January M&A Transactions in AEC

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01/03/2025

• INVISION Architecture (Waterloo, IA), an architecture and interior design firm, expanded to the Southeast with a strategic merger with RDB Design Associates (Jacksonville, FL), strengthening its presence in Florida and enhancing its design expertise. (INVISION Architecture)

01/06/2025

• AKRF (New York, NY) expanded its capabilities by acquiring Philip Habib & Associates (New York, NY), a transportation and civil engineering firm. (AKRF)

• Greenprint Partners (Chicago, IL) enhanced its design and planning services by acquiring Omni Workshop (St. Louis, MO), an urban design and landscape architecture firm. (Greenprint Partners)

• Michael Baker International (Pittsburgh, PA) strengthened its Sustainable and Resilient Solutions by merging with Akela Engineering and Consulting (San Diego, CA), an engineering firm specializing in water resources and environmental services. (Michael Baker International)

• Contollo (London, UK) expanded its engineering capabilities by acquiring Engineering Services Partnership (ESP) Ltd (Horsham, UK), a firm specializing in control and automation systems. (Contollo)

• TowerPinkster (Kalamazoo, MI) merged with Comprehensive Engineering (Grand Rapids, MI), creating West Michigan's largest and most advanced engineering team. (TowerPinkster)

01/07/2025

• Mainstay Engineering Group (Blue Bell, PA) expanded its services by acquiring Professional Engineering Associates (Hatfield, PA), a firm specializing in civil engineering and land development. (Morrissey Goodale)

• SOCOTEC (New York, NY) expanded its U.S. presence by acquiring Ninyo & Moore (San Diego, CA), a geotechnical and environmental sciences consulting firm. (SOCOTEC)

• Electric Power Engineers (Austin, TX) received a strategic growth investment from Berkshire Partners (Boston, MA) to enhance its services and expand its market reach. (BusinessWire)

• Impact Environmental Consulting (Bohemia, NY) expanded its expertise by acquiring PT Consultants (New York, NY), a firm specializing in environmental site assessments and remediation. (Impact Environmental)

• VHB (Watertown, MA) expanded its services by merging with CJM Engineering (Orlando, FL), enhancing its transportation and infrastructure capabilities. (VHB)

• DB3 Group (Leeds, UK) expanded its services by acquiring TTG Architects (Aberdeen, UK), enhancing its architectural offerings in the healthcare and education sectors. (DB3 Group)

1/8/2025

• McAdams (Raleigh, NC) expanded its presence by acquiring the Carolina Operations of TPD (Transportation Planning and Design), enhancing its transportation services. (Morrissey Goodale)

• Mancini Duffy (New York, NY) expanded its services by acquiring Design Styles Architecture (Tampa, FL), enhancing its residential and commercial design capabilities. (Mancini Duffy)

• SAM (Austin, TX) expanded its geospatial and construction services by acquiring S. Nelson & Associates (Houston, TX), a land surveying firm. (SAM)

• True Environmental (Denver, CO), backed by Halle Capital, expanded its environmental consulting services by acquiring Ensero Solutions (Golden, CO), a firm specializing in environmental assessment and remediation. (True Environmental)

• SGS (Geneva, Switzerland) expanded its sustainability expertise by acquiring Aster Global Environmental Solutions (Houston, TX), a firm focused on greenhouse gas validation and verification. (SGS)

• ENTRUST Solutions Group (Warrenville, IL) expanded into Canada by acquiring Maskwa High Voltage Ltd. (Calgary, Canada), a company specializing in electric transmission and distribution engineering services. (Entrust Solutions)

01/09/2025

• Palm Beach Capital (West Palm Beach, FL) launched an architecture-focused investment platform with a strategic investment in MBI Companies, Inc. (Knoxville, TN), an architecture and engineering design firm. (BusinessWire)

• Sweco (Stockholm, Sweden) expanded its geotechnical services by acquiring a Sipti Consulting (Kerava, Finland), enhancing its expertise in the Nordic region. (Sweco)

1/10/2025

• Resolution Group, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) expanded its services by acquiring Little River Consultants (Seymour, IN), an environmental consulting firm. (Resolution Group)

1/13/2025

• Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants (BakerRisk) (San Antonio, TX), an employee-owned risk management consulting firm, expanded its fire protection services by acquiring Haines Fire and Risk Consulting (Medford, NJ), integrating Haines' engineers and consultants into BakerRisk's Fire Protection division. (Baker Risk)

• BBA (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC), a consulting engineering firm, enhanced its renewable energy portfolio by acquiring Kilo Power (Calgary, AB), a consulting firm specializing in utility-scale solar energy projects across North America and New Zealand. (BBA)

01/15/2025

• Spheros Environmental (Denver, CO), an environmental consulting firm, expanded its portfolio by acquiring EcoAnalysts, Inc. (Moscow, ID), a leader in aquatic and terrestrial biological consulting services. This acquisition enhances Spheros Environmental's capabilities in biological monitoring, ecological impact analysis, and ecological risk assessment. (Sphero Environmental)

01/16/2025

• ZenaTech, Inc. (Vancouver, BC), a technology company specializing in AI drones and Drone as a Service (DaaS), expanded its operations in the Northwest U.S. by acquiring Weddle Surveying Inc. (near Portland, OR). This acquisition establishes a base for ZenaTech's DaaS business in the region, focusing on drone swarms and wildfire applications. (ZenaTech)

• Incline Equity Partners (Pittsburgh, PA), a private equity firm, invested in Mostardi Platt (Elmhurst, IL), a provider of environmental air testing and compliance services. This partnership aims to bolster Mostardi Platt's operations through investments in technology and infrastructure, supporting high-quality service standards and growth. (Incline Equity Partners)

01/17/2025

• Cumming Group (Los Angeles, CA), an international project management and cost consultancy, acquired Lafferty (Dublin, Ireland), a leading Irish project management company. This strategic acquisition strengthens Cumming Group's position in Ireland's construction market, particularly in the life sciences, multi-family residential, mixed-use, and commercial sectors. (Cumming Group)

• Waterland Private Equity (Barcelona, Spain) acquired a majority stake in INCOSA (Spain), an engineering consulting firm specializing in energy, infrastructure, building, and environmental management. The partnership aims to accelerate INCOSA's growth by expanding its services and technical capabilities while broadening its market presence. (Waterland Private Equity)

1/18/2025

• OHK Energy (Dublin, Ireland), a solar panel and heat pump installation company, completed its fourth acquisition since partnering with Crest Pro Power and Pro-Ex Engineering (Little Island, Ireland), bringing the total value of its acquisitions to over €30 million. This latest deal strengthens OHK Energy’s position in the renewable energy sector. (The Irish Times)

1/20/2025

• SGS (Geneva, Switzerland), a global leader in inspection, verification, testing, and certification, acquired RTI Laboratories (Livonia, MI), strengthening its environmental and PFAS testing capabilities as part of its Strategy 27 initiative. (SGS)

• Bureau Veritas (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), a global testing, inspection, and certification firm, acquired Contec AQS (Italy) and its subsidiaries, Exenet and PMPI, to expand its leadership in the Buildings and Infrastructure sector as part of its LEAP | 28 strategy. (Bureau Veritas)

• Wallace Whittle (Glasgow, UK), an ESG, Sustainability, and MEP engineering consultancy, expanded its capabilities by acquiring Davie + McCulloch (Glasgow, UK), a building services consultancy and M&E engineering firm. This strategic acquisition aims to enhance Wallace Whittle's expertise and deliver greater value to clients across the UK. (Wallace Whittle)

1/21/2025

• Benesch (Chicago, IL), an engineering and professional services firm, expanded its rail services in the Northeast by integrating Fair Dermody Consulting Engineers (Portland, ME), a firm specializing in heavy transportation infrastructure design and repair. This addition enhances Benesch's Railroad Division and establishes its first office in Maine. (Benesch)

• SAM Companies (Austin, TX), a provider of professional geospatial and inspection solutions, expanded its presence in the Northeast by acquiring Doucet Survey (New England), a firm specializing in land surveying and geospatial services. This acquisition enhances SAM's capabilities in delivering comprehensive geospatial solutions to clients in the region. (SAM Companies)

1/22/2025

• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) (Montgomery, AL), an architecture and engineering firm, expanded its services by acquiring South Coast Engineers (SCE) (Fairhope, AL), a firm renowned for coastal engineering, resilience, and nature-based solutions. This strategic acquisition enhances GMC's engineering team and adds coastal engineering to its service offerings. (GMC)

• Atwell (Southfield, MI), a consulting, engineering, and construction services firm, expanded its presence in the Southeast by acquiring SEI Engineering, Inc. (Marietta, GA), strengthening its expertise in mixed-use developments, public transportation, commercial projects, and aviation. (Morrissey Goodale)

• CPL (Rochester, NY), a full-service design firm, expanded its reach in northeast Ohio by acquiring Clark & Post Architects Inc. (Lorain, OH). This acquisition enhances CPL's ability to provide integrated design solutions across the state. (Rochester Business Journal)

• MGAC (Washington, DC), a global project and cost management consultancy, expanded its Luxury Living practice by acquiring Stonemark Construction Management (Los Angeles, CA), a firm specializing in high-end residential and luxury home projects. This acquisition enhances MGAC's capabilities in delivering complex, architecturally distinct residences across the U.S. and Europe. (MGAC)

1/23/2025

• Hunt, Guillot & Associates (HGA) (Ruston, LA), a full-service program management and engineering firm, expanded its power distribution capabilities by acquiring Reliable Power Consultants (RPC) (Fort Collins, CO), an engineering firm specializing in power distribution design, staking, right-of-way, and inspection services. (Morrissey Goodale)

• ZenaTech, Inc. (Vancouver, BC), a technology company specializing in AI drones and Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions, acquired KJM Land Surveying LLC (Pensacola, FL), a land survey engineering firm with a longstanding client base. (GlobeNewswire)

• Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) (Los Angeles, CA), a private equity firm, acquired ALL4 (Philadelphia, PA), an environmental consulting firm specializing in air quality, environmental compliance, and permitting services. (PR Newswire)

• Scheid Architectural, PLLC (Buffalo, NY), an architecture firm specializing in industrial, manufacturing, financial, office, and educational markets, acquired Schneider Architectural Services, PC (Buffalo, NY). (Scheid Architectural)

• Ayesa (Seville, Spain), a global technology and engineering services firm, expanded its project management and data center capabilities by acquiring CORE (Madrid, Spain), a project management consultancy known for its Lean Construction methodologies. (Ayesa)

1/27/2025

• Michael Graves Architecture (Princeton, NJ), an award-winning global leader in planning, architecture, and interior design, expanded its reach into hospitality architecture by acquiring Kollin Altomare Architects (Long Beach, CA), a firm specializing in hospitality design. (Michael Graves Architecture)

• Scovan Group Inc. (Calgary, Alberta), an engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction management firm, expanded its carbon capture capabilities by acquiring Delta CleanTech (Calgary, Alberta). (Scovan)

1/28/2025

• Tikehau Capital (Paris, France), a global alternative asset management group, expanded its portfolio by acquiring TTSP HWP (Germany), a company specializing in impact-based services. This strategic acquisition aims to enhance Tikehau Capital's presence in the German market and strengthen its impact-driven investment capabilities. (DC Advisory)

1/29/2025

• DLR Group (Omaha, NE), a global integrated design firm, expanded its healthcare and life sciences expertise by acquiring Tsoi Kobus Design (Boston, MA), a firm renowned for designing advanced proton therapy facilities and possessing an award-winning portfolio in life sciences, higher education, and commercial design. (DLR Group)

• DGT Associates (Boston, MA), a leading surveying and engineering firm in New England, expanded its presence in the Greater Boston area by acquiring R.E. Cameron & Associates (Massachusetts), a surveying firm known for its accuracy and community dedication. This acquisition integrates over 4,000 survey records into DGT's extensive archive, enhancing its ability to deliver comprehensive surveying and engineering services. (Business Wire)

1/30/2025

• UES (Orlando, FL), a national leader in geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and materials testing, expanded its subsidence and geoforensic engineering capabilities by acquiring Marino Engineering Associates (St. Louis, MO), a firm specializing in risk mitigation for underground and surface mines, subsidence assessment, and geoforensic investigations. (GlobeNewswire)

• Phenna Group (Nottingham, UK), a company specializing in testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services, expanded its Infrastructure division by acquiring STM Environmental (Twickenham, London, UK), an environmental consulting firm offering geo-environmental, flood risk, and drainage services, as well as environmental data management systems for local authorities. (Phenna Group)

• DBA Group (Villorba, Italy), an engineering and project management firm, expanded into the Spanish market by acquiring a 60% stake in Proyectos IFG (Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain), an engineering company. (DBA Group)

1/31/2025

• Veris (Australia), a fully integrated digital advisory and consulting firm, expanded its spatial and GIS capabilities by acquiring Spatial Vision (Melbourne, Australia), a company specializing in spatial, GIS, and application development services. (Spatial Source)