, IL), an architecture, planning, and structural engineering firm serving the aviation, transit and rail, and education markets. Link to details >

12/3/2024
Industry-leading firm Westwood Professional Services (Plano, TX) (ENR #83) acquired Balzer & Associates (Roanoke, VA), an architecture, engineering, and surveying firm and Morrissey Goodale strategy client. Link to details >

11/27/2024
Mid South Engineering Consultants and Mid South Boring & Piping (Collierville, TN), a group of companies that offer engineering and construction services focusing on natural gas, utilities, water, and sewer projects, joined civil engineering firm DDS Companies (Rochester, NY). Link to details >

11/22/2024
Architecture and design firm Plunkett Raysich Architects (Milwaukee, WI) expanded in Texas with the acquisition of NoackLittle Architecture and Interiors (Austin, TX). Link to details >

11/27/2024
Salt Brothers Holdings (Salt Lake City, UT) acquired Hales Engineering (Lehi, UT), a firm that specializes in traffic engineering and transportation planning services to clients in the public and private sectors. Link to details >

Global Transactions

11/20/2024
Tonkin + Taylor (Auckland, New Zealand), ENR’s #102 ranked environmental firm and Morrissey Goodale client, merged with Bligh Tanner (Brisbane, Australia), a specialist service provider in civil, environmental, water, structures, and facade engineering. Link to details >

12/2/2024
Forensic engineering and technical consulting services firm Rimkus Consulting Group (Houston, TX) acquired Hinds Blunden (Melbourne, Australia), a forensic analysis, project planning, contract management, and project management firm. Link to details >

12/5/2024
ENR’s #55 ranked environmental firm, SLR (Aylesbury, UK), acquired Element Advisory (Perth, Australia), a regulatory approvals and planning consulting firm. Link to details >

12/5/2024
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired Kendall Kingscott (Stoke Gifford, UK), a multi-disciplinary construction consulting firm. Link to details >

12/2/2024
Leighton Asia (Hong Kong), a construction, civil engineering, and MEP services firm, acquired Maverick United Consulting Engineers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), an engineering firm specializing in digital infrastructure, advanced technology, and high-rise buildings. Link to details >

11/28/2024
Mayoh Architects (Sydney, Australia), an architecture and master planning firm specializing in schools, education, and residential projects, joined architectural and interior design practice Fulton Trotter Architects (Brisbane, Australia). Link to details >

11/28/2024
Private investment firm BGF (London, UK) invested in Sulmara (Glasgow, UK), a firm that provides surveying and inspection services to the offshore wind and energy markets. Link to details >

11/26/2024
Castles (Enfield, UK), a real estate agency, sold its surveying business to surveying firm Novello Chartered Surveyors (Epsom, UK). Link to details >

11/26/2024
Software development and engineering design group Franchetti (Arzignano, Italy) acquired 67% of the share capital of Matildi + Partners (Bologna, Italy), a design studio specialized in bridge design. Link to details >

12/2/2024
Mabbett & Associates (Glasgow, UK) and IKM Consulting (Grangemouth, UK) merged to create one of Scotland’s largest planning, design, environmental, engineering, and safety firms. Link to details >

12/4/2024
Sdii Global (Tampa, FL), a forensic engineering and consulting firm, acquired Roar Engineering (Mississauga, Canada), a forensic engineering firm providing investigations and reports for insurance claims and disputes. Link to details >