Three transactions in the Western U.S.; eight additional domestic transactions

Commentary & Insight

Another busy week of M&A activity as we report on 11 new domestic transactions, including three in the West. We also report on eight global transactions.

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Domestic Transactions

5/13/2025
Padre Associates (Ventura, CA), a firm focused on natural resources and geoenvironmental services, joined True Environmental (New York, NY) (ENR #219), a platform focused on building a consulting and engineering organization for environmental end markets. Link to details >

5/8/2025
AKS Engineering & Forestry (Tualatin, OR), a civil engineering, water resources, surveying, and land use planning firm, acquired CPH Consultants (Kirkland, WA), a civil engineering design and land use consulting company. Link to details >

5/14/2025
Galloway & Company (Greenwood Village, CO) (ENR #318), a national multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm, announced a strategic growth investment from ARA Service Partners (New Hope, PA) and Kelso & Company (New York, NY). Link to details >

5/15/2025
Acuren Corporation (Tomball, TX), a provider of critical asset integrity services to industrial markets, entered into an agreement to merge with one of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, NV5 Global (Hollywood, FL) (ENR #26), a technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions firm. Link to details >

5/12/2025
Lynch Mykins (Raleigh, NC), a structural engineering and special inspections firm, joined industry leader and one of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #48). Link to details >

5/12/2025
Slipstream Environmental Services (Sheridan, WY), a firm focused on testing natural gas-fired emissions sources, entered into a partnership with Alliance Technical Group (Decatur, AL), an environmental testing and compliance services firm. Link to details >

5/8/2025
Civil engineering, environmental, and surveying firm Pape-Dawson Engineers (San Antonio, TX) (ENR #69) acquired Morris Engineering & Consulting (Sarasota, FL), a civil engineering firm that provides land development services. Link to details >

5/8/2025
CMBA Architects (Sioux City, IA), an architecture firm that serves education, healthcare, and municipal clients, joined forces with Levi Architecture (Cedar Falls, IA). Link to details >

5/13/2025
Saber Power (Rosharon, TX), a fully integrated electrical power system services firm serving utility, renewables and battery storage, and industrial markets, acquired inoLECT (Baton Rouge, LA), an electrical engineering and field services firm. Link to details >

5/8/2025
Green Companies (Cedar Rapids, IA), the parent company of the HR Green (Cedar Rapids, IA) (ENR #168) family of engineering firms, acquired Infrastructure Solution Services (Melbourne, FL), a firm with experience in water supply and treatment, stormwater management, civil site design, disaster recovery, surveying, and grant writing. Link to details >

5/14/2025
Architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm ISG (Mankato, MN) (ENR #245) acquired JDAVIS (Raleigh, NC), a multi-disciplinary design firm with expertise in planning, landscape architecture, interior design, architecture, and procurement management services. Link to details >

Global Transactions

5/13/2025
Infrastructure, transportation, energy, and PM firm CIMA+ (Laval, Canada) acquired B&A Studio (Calgary, Canada), a multidisciplinary firm specializing in urban planning, design, and community engagement. Link to details >

5/13/2025
FSN Capital Compass I (Oslo, Norway) signed an agreement to invest in UHL Bau (Wiener Neustadt, Austria), a civil engineering firm that serves critical infrastructure markets, including energy and water. Link to details >

5/6/2025
Pioneering AEG and strategic consulting firm Woolpert (Dayton, OH) (ENR #39) acquired Bluesky International (Ashby-de-la-Zouch, UK), a multidisciplinary geospatial solutions firm. Link to details >

5/12/2025
ENR’s #22 ranked global design firm, Ramboll Group (Copenhagen, Denmark), acquired Temple (London, UK), an environment and sustainability consultancy. Link to details >

5/12/2025
Engineering, environmental, and commissioning services firm BBA Consultants (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada) expanded its environmental services with the acquisitions of Groupe Synergis (Shawinigan, Canada) and CPP Environmental (Sherwood Park, Canada). Link to details >

5/9/2025
ENR’s #18 ranked global design firm, Sweco (Stockholm, Sweden), signed an agreement to acquire Juust B.V. (Goessetraatweg, Netherlands), a consulting firm specializing in civil engineering, spatial planning, mobility, and urban planning. Link to details >

5/8/2025
Colliers International (Toronto, Canada), through its engineering platform and 2023 Best Post Transaction Award recipient Englobe (Quebec City, Canada), acquired Higher Ground Consulting (Calgary, Canada), a multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm that serves both private and public clients. Link to details >