August 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

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August 3 – DLR Group (Omaha, NE), an integrated design firm, acquired McFarlane Architects (San Diego, CA), an architecture, planning, and interior design firm serving science, technology, and advanced manufacturing environments. The acquisition strengthens DLR Group’s expertise in complex technical facilities. [More information] 

August 3 – Horner & Shifrin (St. Louis, MO), a multidisciplinary engineering firm, acquired O’Neill & Company (Taylorsville, UT), a civil engineering firm specializing in traffic signal design, highway lighting, roadway, and site design. The acquisition expands Horner & Shifrin’s transportation engineering capabilities. [More information] 

August 3 – Mainline Environmental (Ronkonkoma, NY) acquired Lozier Environmental Consulting (Rochester, NY), an environmental consulting and laboratory firm providing asbestos, water, food, mold, and radon testing services. The acquisition expands Mainline Environmental’s consulting and laboratory capabilities across New York. [More information] 

August 4 – Ridgemont Equity Partners (Charlotte, NC), a private investment firm, acquired ENTACT (Westmont, IL), an environmental and geotechnical services firm specializing in remediation, restoration, and geotechnical projects. The acquisition supports ENTACT’s continued growth across environmental infrastructure markets. [More information] 

August 4 – The SLAM Collaborative (Glastonbury, CT), an architecture and construction services firm, merged with RTA Architects (Colorado Springs, CO), a design firm specializing in K-12 education and healthcare. The merger expands SLAM’s design capabilities and geographic reach. [More information] 

August 4 – TDI Engineering (Austin, TX), a civil and structural engineering firm, joined Colliers Engineering & Design (Holmdel, NJ), a multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm. The transaction strengthens Colliers Engineering & Design’s civil and structural capabilities in Texas. [More information] 

August 4 – SLR Consulting (Aylesbury, UK), a global environmental and advisory consultancy, acquired Hydrobiology (Milton, Australia), a water environmental sciences firm. The acquisition strengthens SLR’s aquatic and water sciences capabilities in Australia. [More information] 

August 5 – Compass Surveying (Aurora, IL), a land surveying firm specializing in ALTA, boundary, topographic, construction, drone, and LiDAR services, joined Kimley-Horn (Raleigh, NC), an engineering, planning, and design consulting firm. The transaction expands Kimley-Horn’s surveying capabilities. [More information] 

August 5 – Peterson Structural Engineers (Portland, OR), a structural engineering and consulting firm, joined Consor (Houston, TX), an engineering and consulting firm serving water and transportation infrastructure. The transaction strengthens Consor’s structural engineering capabilities. [More information] 

August 5 – New Mountain Capital (New York, NY) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jensen Hughes (Columbia, MD), a fire and life safety, security, and risk-based engineering and consulting firm, from Gryphon Investors. The investment supports Jensen Hughes’ continued growth and expansion. [More information] 

August 5 – Veritas Capital (New York, NY) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trinity Consultants (Dallas, TX), an environmental and technical consulting firm. The transaction supports Trinity Consultants’ continued growth across environmental, engineering, and compliance markets. [More information] 

August 5 – Monarch Surveyors and Engineering Consultants (Pune, India) acquired GM & FE Ryan (Shepparton, Australia), an engineering consulting and land surveying firm offering civil, structural, GIS, and water engineering services. The acquisition expands Monarch’s engineering and surveying presence in Australia. [More information] 

August 5 – Corgan (Dallas, TX), a global architecture and design firm, acquired WCGS Architects (Albany, NY), expanding its presence in the Northeast and strengthening its capabilities in mission critical and higher education design. [More information] 

August 5 – KMB Design Group (Wall, NJ), an engineering firm serving energy, telecommunications, MEP, and infrastructure markets, acquired Hurricane Hill Development Company (Mason, NH), an electrical engineering firm specializing in renewable energy, utility-scale solar, and data center power systems. The acquisition expands KMB’s national energy engineering capabilities. [More information] 

August 6 – Verdantas (Tampa, FL), an environmental and engineering consulting firm, acquired Sherwood Design Engineers (San Francisco, CA), a civil engineering firm specializing in sustainable infrastructure, water resources, and ecological design. The acquisition strengthens Verdantas’ sustainable infrastructure capabilities. [More information] 

August 6 – BNP Group (Fairfield, CT), an air transportation, supply chain, and logistics engineering firm, acquired U.S. Cost (Alpharetta, GA), a cost management and project controls firm specializing in construction estimating, scheduling, and value engineering. The acquisition expands BNP Group’s project controls capabilities. [More information] 

August 6 – RATIO Architects (Indianapolis, IN), an interdisciplinary architecture and design practice, merged with Helix Architecture + Design (Kansas City, MO), an architecture and interior design firm. The merger expands RATIO’s design capabilities and regional presence. [More information] 

August 6 – ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a drone technology and Drone-as-a-Service firm, acquired Galena-Benchmark Engineering (Ketchum, ID), a civil engineering and land surveying firm providing land planning and land information systems services. The acquisition expands ZenaTech’s surveying and civil engineering platform in Idaho. [More information] 

August 10 – Bernhard Capital Partners (Baton Rouge, LA) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bowman Consulting Group (Reston, VA), an engineering and infrastructure services firm. The transaction supports Bowman’s continued growth across infrastructure, environmental, and professional services markets. [More information] 

August 10 – VSS Capital Partners (New York, NY) completed a growth investment in Cordoba (Los Angeles, CA), an engineering, construction, and program management firm serving municipalities and public agencies. The investment supports Cordoba’s continued expansion in public infrastructure markets. [More information] 

August 10 – Michael Graves Architecture (Princeton, NJ), a planning, architecture, and interior design firm, acquired Peterson Architecture (Noblesville, IN), an architecture firm serving retail, industrial, municipal, and medical markets. The acquisition expands Michael Graves Architecture’s presence in the Midwest. [More information] 

August 10 – GeoVerra (Edmonton, Canada), a surveying and geomatics firm, joined TiC Solutions (Houston, TX), an infrastructure and technical services platform. The transaction expands TiC Solutions’ geospatial capabilities and Canadian presence. [More information] 

August 10 – Nichols Environmental + Engineering (Edmonton, Canada), an environmental and engineering firm, acquired Low Impact Environmental (Saskatchewan, Canada), a firm specializing in regulatory approvals, environmental compliance, and biophysical assessments. The acquisition expands Nichols’ environmental consulting capabilities. [More information] 

August 11 – Mead & Hunt (Middleton, WI), an architecture, engineering, and planning firm, acquired Hunter Research (Trenton, NJ), a cultural resources firm specializing in archaeology, historic preservation, and archival research. The acquisition strengthens Mead & Hunt’s cultural resource services in the Northeast. [More information] 

August 11 – French & Parrello Associates (Wall Township, NJ), an engineering firm serving public and private clients, acquired CEC Engineers (Kenilworth, NJ), a structural engineering firm. The acquisition expands French & Parrello Associates’ structural engineering capabilities. [More information] 

August 12 – North 57 Land Surveying (Sitka, AK), a land surveying firm, joined proHNS (Haines, AK), an engineering and environmental firm providing construction administration and technical services. The transaction expands proHNS’s surveying capabilities in Alaska. [More information] 

August 12 – Verdantas (Tampa, FL) acquired Pax Environmental (Ojai, CA), an environmental consulting firm specializing in permitting, regulatory compliance, and natural and cultural resources. The acquisition strengthens Verdantas’ environmental services platform in California. [More information] 

August 12 – FACS (Hayward, CA), an environmental health and industrial hygiene firm, acquired G2 Consultants (Portland, OR), an industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety consulting firm. The acquisition expands FACS’s environmental health services in the Pacific Northwest. [More information] 

August 12 – Danielian Associates (Franklin, TN), an architecture and planning firm, acquired Irwin Partners Architects (Costa Mesa, CA), an architecture firm specializing in senior housing design. The acquisition strengthens Danielian Associates’ senior living design expertise. [More information] 

August 12 – 4CE Engineering Group (Greenville, SC), a civil infrastructure engineering platform, entered into a strategic partnership with Mohsen Design Group (Tampa, FL), a civil engineering firm focused on aviation facility design. The partnership expands 4CE’s aviation infrastructure capabilities. [More information] 

August 12 – Stantec (Edmonton, Canada), a sustainable design and engineering firm, acquired Niche Environment and Heritage (Sydney, Australia), an ecology and biodiversity consulting firm. The acquisition expands Stantec’s environmental capabilities in Australia. [More information] 

August 12 – Dillon Consulting (Toronto, Canada), an environmental and engineering consulting firm, partnered with David Nairne + Associates (North Vancouver, Canada), a multidisciplinary planning, architecture, engineering, and project management firm. The partnership broadens Dillon Consulting’s integrated design and planning capabilities. [More information] 

August 13 – Ecology Group (London, UK), a platform of ecological and environmental consulting firms, acquired Urban Edge Environmental Consulting (Brighton, UK), a firm specializing in ecological surveys, environmental planning, and biodiversity net gain assessments. The acquisition expands Ecology Group’s environmental services platform in the UK. [More information] 

August 13 – J.S. Held (Jericho, NY), a consulting and advisory firm, acquired Element Forensic Engineering (Burlington, Canada), a forensic engineering firm specializing in structural, fire, and building science investigations. The acquisition strengthens J.S. Held’s forensic engineering capabilities in Canada. [More information] 

August 14 – TLM Group (New York, NY), a project and program management firm focused on data centers and mission-critical facilities, merged with Cumming Group (New York, NY). The merger expands Cumming Group’s advanced technologies and mission-critical project management capabilities. [More information] 

August 17 – Willdan Group (Anaheim, CA), an energy and infrastructure engineering firm, acquired the assets of KCS Corporation (Schaumburg, IL), a power delivery engineering firm serving substation, transmission, and renewable energy projects. The acquisition strengthens Willdan’s power infrastructure capabilities. [More information] 

August 17 – Sebago Technics (South Portland, ME), an engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, planning, and permitting firm, acquired Pine Tree Engineering (Bath, ME), a civil engineering firm serving transportation, water and wastewater, and municipal infrastructure markets. The acquisition expands Sebago Technics’ municipal engineering presence in Maine. [More information] 

August 17 – Cumming Group (New York, NY) merged with OutForm Consulting (Dublin, Ireland), an infrastructure advisory firm specializing in planning, delivery, and performance improvement. The merger strengthens Cumming Group’s infrastructure advisory capabilities. [More information] 

August 18 – Aventia (Lakewood, CO), an environmental services platform, acquired Bryant Hammett & Associates (Ferriday, LA), a civil engineering, land surveying, and hazard mitigation firm. The acquisition broadens Aventia’s infrastructure and resilience capabilities. [More information] 

August 18 – Trinity Consultants (Dallas, TX), an environmental and technical consulting firm, acquired Verux (Sacramento, CA), a stormwater compliance and construction management firm. The acquisition expands Trinity Consultants’ stormwater and construction compliance services. [More information] 

August 18 – TIC Solutions (Houston, TX) acquired we-do-IT (Broomfield, CO), a utility data management and software integration firm. The acquisition expands TIC Solutions’ digital and utility data capabilities. [More information] 

August 18 – TIC Solutions (Houston, TX) acquired Core Group (Guildford, UK), a commissioning management firm serving complex building systems. The acquisition strengthens TIC Solutions’ commissioning capabilities and international reach. [More information] 

August 18 – Plowman Craven (Harpenden, UK), a geospatial surveying and digital engineering firm, acquired Gwalia Surveyors (Penarth, UK), a surveying and geospatial services firm. The acquisition expands Plowman Craven’s surveying capabilities in the UK. [More information] 

August 18 – Virtual Engineering (Gothenburg, Sweden), a product lifecycle management firm serving industrial, defense, and energy clients, joined XPartners (Stockholm, Sweden), a platform of environmental and civil engineering companies. The transaction expands XPartners’ digital engineering capabilities. [More information] 

August 20 – Haley Ward (Bangor, ME), an employee-owned engineering, environmental, and surveying consulting firm, acquired OLG Engineering (Tullahoma, TN), a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering firm. The acquisition expands Haley Ward’s building systems expertise and presence in Tennessee. [More information] 

August 20 – Certerra (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) acquired Skyrise Engineering and Testing (Hollywood, FL), a geotechnical engineering and materials testing firm specializing in specialty inspections and condition assessment services. The acquisition expands Certerra’s capabilities and presence in the Southeast. [More information] 

August 20 – Agathos AEC (Galveston, TX), an architecture and engineering platform, partnered with Tecton Architects (Hartford, CT), an architecture, interior design, and master planning firm. The partnership expands Agathos AEC’s architecture and design capabilities. [More information] 

August 20 – WSB (Minneapolis, MN) acquired Civil Infrastructure Associates (Murfreesboro, TN), a firm specializing in water and wastewater engineering, civil/site design, and surveying. The acquisition strengthens WSB’s infrastructure capabilities and presence in Tennessee. [More information] 

August 20 – ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a technology and Drone-as-a-Service firm, acquired Cogswell Engineering (Dartmouth, Canada), a civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering firm. The acquisition expands ZenaTech’s multidisciplinary engineering capabilities and Canadian presence. [More information] 

August 20 – Celnor Group (London, UK), an environmental testing, safety, and compliance services platform, acquired ECL (Pontypridd, UK), a firm specializing in environmental compliance, occupational hygiene, and emissions monitoring and testing. The acquisition expands Celnor Group’s environmental compliance capabilities in the UK. [More information] 

August 24 – Pacifica Engineering Services (Delray Beach, FL), a multidisciplinary engineering firm, acquired Goble Pile Check (Pinellas Park, FL), a provider of specialized technology for the evaluation and testing of deep foundation systems. The acquisition expands Pacifica’s deep foundation testing capabilities. [More information] 

August 24 – E Source (Addison, TX) acquired Aneden Consulting (Seattle, WA), an interconnection and compliance firm serving utilities, ISOs, RTOs, and renewable energy developers. The acquisition strengthens E Source’s interconnection engineering and energy infrastructure capabilities. [More information] 

August 25 – SitelogIQ (Minneapolis, MN) acquired IPOWER Alliance (Lyons, CO), a renewable energy project developer and integrator specializing in solar, battery storage, microgrids, and EV charging. The acquisition expands SitelogIQ’s renewable energy capabilities for commercial and industrial clients. [More information] 

August 25 – RS&H (Jacksonville, FL), an employee-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm, acquired OMEGA Engineers (Houston, TX), a transportation and water resources engineering firm. The acquisition strengthens RS&H’s infrastructure capabilities and presence in Texas. [More information] 

August 26 – Erthwrks (Austin, TX), an environmental compliance firm, acquired Arktos Environmental (Canonsburg, PA), a firm specializing in Optical Gas Imaging and Leak Detection and Repair services. The acquisition expands Erthwrks’ environmental monitoring and compliance capabilities. [More information] 

August 26 – Corall Ingenieure (Meerbusch, Germany), a firm specializing in preventive fire protection and accessibility planning, joined XPartners (Stockholm, Sweden), an engineering and design consulting platform. The transaction establishes XPartners’ presence in Germany and expands its building safety expertise. [More information] 

August 27 – T2 Utility Engineers (Whitby, Canada) announced that GUIDA (Irvine, CA), a surveying, mapping, and geospatial services firm specializing in infrastructure and utility projects, joined Kiwa (Rijswijk, Netherlands) as part of T2 Utility Engineers. The transaction expands the group’s surveying and geospatial capabilities. [More information] 

August 27 – WSB (Minneapolis, MN) acquired Foresight Planning & Engineering Services (Austin, TX), a firm specializing in transportation planning, geotechnical and structural engineering, and program management. The acquisition expands WSB’s multidisciplinary infrastructure capabilities and presence in Texas. [More information] 

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