M&A Activity Report for the week of 12/5/2022 – 12/11/2022

Dec 15, 2022

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Domestic Transactions:

12/6/2022

Thompson Holdings (Mobile, AL), a family of engineering, architecture, and disaster response solutions companies, acquired architecture, engineering, construction management, and construction engineering and inspection services firm Meyer Engineers (Metairie, LA). Link to Details.

 

12/8/2022

Russo Barr Associates (Burlington, MA), an engineering consultancy that specializes in building envelope technology, joined leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC), consulting, and advisory services provider SOCOTEC (Yvelines, France). Link to Details.

 

12/8/2022

Studio-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm McMillan Pazdan Smith (Greenville, SC) acquired architecture and planning firm Virgo Gambill Architects (Augusta, GA). Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

Kimley-Horn (Raleigh, NC), a planning and design consultancy, acquired Canin Associates (Orlando, FL), an urban design, planning, and landscape architecture company. Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

National engineering and consulting firm Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) (Orlando, FL) acquired geotechnical and foundation engineering firm Dan Brown and Associates (DBA) (Knoxville, TN). Link to Details.

 

12/6/2022

Sdii Global Corporation (Tampa, FL), a forensic engineering and earth sciences firm, partnered with and received a strategic investment from middle-market-focused private investment firm Kian Capital Partners (Charlotte, NC). Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

EFI Global (Tampa, FL), a leading full-service international consultancy, acquired Davis Patrikios Criswell (Memphis, TN), a structural and civil engineering design services firm. Link to Details.

 

12/6/2022

Leading technology-enabled laboratory testing, inspection, and quality management services provider RMA Group (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) acquired geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, construction inspection, and construction materials testing services provider Northwest Geotechnical Consultants (Wilsonville, OR). Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

Engineering services firm Bowman Consulting Group (Reston, VA) acquired geologic, engineering, and geospatial consulting firm H2H Geoscience Engineering (Troy, NY). Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

DC Capital Partners (Alexandria, VA), a private equity firm that invests in middle-market firms in the government and engineering sectors, launched full-service mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) firm Akela Engineering and Consulting (San Diego, CA). Mechanical engineering firm Michael Wall Engineering (San Diego, CA) and mechanical engineering firm DEC Engineers (San Diego, CA) combined to form Akela. Akela is a sister company of global engineering, planning, and consulting services company Michael Baker International (Pittsburgh, PA). Link to Details.

 

12/6/2022

Creative engineering collective Sebago Technics (South Portland, ME) acquired Corner Post Land Surveying (Springvale, ME), a surveying services provider specializing in boundary and topographic surveys. Link to Details.

 

12/6/2022

Legence (San Jose, CA), an advisory services and implementation provider focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high-performance facilities, acquired leading sustainability consulting firm LORD Green Strategies (Dallas, TX). Link to Details.

 

12/1/2022

In partnership with Jumana Capital (Houston, TX), specialty engineering consultancy for the power and utility industry Structural Integrity Associates (San Jose, CA) and electrical engineering and electric field service firm C2C Technical Services (Texas City, TX) formed SI Solutions. Link to Details.

 

12/1/2022

Global data center services provider Salute Mission Critical (Franklin, WI) acquired Iconicx Critical Solutions (Amsterdam, NY), a commissioning, testing, and consulting services provider for data centers and mission critical environments. Link to Details.

 

11/15/2022

Ci Design (Baltimore, MD), an architectural design firm, acquired Fishbrook Design Studio (Haverhill, MA), a design firm for commercial and life science projects. Link to Details.

 

Global Transactions:

12/7/2022

The world’s largest pure play sustainability consulting firm ERM (London, UK) acquired Libryo (London, UK), a global cloud-based Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) regulatory intelligence platform. Link to Details.

 

12/6/2022

Professional services firm WSP (Montreal, Canada) acquired engineering consultancy BG Bonnard & Gardel Holding SA (Lausanne, Switzerland). Link to Details.

 

12/8/2022

WSP (Montreal, Canada) acquired specialized structural and civil engineering firm enstruct (Milsons Point, Australia). Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

Egis (Guyancourt, France), a leading global consulting, construction, engineering, and operating company, acquired multidisciplinary design firm U+A (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Link to Details.

 

11/28/2022

Assystem Group (Courbevoie, France), an international engineering, digital services, and project management firm, acquired 100% of the shares of project management and controls company LogiKal (London, UK). Link to Details.

 

11/23/2022

RSK Group (Helsby, UK), a global leader in sustainable solutions delivery, acquired economic development consulting firm ERS (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK). Link to Details.

 

12/1/2022

Global professional services provider Deloitte (London, UK) acquired PACER (Utrecht, Netherlands), an infrastructure-focused engineering and consulting firm. Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

ECC Group (Dundalk, Ireland), an engineering and onsite services firm, acquired McDonald Surveys (Dundalk, Ireland), an as-built surveys provider for construction clients. Link to Details.

 

12/5/2022

Forensic engineering and environmental sciences firm Pario Engineering & Environmental Sciences (Concord, Canada) acquired Contrast Engineering (Lucasville, Canada), a forensic engineering services provider. Link to Details.

 

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