M&A Activity Report for the week of 04/08/2024 – 04/14/2024

May 03, 2024

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M&A Activity Report for the week of 04/08/2024 – 04/14/2024

 

Domestic Transactions:

4/24/2024
Site design firm specializing in civil engineering, ecological consulting, geotechnical engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and facility consulting, PEA Group (Auburn Hills, MI), acquired environmental firm, ASTI Environmental (Brighton, MI). Read More.

 

4/25/2024
Surveying and engineering firm, Delta (Lubbock, TX), with experience in commercial and residential projects, joined land development and employee-owned firm LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #67). This is LJA’s fourth acquisition of 2024 thus far. Read More.

 

4/29/2024
Civil engineering, surveying, architecture, landscape architecture, and planning services firm Crafton Tull (Rogers, AR) (ENR #412), expanded its landscape architecture team with the addition of Prism Design Studio (Huntsville, AR).  Read More.

 

4/29/2024
Multi-disciplined engineering firm, Clark Dietz (Champaign, IL), acquired civil, structural, traffic, and construction engineering firm, RS Engineering (Lansing, MI). Read More.

 

4/30/2024
Transmission reliability modeling, market analysis software, and technical services firm, PowerGEM (Clifton Park, NY), providing for the electric power industry, acquired Astrapé Consulting (Hoover, AL), a firm that offers resource adequacy for reliably managing the transition to clean energy. Read More.

 

4/30/2024
Utility and field services firm, Magnolia River Services (Decatur, AL), with expertise in engineering, inspection, GIS, and software, acquired engineering and management consulting firm, Heath and Associates (Shelby, NC), focused on the power and energy industry. Read More.

 

4/30/2024
Public-infrastructure firm, CRIADO & Associates (Dallas, TX) joined civil engineering, structural, landscape architecture, surveying, and construction inspection services firm, Dunaway (Fort Worth, TX). Read More.

 

4/30/2024
Energy efficiency and sustainability solutions firm, Legence (San Jose, CA), acquired commercial real estate sustainability consulting firm, Corporate Sustainability Strategies (Huntington Beach, CA). Read More.

 

5/1/2024
MEP, fire protection engineering, lighting design, energy services, and commissioning firm, Rushing (Seattle, WA), joined industry leader, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #57). Read More.

 

5/1/2024
Leading global design firm, WSP (Montreal, Canada) (ENR#4), acquired specialized MEP firm, AKF Group (New York, NY) (ENR #318), designing complex healthcare, science and technology, and mission-critical facilities. Read More.

 

5/1/2024
Linton Engineering (Potomac Falls, VA), a structural engineering firm, merged with Bennett & Pless (Atlanta, GA). The acquisition extends Bennett & Pless’ reach and single-discipline structural engineering expertise into the greater Washington, D.C. metro area. Read More.

 

5/2/2024
Kimley-Horn (Raleigh, NC) (ENR #10) a planning and design consulting firm joined forces with consulting firm, VICUS (Los Angeles, CA), specializing in urban planning, design, and environmental services. Read More.

 

 

International Transactions:

4/29/2024
Surveying services firm, Plowman Craven (Harpenden, UK), serving the residential, rail, and infrastructure markets, received funding from private equity firm Agathos Management (London, UK). Read More.

 

4/30/2024
Ufenau Capital Partners (Schwyz, Switzerland), a privately-owned investor group, acquired engineering firm, IPP Group (Kiel, Germany), with expertise in infrastructure and energy projects such as road renovations, water and wastewater systems, and hydrogen plants. Read More.

 

4/30/2024
The private equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (New York, NY) will acquire a majority stake in Adler & Allan (Harrogate, UK) an environmental risk reduction and advisory services firm, from Sun European Partners (London, UK).  Read More.

 

5/1/2024
Stantec (Edmonton, Canada) (ENR #8) a leading sustainable design and engineering firm, acquired engineering design firm, Hydrock (Bristol, UK), offering fire safety, energy & sustainability, civil & structural, MEP, transport, environmental, and geotechnical services. Read More.

 

5/1/2024
Leading global architectural, advisory, construction engineering and mobility services firm, Egis (Guyancourt, France) (ENR #30), acquired PM, cost management, building surveying, and construction safety services firm, Thomas & Adamson (Edinburgh, UK). Read More.

 

5/1/2024
EcoAmmo (Edmonton, Canada), a sustainability services firm, joined ESG and sustainability consulting, carbon, energy engineering, commissioning, and project delivery services firm, Stok (San Francisco, CA). Read More.

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