Three deals in the Western U.S.; other deals in MO, IL, FL, OH, NC, NJ, SC, and TX

Commentary & Insight

It was another busy week of consolidation in the Western U.S., with deals in Arizona, California, and Colorado. If you’re planning to acquire, sell, merge, or recapitalize in 2024, then mark your calendar to join over 200 AE industry executives and investors at the 10th annual Western States M&A and Business Symposium at the five-star Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas this June. Early bird registration closes soon.

Domestic Transactions

4/4/2024
RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture (Austin, TX), a design firm that is a strategic partner of one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024, Atwell (Southfield, MI) (ENR #74), acquired Anderson Design (Phoenix, AZ), a firm that offers land planning, landscape architecture, and parks and open space design. Link to details >

4/2/2024
Engineering consulting firm RTM Engineering Consultants (Schaumburg, IL) (ENR #378) merged with MEP engineering firm BG Buildingworks (Lakewood, CO). This acquisition is RTM’s 7th transaction since the start of 2022. Link to details >

4/1/2024
Donald F. Dickerson Associates (Tarzana, CA), an MEP, life safety, and fire protection services firm, executed a letter of intent to join multi-disciplined engineering firm Coffman Engineers (Seattle, WA) (ENR #161). Link to details >

4/3/2024
Industry leader and fast-growing firm, and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024, Bowman Consulting Group (Reston, VA) (ENR #87), entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Surdex Corporation (Chesterfield, MO), a geospatial and engineering firm that offers advanced high-resolution LiDAR, intelligent digital mapping, 3D hydrography, and disaster mapping. Link to details >

4/4/2024
Technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions firm and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024, NV5 (Hollywood, FL) (ENR #22), reached an agreement to acquire GIS Solutions (Springfield, IL), a firm that provides GIS application development, cloud-based database design, data science, and project management services. Link to details >

4/1/2024
Employee-owned and multidiscipline engineering firm Halff Associates (Richardson, TX) (ENR #85) acquired Singhofen & Associates (Orlando, FL), a water resources and civil engineering firm with expertise in water resources modeling and design and flood modeling services. Link to details >

4/2/2024
ENR’s #40 ranked environmental firm, Montrose Environmental Group (North Little Rock, AR), acquired Engineering & Technical Associates (Walbridge, OH), a Process Safety Management (PSM) firm. Link to details >

4/2/2024
Ulteig (Fargo, ND) (ENR #123), an engineering firm focused on the power, renewables, transportation, and water sectors, acquired Affinity Energy (Charlotte, NC), a control systems integrator with expertise in customized solutions for power and energy controls and instrumentation. Link to details >

4/3/2024
Transportation consulting and engineering firm Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering (West Columbia, SC) (ENR #198) received a strategic investment from private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management (Washington, D.C.). Link to details >

4/1/2024
Architecture, engineering, design, environmental, and surveying consulting firm PS&S (Warren, NJ) (ENR #359) acquired Stout & Caldwell (Cinnaminson, NJ), a civil engineering, environmental, and land surveying services firm. Link to details >

4/1/2024
Integra Testing Services (Mentor, OH), a testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) services firm, acquired the Controlled Environment Certification Services business (CE Services) of STERIS (Mentor, OH). CE Services is a provider of cleanroom and controlled environment certification, service/repair, and environmental monitoring services to the life sciences industry. Link to details >

4/3/2024
Architecture and design firm LEVY DYKEMA (Austin, TX) merged with Cotera+Reed Architects (Austin, TX), an architectural practice with experience in cultural, educational, and infrastructure projects. Link to details >

4/2/2024
Structural engineering firm Structura (North Bethesda, MD) acquired Fitzpatrick Engineering Group (Charlotte, NC), a structural engineering firm specializing in the healthcare, commercial, and industrial sectors. Link to details >

Global Transactions

4/3/2024
In its second deal of the week, NV5 (Hollywood, FL) (ENR #22) acquired ASG Engineering Consultants (Dubai, UAE), a structural engineering, permitting, and compliance services firm. Link to details >

4/2/2024
Allnorth Consultants (Vancouver, Canada), an engineering, project delivery, and construction services firm, acquired Dynamysk Automation (Calgary, Canada), a firm that provides engineering, inspections, commissioning, and installation services. Link to details >

4/1/2024
Sedgman (Milton, Australia), an engineering design, project delivery, and procurement services firm focused on the mining sector, acquired MinSol Engineering (West Perth, Australia), an engineering firm offering metallurgical test work and other refining processes. Link to details >