M&A Activity Report for 6/20/2023 to 7/23/2023

Jul 31, 2023

 

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Domestic Transactions:

6/20/2023

Civil engineering firm Abonmarche (Benton Harbor, MI) acquired architecture, engineering, and project management services firm Byce & Associates (Kalamazoo, MI). Link to Details.

 

6/21/2023

Accenture (New York, NY), a global professional services firm with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security, entered into an agreement to acquire Anser Advisory (Santa Ana, CA), an advisory and management company for U.S. infrastructure projects. Link to Details.

 

6/20/2023

SitelogIQ (Minneapolis, MN), an energy efficiency and facility solutions firm, acquired IKON (Grandville, MI), an energy and facility solutions provider. Link to Details.

 

6/27/2023

Johnson Marigot Consulting (Brisbane, CA), an environmental consulting firm, joined Integral Consulting (Seattle, WA), a science and engineering firm that delivers technical solutions for complex environmental, health, and natural resource challenges. Link to Details.

 

6/22/2023

Multifamily housing architecture firm Kaas Wilson Architects (Minneapolis, MN) acquired boutique multifamily architecture studio Watts Leaf Architects (Charlotte, NC). Link to Details.

 

Global Transactions:

6/25/2023

Egis (Guyancourt, France), a global consulting, construction engineering, and mobility services firm, entered into an agreement to acquire McIntosh Perry (Ottawa, Canada), an engineering services firm specializing in public infrastructure, buildings, and energy. Link to Details.

 

6/28/2023

IA Group (Sydney, Australia), a workplace design and architecture consulting firm, acquired Tall Architects (Melbourne, Australia), an architectural and interiors firm. Link to Details.

 

6/28/2023

Independent assurance and risk management firm DNV (Oslo, Norway) entered into an agreement to acquire marine health firm Åkerblå Group (Sistranda, Norway). Link to Details.

 

6/22/2023

Powerhouse Energy Group (Chester, UK), a firm providing integrated technology that converts non-recyclable waste into low-carbon energy, acquired the entire outstanding shareholding of Engsolve (Bridgend, UK), an engineering consulting firm. Link to Details.

 

6/30/2023

Westwood Professional Services (Minnetonka, MN), a multidisciplinary engineering firm, acquired Peloton Land Solutions (Fort Worth, TX), an engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, hydraulics, hydrology, and environmental solutions provider for public infrastructure, private developments, and energy projects. Link to Details.

 

7/1/2023

Full-service professional engineering and consulting firm Sunrise Engineering (Fillmore, UT) acquired engineering and surveying firm Rocky Mountain Engineering and Survey (Pocatello, ID). Link to Details.

 

6/28/2023

YOUNG & Associates (Nashville, TN), a full-service property damage consulting firm, partnered with Guardian Group (Torrance, CA), a construction claims consulting firm. Guardian will operate as a division of YOUNG & Associates. Link to Details.

 

7/5/2023

Project management/construction management services firm REO Consultants (Bothell, WA) joined Core Design (Bothell, WA), a planning, landscape architecture, urban design, civil engineering, and surveying specialist. Link to Details.

 

7/1/2023

Structural engineering firms Bennett & Pless (Atlanta, GA) and Hees & Associates (Sarasota, FL) merged. Link to Details.

 

7/1/2023

DJ&A (Missoula, MT), an engineering, environmental, survey, landscape architecture, and planning firm, merged with Woodland Solutions Group (Woodland Park, CO), a geospatial services and software provider. Link to Details.

 

7/13/2023

Fully integrated electrical power system services firm Saber Power Services (Rosharon, TX) acquired engineering and consulting firm Bath Group (Corpus Christi, TX). Link to Details.

 

7/7/2023

Terracon (Olathe, KS), an engineering consulting services firm, acquired Pollution Management (Little Rock, AR), an engineering and environmental services firm. Link to Details.

 

7/11/2023

Universal Engineering Services (UES) (Orlando, FL), an engineering and consulting firm, acquired GEO Solutions (Huntsville, AL), a full-service geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and materials testing firm. Link to Details.

 

7/7/2023

Dunaway (Fort Worth, TX), a professional services firm that offers civil and structural engineering, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and construction inspection services, acquired BEC Engineers and Consultants (Houston, TX), a civil and structural engineering firm. Link to Details.

 

7/13/2023

Verdantas (Dublin, OH), a sustainable infrastructure engineering, planning, and environmental science services provider, acquired Clemson Engineering Hydraulics (Anderson, SC), a physical hydraulic modeling services provider. Link to Details.

 

7/13/2023

The Vertex Companies (Weymouth, MA), a portfolio company of private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners, acquired Breakwater Forensics (Chicago, IL), an expert witness and business consulting firm. Link to Details.

 

7/13/2023

JCJ Architecture (Hartford, CT), an architecture, planning, and interior design firm, acquired Group One Partners (Boston, MA), an architecture and interior design firm. Link to Details.

 

7/10/2023

Full-service consulting firm MSA Professional Services (Baraboo, WI) acquired heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) engineering design firm Fredericksen Engineering (Mequon, WI). Link to Details.

 

7/10/2023

Architecture and planning firm BHH Architecture (Perham, MN) merged with architecture and engineering firm Widseth (Baxter, MN). Link to Details.

 

7/5/2023

Fibersmith (Blooming Prairie, MN), an engineering, fiber network design, and software services firm for telecommunications providers, acquired Ahneman Kirby (Riverside, CT), a civil and structural engineering firm. Link to Details.

 

7/12/2023

The SOCOTEC Group (Yvelines, France), a Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC), consulting, and advisory services provider focused on buildings and infrastructure, acquired DSS Condo (Miami, FL), a owners’ representative and advisory firm that provides construction management and project management services. Link to Details.

 

7/6/2023

Western States Reclamation (Frederick, CO), a civil construction and restoration firm and portfolio company of private equity firm Strength Capital Partners, acquired Ecological Resource Consultants (Lakewood, CO), an engineering and ecological science firm. Link to Details.

 

7/12/2023

The Next Idea Group (Los Angeles, CA) acquired James Heimler, Architect (Woodland Hills, CA), forming a new firm TNI Architects (Woodland Hills, CA). TNI Architects will provide architecture and design services with a focus on sustainability, sustainable materials, design innovation, and technology innovation. Link to Details.

 

7/5/2023

Land surveying services firm Control Point Associates (Warren, NJ) acquired surveying, engineering, and land planning firm McLaughlin Engineering Co. (Fort Lauderdale, FL). Link to Details.

 

7/18/2023

Magnolia River Services (Decatur, AL), a utility and field services firm with expertise in engineering, inspection, GIS, and software, acquired the assets and operations of INTEGRI-TEK (Houston, TX), a high-level GIS consulting, business intelligence, data management, and infrastructure project services provider. Link to Details.

 

7/18/2023

Engineering, architecture, and planning firm A2H (Memphis, TN) acquired engineering firm King Engineering Consultants (Memphis, TN). Link to Details.

 

7/14/2023

Wendel (Williamsville, NY), an architecture, engineering, energy efficiency, and construction management firm, acquired Mitchell Associates Architects (Albany, NY), a firm that works exclusively on public safety building design projects, including fire stations, EMS, and shared facilities. Link to Details.

 

7/17/2023

Terraphase Engineering (Oakland, CA), an environmental engineering and design firm, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Robinson Noble (Tacoma, WA), an environmental consulting firm specializing in environmental characterization and remediation, water resources, water rights, and geotechnical engineering. Link to Details.

 

7/6/2023

Tenneson Engineering Corporation (The Dalles, OR), a civil engineering, land surveying, structural engineering, land use planning, water rights, and construction support services provider, merged with AKS Engineering & Forestry (Tualatin, OR), a civil engineering, water resources, surveying, and land use planning firm. Link to Details.

 

 

Global Transactions:

7/5/2023

CIMA+ (Laval, Canada), a consulting engineering firm, acquired Écogénie (Quebec City, Canada), a consulting engineering firm that provides eco-engineering and solutions. Link to Details.

 

7/4/2023

Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired engineering and building information modeling services firm HPD Consultants (Pune, India). Link to Details.

 

6/29/2023

ABO-Group (Ghent, Belgium), an environmental company, and MEET HET (Mariakerke, Belgium), a monitoring, digital twins, and technical measurements expert, joined forces. Link to Details.

 

7/3/2023

Architecture firms Oberlanders Architects (Edinburgh, UK) and Leslie Hutt Architect (Inverness, UK) merged. Link to Details.

 

7/4/2023

TERAO Asia (Shanghai, China), a sustainable engineering consulting firm, and Medhini Group (Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia), a boutique project management firm that specializes in high-tech industries, joined forces. Link to Details.

 

6/25/2023

Egis (Guyancourt, France), a global consulting, construction engineering, and mobility services firm, entered into an agreement to acquire McIntosh Perry (Ottawa, Canada), an engineering services firm specializing in public infrastructure, buildings, and energy. Link to Details.

 

6/28/2023

IA Group (Sydney, Australia), a workplace design and architecture consulting firm, acquired Tall Architects (Melbourne, Australia), an architectural and interiors firm. Link to Details.

 

6/28/2023

Independent assurance and risk management firm DNV (Oslo, Norway) entered into an agreement to acquire marine health firm Åkerblå Group (Sistranda, Norway). Link to Details.

 

6/22/2023

Powerhouse Energy Group (Chester, UK), a firm providing integrated technology that converts non-recyclable waste into low-carbon energy, acquired the entire outstanding shareholding of Engsolve (Bridgend, UK), an engineering consulting firm. Link to Details.

 

7/5/2023

Engineering and architectural firm Sweco (Stockholm, Sweden) entered into a share purchase agreement with fire protection consulting firm FPC Risk (Antwerp, Belgium). Link to Details.

 

7/5/2023

Turner & Townsend (Leeds, UK), a consulting firm for the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, acquired Cavalieri & Associates (Mississauga, Canada), a project and development management firm for commercial and industrial construction. Link to Details.

 

7/7/2023

SYSTRA (Paris, France), an engineering and consulting group specializing in public transport and mobility solutions, reached an agreement to acquire the Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian entities of Atkins (Stockholm, Sweden), which specialize in infrastructure design and project management. The Danish entity also specializes in rail verification services. Link to Details.

 

7/12/2023

DNV (Oslo, Norway), an independent assurance and risk management provider, acquired Enviroguide Consulting (Dublin, Ireland), an environmental consulting firm. Link to Details.

 

7/11/2023

CAPZA (Paris, France) entered exclusive negotiations with the shareholders of NEO2 (Levallois-Perret, France), a consulting firm involved in industrial site design, development, maintenance, and optimization. Link to Details.

 

7/9/2023

Royal HaskoningDHV (Amersfoort, The Netherlands), a design firm, entered a strategic partnership with Nelen & Schuurmans (Utrecht, The Netherlands), a water consulting and IT company. Link to Details.

 

7/11/2023

Strengthening its professional building services division, loss adjusting company QuestGates (Birmingham, UK) acquired building surveying, architecture, and consulting civil and structural engineering firm Ramsay McMichael Consulting (Glasgow, UK). Link to Details.

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