U.S. M&A picks up in August; Ten more deals this week

Commentary & Insight

There’s been a definite uptick in M&A activity in August. Month-to-date we’ve tracked 18 U.S. deals compared to 6 deals over the same period in 2019. To learn why industry M&A is rebounding and to connect with the firms that are leading the way, join us on October 22 and 23 as we host our livestream Fourth Quarter U.S. M&A Symposium.

M&A Transactions

8/13/2020
Full-service civil engineering, surveying, planning, and construction management firm, SEPI (Raleigh, NC) (ENR #390) acquired two Florida-based planning and design firms, The Mellgren Planning Group (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and Foley/Kolarik (Palmetto, FL). 
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8/10/2020
In its second deal announcement in as many weeks, industry leader Atlas Technical Consultants (Austin, TX) (Nasdaq: ATCX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WesTest (Lakewood, CO), a key provider of transportation-related materials testing and inspection services. 
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8/13/2020
Commonwealth Architects (Richmond, VA), a 20-year old architecture, historic preservation, planning, and interior design firm, acquired Boynton Rothschild Rowland Architects (Richmond, VA). The deal brings the combined firm to 26 full-time employees. 
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8/12/2020
Architectural services firm AO (Orange, CA) (ENR #191) acquired science and technology architecture firm WHL Architects (Sunnyvale, CA) as part of its diversification growth strategy. Following the acquisition, WHL re-branded as AO Science + Technology. 
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8/11/2020
Civil engineering firm Navix Engineering (Bellevue, WA) acquired the Portland office of full-service site and development consulting firm PacLand (Clackamas, OR). 
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8/10/2020
Waggoner Engineering (Jackson, MS) acquired Applied Engineering & Science Consulting (Auburn, AL), a firm providing services in the disciplines of water, wastewater, asset management planning, environmental compliance and permitting, and stormwater compliance. 
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8/10/2020
Forensic Engineering Services (Arlington, TX), a Trinity Hunt Partners (Dallas, TX) portfolio company, acquired Scientific Analysis, Inc. (Dallas, TX), a provider of accident reconstruction forensic engineering services. 
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8/6/2020
100% black women-owned and managed civil and structural engineering consulting firm Malani Padayachee & Associates (Randburg, South Africa) and investment holding company Motseng Women Investments (Midrand, South Africa) acquired 100% equity of Mott MacDonald Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa), the South African engineering entity of ENR’s #18 ranked global design firm. 
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7/20/2020
Seed Environmental (Suffolk, UK) merged with Paulex (Exeter, UK). Both firms specialize in environmental and property incident response, site investigation, remediation and restoration services, environmental claims management, and monitoring. 
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