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  • April M&A Transactions in AEC

    April M&A Transactions in AEC

    May 01, 2026

    Zweig Group is the leading advisory firm for the AEC industry, providing expert guidance across the entire M&A lifecycle. With deep industry knowledge and decades of experience, we help firms navigate transactions, maximize value, and...

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  • March M&A Transactions in AEC

    March M&A Transactions in AEC

    March 18, 2026

    Zweig Group is the leading advisory firm for the AEC industry, providing expert guidance across the entire M&A lifecycle.

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  • February M&A Transactions in AEC

    February M&A Transactions in AEC

    February 23, 2026

    Explore the latest AEC M&A transactions from the past month. Zweig Group tracks and reports on every merger and acquisition in architecture and engineering to keep you informed.

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  • The promotion misconception

    The promotion misconception

    January 25, 2026

    By Michael Makris & Laura Terrebonne | When promotions become the goal, firms miss the real work of building leaders, influence, and long-term engagement.

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  • January M&A Transactions in AEC

    January M&A Transactions in AEC

    January 21, 2026

      Zweig Group is the leading advisory firm for the AEC industry, providing expert guidance across the entire M&A lifecycle. With deep industry knowledge and decades of experience, we help firms navigate transactions, maximize value,...

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  • August M&A Transactions in AEC

    August M&A Transactions in AEC

    August 19, 2025

    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...

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  • January M&A Transactions in AEC

    January M&A Transactions in AEC

    February 18, 2025

    Zweig Group is the leading advisory firm for the AEC industry, providing expert guidance across the entire M&A lifecycle. With deep industry knowledge and decades of experience, we help firms navigate transactions, maximize value, and...

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  • Beyond numbers and spreadsheets

    Beyond numbers and spreadsheets

    January 05, 2025

    By Emily Gaines | The words and numbers used to describe design concept, building component, and client goal form a dataset that guides decisions and improves project success.

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  • Shaping the future

    Shaping the future

    November 10, 2024 | Sara Parkman

    By Sara Parkman | The 2024 Rising Stars shed light on how the next generation of AEC professionals is driving innovation and strengthening firm culture in a rapidly changing environment.

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  • M&A Weekly Activity Report for 10/7/24-10/13/24

    M&A Weekly Activity Report for 10/7/24-10/13/24

    October 11, 2024

    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...

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  • M&A Weekly Activity Report for 9/16/24 - 9/22/24

    M&A Weekly Activity Report for 9/16/24 - 9/22/24

    September 24, 2024

    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...

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  • M&A Weekly Activity Report for 9/2/24 - 9/8/24

    M&A Weekly Activity Report for 9/2/24 - 9/8/24

    September 10, 2024

        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,...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 7/29/24-8/4/24

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 7/29/24-8/4/24

    August 02, 2024

    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...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 5/20/2024 – 5/26/2024

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 5/20/2024 – 5/26/2024

    May 29, 2024

    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...

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

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

    May 03, 2024

    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...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 04/01/2024 – 04/07/2024

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 04/01/2024 – 04/07/2024

    April 08, 2024

    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...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 03/11/2024 – 03/17/2024

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 03/11/2024 – 03/17/2024

    March 15, 2024

    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...

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  • M&A activity report for Q4 2023

    M&A activity report for Q4 2023

    January 08, 2024

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

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  • Mastering CAD efficiency

    Mastering CAD efficiency

    January 07, 2024

    By Chris Askins | Four ways to use CAD efficiently in a small to mid-size engineering firm.

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  • 8/28/2023 – 9/17/2023 M&A Activity Report

    8/28/2023 – 9/17/2023 M&A Activity Report

    September 21, 2023

    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.   Domestic...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 8/7/2023 – 8/13/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 8/7/2023 – 8/13/2023

    August 15, 2023

    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.   Domestic...

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  • M&A Activity Report for 6/20/2023 to 7/23/2023

    M&A Activity Report for 6/20/2023 to 7/23/2023

    July 31, 2023

      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.  ...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/30/2023 – 2/5/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/30/2023 – 2/5/2023

    February 08, 2023

      Domestic Transactions: 2/1/2023 International engineering, architecture, surveying, and geospatial solutions firm Merrick & Company (Greenwood Village, CO) acquired water/wastewater engineering specialist Mountain Waterworks (Boise, ID). Link to Details.   1/31/2023 Infrastructure and environmental solutions provider Atlas Technical Consultants (Austin, TX) entered...

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  • Zweig Index: Atlas Technical Consultants Company Spotlight

    Zweig Index: Atlas Technical Consultants Company Spotlight

    February 01, 2023 | Andy Chavez

    By Andy Chavez | The new and improved Zweig Index will report on 11 of the AEC industry’s leading firms on a monthly basis. This installment details the financial standing of Atlas Technical Consulting (ATCX) as of...

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  • Visionary: Jon Williams

    Visionary: Jon Williams

    January 08, 2023

    By Liisa Andreassen | President and CEO of W&A Engineering (Athens, GA), a growing multidisciplinary engineering firm known for its innovative design, efficient engineering, and professional service.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 10/3/2022 – 10/31/2022

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 10/3/2022 – 10/31/2022

    November 01, 2022

    Domestic Transactions: 10/3/2022 Civil engineering firm VHB (Watertown, MA) acquired landscape architecture firm HG Design Studio (Richmond, VA). Link to Details.   10/3/2022 Kimley-Horn (Raleigh, NC), a planning and design consulting firm, acquired full-service structural design and consulting firm Pangolin Structural (Phoenix, AZ). Link...

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  • Technology as a differentiator

    Technology as a differentiator

    December 26, 2021

    By Joseph Spadea | Invest in these technologies so you can continue bringing the best solutions to your clients and remain competitive in the changing market.

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  • M&A Activity Report (8/2/21 - 8/8/2021)

    M&A Activity Report (8/2/21 - 8/8/2021)

    August 11, 2021

    Domestic Transactions: Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc., (Houston, TX) a world wide provider of forensic engineering and technical consulting services has announced the acquisition of Sullivan Engineering (Totowa, NJ). Sullivan Engineering is an industry leading building...

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  • M&A Activity Report (05.03.2021 – 05.09.2021)

    M&A Activity Report (05.03.2021 – 05.09.2021)

    May 10, 2021

    Terracon (Olathe, KS) acquired Pivvot, (Kansas City, MO) a firm with geospatial location intelligence including renewable energy siting and suitability, electric transmission and pipeline routing, environmental impact analysis and custom data acquisition. Link to Details...

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  • M&A Activity Report (03.28.2021 - 04.04.2021)

    M&A Activity Report (03.28.2021 - 04.04.2021)

    April 06, 2021

    Sentinel Capital Partners (New York, NY), a private equity firm that invests in lower mid-market companies, recapitalized iconic transportation EA firm TranSystems (Kansas City, MO). Link to Details SAM Companies (Austin, TX) acquired R&S Digital...

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  • Personal connections: Nick DeNichilo

    Personal connections: Nick DeNichilo

    June 01, 2020

    President and CEO of the North American operations of Mott MacDonald (Iselin, NJ), a $2 billion global management, engineering, and development firm.

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  • Smarter solutions (Part 2)

    Smarter solutions (Part 2)

    March 30, 2020

    To keep up with the “smart revolution,” AEC firms must embrace emerging technological solutions, innovate, and lead clients into the future.

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  • Sharing the rewards: Dale Conger

    Sharing the rewards: Dale Conger

    February 17, 2020

    Former president of CobbFendley (Houston, TX), a 530-person firm that is committed to providing innovative engineering solutions with the goal of bettering communities.

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  • Good things come to those who make

    Good things come to those who make

    August 19, 2019

    Using both sides of his brain, and with empathy, can-do man is engineering a great career in Seattle.

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  • The new kid

    The new kid

    January 28, 2019

    When your firm hires a young person to fill a newly created position, make sure you give them the support they need to grow into their role. Starting a new job is intimidating. But starting...

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  • Conference call: Jill Wells Heath

    Conference call: Jill Wells Heath

    December 10, 2018

    President and CEO of CALYX Engineers + Consultants (Hot Firm #26 for 2018), a 224-person firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent As president and CEO of CALYX, recently acquired by NV5,...

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  • Business development

    Business development

    November 12, 2018

    The process must be deliberate and multifaceted, but don’t forget the human touch. Be yourself and enjoy finding clients that reflect your values. Recently, I had a conversation with a very busy, newly promoted division...

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  • Smarter solutions (Part 1)

    Smarter solutions (Part 1)

    September 24, 2018

    Designing for the future will require intense research, following tech trends, and thinking beyond conventional boundaries. When we moved into the 21st century just a short 18 years ago, surveyors were using the same techniques...

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  • The human touch

    The human touch

    August 20, 2018

    Tax consultancy looks at people, not just price and product, to develop new business while serving existing clients. Editor’s note: Corporate Tax Advisors, Inc. is a sponsor of the 2018 Hot Firm + A/E Industry...

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  • Exceptional success

    Exceptional success

    June 18, 2018

    A lot of firms say they have a great culture, but for that to be true, a firm must be intentional about implementing its core set of values. At Mead & Hunt, we say we...

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  • Conference call: Sepideh Saidi

    Conference call: Sepideh Saidi

    June 18, 2018

    President and CEO of SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc. (Hot Firm #74 for 2017), a 350-person firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “People need to feel like their work life is...

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  • The wrong language

    The wrong language

    May 21, 2018

    Social media isn’t nuclear physics, but you have to have the right voice for the right channel, otherwise you’re speaking Spanish in China. Would you walk up to someone at a cocktail party and say,...

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  • Conference call: Gary Dahms

    May 07, 2018

    President, CEO, and chairman of the board for T&M Associates (Hot Firm #73 for 2016), a 350-person engineering firm based in Middletown, New Jersey. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent Gary Dahms, PE, PP, CME, has been...

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  • Go West, Young...Man?

    Go West, Young...Man?

    February 19, 2018

    Will Swearingen Director of Research Zweig Group recently released the 2018 Salary Survey of Engineering Firms. This survey is published as three different regional collections: Northeast and South Atlantic, Central, and Mountain Pacific. Go West,...

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  • It’s not just about size

    January 29, 2018

    For many, growth means losing their beloved workplace. But think again. Growth can mean increased capabilities, not increased numbers. We talk a lot about growth here at Zweig Group. It’s a philosophy that underpins all...

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  • Content drives AEC firms

    June 19, 2017

    Regardless of what else the future holds for B2B marketing, one thing is certain: Content marketing is here to stay. Marketing communications. Social media. Graphic design. Media relations. Proposals. Internal communications. Event engagement. Brand management....

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  • Souder, Miller & Associates Announces Four New Members Join Board of Directors

    April 12, 2017

    Jamie Claire Kiser Four new members have joined the Board of Directors for Souder, Miller & Associates (SMA), which is now comprised of three external and four internal members. This addition expands SMA’s reach, diversity,...

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  • Forty big ones

    October 31, 2016

    Florida multidiscipline firm Kisinger Campo and Associates, with four decades under its belt, knows how to treat clients and employees. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent Kisinger Campo and Associates (Tampa, FL), a multidisciplinary engineering firm of...

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  • New Zweig Group Publication Shows What’s In A Name

    March 23, 2016

    ‘Job Descriptions & Organizational Charts’ Offers Two AEC Resources for Price of One Fayetteville, AR – March 23, 2016 — Zweig Group’s newest managerial resource, Job Descriptions and Organizational Charts for A/E/P & Environmental Consulting...

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  • Think Recurring Revenue

    September 10, 2007

    I have already written in The Zweig Letter that I think times are going to get a little—perhaps even a lot— tougher for many A/E/P and environmental consulting firms. It doesn’t mean I’m not bullish...

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  • Solving the Ethics and Customer Service Problem

    August 14, 2006

    Somewhere in the journalistic masterpiece known as USA Today during the week of July 17 is a small blurb about business ethics. It was one of their polls that they regularly take. Forgive me for...

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  • Psychological Contracts for Employers and Employees

    July 17, 2000

    My 80 year-old parents just came up from Kirkwood, Missouri, for a short visit. As is always the case, my dad and I eventually got around to talking about business. I don’t know anyone who...

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  • What’s in and What’s Out

    June 13, 1994

    We work for a lot of different firms in the A/E and environmental consulting industry. We talk to a lot of different professionals out there. What’s in and what’s out these days? Here’s our view:...

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  • What’s Good for the Country is Good for Our Firms

    November 01, 1992

    Too many people are unhappy— unhappy with the way we’re running our country and unhappy with the way we’re running our firms. The presidential elections to be held on November 3rd and the issues facing...

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