M&A Update: U.S. M&A surpasses 260 deals this year; No slowdown in sight

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Domestic Transactions

7/7/2022
Zyscovich Architects (Miami, FL) (ENR #389), a master planning, architecture, and interior design firm, received a strategic investment from private equity firm Godspeed Capital (Washington, D.C.). 
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7/6/2022
Interdisciplinary design firm EYP (Albany, NY) (ENR #148) joined multidisciplinary design, architecture and engineering services firm Page (Washington, D.C.) (ENR #87). 
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6/30/2022
Transportation and infrastructure engineering firm CONSOR Engineers (Houston, TX) (ENR #76) acquired Project Engineering Consultants (West Jordan, UT), an engineering firm specializing in transportation, water, and CM services. 
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7/7/2022
Fast-growing Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) (Orlando, FL) (ENR #42) acquired Speedie and Associates (Phoenix, AZ), a geotechnical, environmental, construction materials testing, and inspection services firm. 
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7/5/2022
Farr West Engineering (Reno, NV), a specialist in municipal engineering and public works, merged with planning, surveying, civil and transportation, and environmental services firm DOWL (Redmond, WA) (ENR #204). 
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7/1/2022
Design, consulting, and PM/CM firm DCCM (Houston, TX) (ENR #174) acquired RQAW (Fishers, IN), an engineering and architecture firm serving state and local government entities, educational institutions, and the military, commercial, and healthcare sectors. 
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7/6/2022
Architecture and planning firm Williams + Paddon (Roseville, CA) joined 19six Architects (San Luis Obispo, CA), an architecture firm focused on the education and healthcare markets. 
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7/1/2022
Catalyst (Santa Monica, CA), an environmental consulting firm specializing in water resources, energy, infrastructure, and land development, acquired AWR Environmental (Alameda, CA), a firm that offers technical environmental services associated with legacy contamination. 
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7/5/2022
CM/PM firm Fountainhead Consulting (Anaheim, CA) acquired PPM Group (Fontana, CA), a transportation, public works, and infrastructure construction management firm. 
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7/7/2022
Structural engineering firm R.M Byrd and Associates (Ontario, CA) joined Miyamoto International (Sacramento, CA), a structural engineering and disaster-risk reduction firm. 
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Global Transactions

7/1/2022
Walker Sime (West Yorkshire, UK), a quantity surveying, PM/CM, and commercial services firm, announced a partnership with architecture, engineering, and PM/CM firm Otak (Portland, OR) (ENR #246). 
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6/23/2022
ENR’s #20 ranked environmental firm, ERM (London, UK), acquired MarineSpace (Southampton, UK), a marine planning and environmental consultancy. The acquisition will strengthen ERM’s capabilities across the renewables project lifecycle. 
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6/23/2022
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired Dermot Casey (Cork, Ireland), a firm that offers arboriculture and consultancy services to commercial companies, local authorities, and government entities. 
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6/30/2022
Design agency VK Architects + Engineers (Brussels, Belgium) acquired One Simulations (Leiden, The Netherlands), an engineering firm specialized in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations. 
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7/5/2022
In the firm’s second deal announcement, RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired facilities management company MSS Group (Cardiff, UK). 
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7/4/2022
Architecture and planning firm Ryder Architecture (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) acquired Doone Silver Kerr (London, UK), an architectural practice serving the commercial, residential, and hospitality sectors. 
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6/30/2022
Structural and civil engineering firm Whitby Wood (London, UK) joined forces with Corbett & Tasker (London, UK), a structural engineering firm focused on timber engineering and the design of temporary demountable structures. 
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7/4/2022
Tiong Seng (Singapore), a construction and civil engineering company, agreed to purchase a majority stake in electrical and mechanical engineering firm AMP Systems (Singapore). 
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7/5/2022
PMDL (Sydney, Australia) and McGlashan Everist (Geelong, Australia) joined forces to create a combined architectural and design practice in Australia and Asia. 
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7/6/2022
Gradiant (Woburn, MA), a firm that offers cleantech water solutions for advanced water and wastewater treatment, acquired WaterPark Environment (Hsinchu, Taiwan), a water technology design and construction firm serving advanced manufacturing clients. 
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