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IMEG has acquired Florida-based Construction Engineering Group (CEG), a multidisciplinary engineering firm. Zweig Group advised CEG in this transaction.

By Will Swearingen | Clean financials reduce buyer uncertainty, strengthen seller leverage, and make it easier to defend the value of your firm.

By Mark Zweig | Your firm is not worth what you think it is, but what a buyer is actually willing to pay.

Unified practice combines AEC industry strategy and financial expertise to accelerate the success of ownership transitions.

By Will Swearingen | A new era of AEC growth is emerging, driven by value creation and strategic expansion.

By Mark Zweig | There are nine reasons why selling your firm to the right buyer can strengthen opportunities, stability, and growth for your people.

September 1 – RESPEC (Rapid City, SD), an innovative geoscience, engineering, and technology firm, acquired Albertson Engineering (Rapid City, SD), a structural firm experienced in civic buildings, public art, commercial spaces, and industrial facilities. [More...

August 1 – LJA Engineering (Houston, TX), an employee-owned engineering firm, acquired G&R Surveying (Austin, TX), a land and civil construction surveying services firm. [More information]  August 1 – HFA (Bentonville, AR), an architecture and...

July 1 – IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) acquired HP Engineering (Rogers, AR), a multidisciplinary engineering firm providing MEP, fire protection, structural, lighting, low-voltage, energy modeling, and commissioning services. [More information]  July 1 – Pennoni...

May 1 – Colliers Engineering & Design (Red Bank, NJ) acquired CST Group (Duluth, GA), a telecommunications engineering firm specializing in wireless infrastructure, fiber network design, and program management. The acquisition expands Colliers’ capabilities in...

March 21 – NV5 (Hollywood, FL) acquired CRS Survey (Albemarle, NC), a transportation and land development surveying firm. The move strengthens NV5’s mapping and data collection capabilities for infrastructure projects in the southeastern U.S. [More...

By Laura Poteat | Effective cultural integration during a firm acquisition lays the foundation for a thriving, resilient organization.

By Tracey Eaves & Will Swearingen | The first quarter of 2025 saw big moves, bold strategies, and a clear shift toward specialization.

March 03 - LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) acquired Peters and Yaffee (Jacksonville, FL), a Civil Engineering firm, expanding its capabilities in traffic engineering, transportation engineering, roadway design, traffic signal design, signing and pavement marking design,...

February 1 - IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) acquired Warner Larson Landscape Architects (Boston, MA), a firm specializing in Architecture, expanding its capabilities in landscape architecture and site design and strengthening its presence in civic,...

    Domestic Transactions: 9/2/2024Civil engineering firm, Northern Engineering & Consulting (Bemidji, MN), providing land surveying, right-of-way design, GIS, site development, water, and sewer design services, joined industry leader, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #52). Read More.   9/3/2024CLEAResult (Austin,...

      Domestic Transactions: 8/1/2024Kimley-Horn (Raleigh, NC) (ENR #10), a leading planning and design consulting firm, joined forces with A.D. Engineering (Chattanooga, TN), a firm with expertise in planning, site layout, grading, stormwater design, water system design,...

This report details some of the biggest trends and movements regarding M&A activity in the AEC industry as of the end of Q2 2024.

By Mark Zweig | Exploring common questions – and their answers – from firm leaders about the buying and selling process.

By Will Swearingen | The 2024 Valuation Report highlights strong AEC industry performance and essential metrics for firm leaders.

This report details some of the biggest trends and movements regarding M&A activity in the AEC industry as of the end of 2023.

This report details some of the biggest trends and movements regarding M&A activity in the AEC industry as of the end of Q3 2023.

Zweig Group announces its client 505Design has been acquired by Cooper Carry.

  Zweig Group is the leading AEC Industry, advisory service provider. We blend industry and sector knowledge with experience across the M&A lifecycle to help you capture value for shareholders. Reach our Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory team here.  ...

By Alec Russell | The Zweig Index reports on 11 of the AEC industry's leading firms on a monthly basis. This installment details the financial standing of Jacobs.

Zweig Group client McCoy Collaborative Preservation Architecture has joined TreanorHL’s Historic Preservation studio.

By Andy Chavez | This report details some of the biggest trends and movements regarding M&A activity in the AEC industry as of the end of Q2 2023.

By Will Swearingen | When looking to sell your firm, failing to prepare could result in you missing great opportunities when they’re right in front of you.

  Domestic Transactions: 11/8/2022 Full-service, multidisciplinary consulting firm LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) acquired multidisciplinary engineering and surveying company Alliance Engineering & Planning (Alpharetta, GA). Link to Details.   11/9/2022 Pennoni (Philadelphia, PA, a multidisciplinary consultancy, acquired civil engineering and land surveying firm CH...

By Liisa Andreassen | President of GAI Consultants, an employee-owned planning, engineering, and environmental consulting firm that provides local expertise to worldwide clients.

By Andy Chavez | What characteristics are highly desirable to buyers in the AEC industry right now?

C&S Companies (Syracuse, NY) has acquired Rick Swisher Architect, Inc, (Winter Park, FL) a provider of architectural design services to the largest business entities in Central Florida. Link to Details VHB, (Watertown, MA) a multi-disciplined...

Industry leader Terracon (Olathe, KS) acquired Sport Environmental Services (Midland, TX), a provider of environmental services and consulting to energy production/oil and gas clients in the Permian Basin. Link to Details Employee-owned engineering, environmental, and...

NIRAS, an international engineering consultancy (Allerod, Denmark) acquired Integrated Food Projects (Derbyshire, UK), a firm providing independent advice to food and drink businesses. Link to details A merger was announced between Mesen Associates (Springfield, VA)...

GFA International (Delray Beach, FL) and Universal Engineering Sciences (Orlando, FL) announced their merger. The move creates a significant player in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic markets for geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, construction materials testing and...

President of Gale Associates Inc. (Best Firm #18 Multi-discipline for 2018), a 115-person consulting firm based in Weymouth, Massachusetts. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “Gale has been involved with a number of design-build procurements, primarily for...

CEO of Woodard & Curran (Hot Firm #80 for 2016), a 1,000-person integrated engineering, science, and operations firm based in Portland, Maine. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “Live by the contract; never lose sight of it,”...

The M&A process is like the dating game: there’s plenty of fish in the sea, but hauling in the big catch isn’t easy. Firms close deals every day without engaging an M&A consultant to help...