M&A Activity Report (12/23/19-1/5/20)

Jan 06, 2020

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  • AEG leader Woolpert (Dayton, OH) acquired Southern Mapping (Johannesburg, South Africa), an international aerial survey and mapping company that specializes in high-accuracy lidar, imagery, and remote sensing technologies. Link to details
  • American Engineering Testing (AET) (St. Paul, MN) and STRATA (Boise, ID), a geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and inspection firm, announced the acquisition of three STRATA offices by AET. Link to details
  • Moore Engineering (West Fargo, ND), a 100% employee-owned provider of professional engineering, surveying, planning, and environmental services, acquired the North Dakota transportation engineering group of Sambatek (Mandan, ND). Link to details
  • Site development engineering firm Krazan (Clovis, CA) acquired EnviroSound Consulting (Bremerton, WA), a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm. Link to details
  • Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield (Chicago, IL) announced its intention to acquire international design-build firm Réponse (Paris, France). Link to details
  • ACCIONA (Madrid, Spain) entered into an agreement with property and infrastructure group Lendlease (Barangaroo, Australia) to acquire the ongoing business of Lendlease Engineering. Link to details
  • Total Quality Assurance provider Intertek (London, UK) acquired Check Safety First (Chepstow, UK), a global health, safety, quality, and security risk management business focused on the travel, tourism, and hospitality sectors. Link to details
  • Infrastructure service company Ventia (Chatswood, Australia) signed an agreement with Ferrovial (Madrid, Spain) to acquire Broadspectrum (North Sydney, Australia), a design, operations, maintenance, and construction services business. Link to details
  • BC Consultants (Fairfax, VA), a design-focused land development firm, joined LandDesign (Charlotte, NC). LandDesign provides urban design, planning, civil engineering, and landscape architecture solutions. Link to details
  • Innovative Environmental Technologies (IET) (Pipersville, PA) acquired A E Drilling Services (Piedmont, SC). The transaction allows IET to offer its clients extended environmental and geotechnical drilling services in the Southeast region. Link to details
  • National design firm HED (Southfield, MI) announced its merger with healthcare facilities specialist Puchlik Design Associates (Pasadena, CA). Link to details
  • Ulteig (Fargo, ND), a leading provider of design engineering, program management, and technical and field services, acquired Pacific Power Engineers (Sacramento, CA), a power systems engineering firm. Link to details
  • Tighe & Bond (Westfield, MA), a Northeast leader in engineering and environmental consulting, acquired Halvorson Design (Boston, MA), a firm specializing in landscape architecture, planning, and urban design. Link to details

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