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  • May 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    May 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    May 18, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • November M&A Transactions in AEC

    November M&A Transactions in AEC

    November 20, 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,...

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  • October M&A Transactions in AEC

    October M&A Transactions in AEC

    October 23, 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...

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  • September M&A Transactions in AEC

    September M&A Transactions in AEC

    September 30, 2025

    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...

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  • EMA Engineering & Consulting welcomes Engineering Elements, expanding service across Arkansas

    EMA Engineering & Consulting welcomes Engineering Elements, expanding service across Arkansas

    August 30, 2025

    EMA Engineering & Consulting, Inc. is pleased to welcome Engineering Elements, a respected 20-year-old MEP firm based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, into our growing family. This strategic step expands EMA's presence into the Arkansas and Oklahoma...

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  • July M&A Transactions in AEC

    July M&A Transactions in AEC

    July 29, 2025

    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...

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  • HP Engineering has joined IMEG

    HP Engineering has joined IMEG

    July 02, 2025

    HP Engineering, a multidisciplinary firm providing MEP, fire protection, structural, lighting, low-voltage, energy modeling, and commissioning services, has joined IMEG, a full-service engineering design firm delivering a powerful combination of expertise and deep client relationships....

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  • May M&A Transactions in AEC

    May M&A Transactions in AEC

    May 23, 2025

    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...

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  • April M&A Transactions in AEC

    April M&A Transactions in AEC

    April 30, 2025

    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...

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  • AEC M&A activity heats up

    AEC M&A activity heats up

    April 06, 2025 | Tracey D Eaves

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

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  • March M&A Transactions in AEC

    March M&A Transactions in AEC

    March 12, 2025

    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,...

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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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  • RTM Engineering Consultants merges with Select Structural

    RTM Engineering Consultants merges with Select Structural

    December 17, 2024

    RTM Engineering Consultants, a national MEP, civil, and structural engineering consulting firm, has merged with Select Structural, a highly regarded structural engineering firm based in Southwest Florida. This merger brings together two firms that share...

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  • M&A Activity Report for 11/25/24-12/8/24

    M&A Activity Report for 11/25/24-12/8/24

    December 06, 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 10/21/24-10/27/24

    M&A Weekly Activity Report for 10/21/24-10/27/24

    October 28, 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 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 7/1/24-7/7/24

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 7/1/24-7/7/24

    July 05, 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 6/2/24 - 6/9/24

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 6/2/24 - 6/9/24

    June 07, 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 05/27/24 - 06/02/24

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 05/27/24 - 06/02/24

    May 31, 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 05/06/2024 – 05/12/2024

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 05/06/2024 – 05/12/2024

    May 10, 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 04/08/2024 – 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 Q1 2024

    M&A activity report for Q1 2024

    April 03, 2024 | Alec Russell

    This report details some of the biggest trends and movements regarding M&A activity in the AEC industry as of the end of Q1 2024.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 03/25/2024 – 03/31/2024

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 03/25/2024 – 03/31/2024

    April 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...

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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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  • Baltimore-based Alban Engineering joins RTM Engineering Consultants

    Baltimore-based Alban Engineering joins RTM Engineering Consultants

    January 31, 2024

    RTM Engineering Consultants, a national multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm has recently merged with Alban Engineering, an MEP consulting firm based in Hunt Valley, MD. Alban Engineering specializes in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting design, and sustainability...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 01/15/2024 – 01/21/2024

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 01/15/2024 – 01/21/2024

    January 23, 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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  • AI is already here

    AI is already here

    January 21, 2024

    By Matthew Douglas | We must adapt or we could miss out on an opportunity to transform the future of the AEC industry.

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  • Inspiring others: Leisbel Lam

    Inspiring others: Leisbel Lam

    January 14, 2024

    By Liisa Andreassen | Principal at MCE (Minneapolis, MN), one of the largest mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firms in the United States.

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  • Texas-based JQ Engineering joins IMEG

    Texas-based JQ Engineering joins IMEG

    January 03, 2024

    Zweig Group announces its client JQ Engineering, an award-winning Texas-based structural and civil engineering services firm, has merged with IMEG.

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  • M&A Activity Report for 10/9/2023 – 10/22/2023

    M&A Activity Report for 10/9/2023 – 10/22/2023

    October 24, 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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  • From blueprints to bottom line

    From blueprints to bottom line

    October 22, 2023 | Will Swearingen

    By Will Swearingen, Kevin Johns & Alexis Martin | Finding extra deductions or credits will serve you now and when the time comes to transfer ownership.

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  • M&A Activity Report (9/18/2023 - 10/8/2023)

    M&A Activity Report (9/18/2023 - 10/8/2023)

    October 10, 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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  • Exploring the latest trends in M&A

    Exploring the latest trends in M&A

    July 23, 2023 | Andy Chavez

    By Andy Chavez | We’re seeing increasing M&A activity in AEC industry, rising private equity involvement, and growing demand for infrastructure-related sectors.

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  • M&A activity report for Q2 2023

    M&A activity report for Q2 2023

    July 17, 2023 | Andy Chavez

    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.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 5/1/2023 – 5/7/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 5/1/2023 – 5/7/2023

    May 09, 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 Q1 2023

    M&A Activity Report for Q1 2023

    April 18, 2023 | 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 Q1, 2023.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/23/2023 – 1/29/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/23/2023 – 1/29/2023

    January 30, 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 Transactions:...

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  • Making a difference: Chad Nixon

    Making a difference: Chad Nixon

    January 29, 2023

    By Liisa Andreassen | President and chairman of the board at McFarland Johnson, a national consultancy providing program management, planning, environmental, engineering, and construction phase services.

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  • DBR Engineering Consultants, Inc. acquires SW Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.

    DBR Engineering Consultants, Inc. acquires SW Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.

    January 17, 2023

    Zweig Group has announced its client DBR Engineering Consultants, Inc. has acquired SW Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/9/2023 – 1/15/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/9/2023 – 1/15/2023

    January 17, 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 1/2/2023 – 1/8/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/2/2023 – 1/8/2023

    January 09, 2023

    Our team of M&A advisors are industry leaders. We seek high-caliber, experienced M&A advisors and corporate executives with unique talents and perspectives who are driven to find solutions for business owners’ strategic and capital challenges.

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

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

    December 15, 2022

    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 10/31/2022 – 11/6/2022

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 10/31/2022 – 11/6/2022

    November 07, 2022

    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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  • Following through on AIA 2030

    Following through on AIA 2030

    September 18, 2022

    By Dan Piselli | While the symbolic act of signing a voluntary environmental commitment is important, action toward honoring it is more meaningful.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 8/1/2022 – 8/7/2022

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 8/1/2022 – 8/7/2022

    August 08, 2022

    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 6/13/2022 - 6/19/2022

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 6/13/2022 - 6/19/2022

    June 20, 2022

    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 Transactions:...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 5/16/2022 - 5/22/2022

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 5/16/2022 - 5/22/2022

    May 23, 2022

    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 Transactions:...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 4/25/2022 - 5/1/2022

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 4/25/2022 - 5/1/2022

    May 09, 2022

    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 Transactions:...

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  • A work family: Tony Casagrande

    A work family: Tony Casagrande

    May 08, 2022

    By Liisa Andreassen | President of Campos Engineering (Dallas, TX), an MEP engineering, testing, adjusting and balancing, and commissioning firm.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of (4/25/2022 - 5/1/2022)

    M&A Activity Report for the week of (4/25/2022 - 5/1/2022)

    May 02, 2022

    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.   Please...

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  • M&A Activity Report 4/4/2022 - 4/10/2022

    M&A Activity Report 4/4/2022 - 4/10/2022

    April 11, 2022

    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 Transactions: 4/6/2022...

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  • M&A Activity Report 3/28/2022 - 4/3/2022

    M&A Activity Report 3/28/2022 - 4/3/2022

    April 04, 2022

    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 Transactions:  ...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 12.13.2021 - 12.19.2021

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 12.13.2021 - 12.19.2021

    December 22, 2021

    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 Transactions...

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  • M&A Activity Report (11.22.2021 - 11.28.2021)

    M&A Activity Report (11.22.2021 - 11.28.2021)

    November 30, 2021

    Domestic Transactions:   Bernardon (West Chester, PA), a full service architecture, interior design and landscape architecture firm has announced that they have joined the Core States Group of Companies (Duluth, GA). Core States Group is a leading national provider...

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  • Heightened insurance requirements

    Heightened insurance requirements

    September 12, 2021

    By Rob Hughes | Having a clear understanding of some key insurance concepts can help your firm navigate heightened requirements and hard insurance market conditions more effectively.

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  • Empowering: Denis St. Peter

    Empowering: Denis St. Peter

    August 22, 2021

    By Liisa Andreassen | President and CEO of Haley Ward (Bangor, ME), a 100 percent employee-owned technical consulting firm, offering a range of engineering, environmental, and surveying services.

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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 (6/14/2021 – 6/20/2021)

    M&A Activity Report (6/14/2021 – 6/20/2021)

    June 21, 2021

    Domestic Transactions: Westwood Professional Services, (Minnetonka, MN) a national award-winning AEC firm has announced that Endurance Partners, (New York, NY) a leading investment group that partners with management teams for the long term, has made...

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  • M&A Activity Report (6/07/2021 - 6/13/2021)

    M&A Activity Report (6/07/2021 - 6/13/2021)

    June 14, 2021

    Domestic Transactions McKim & Creed (Raleigh, NC) has acquired an award-winning engineering firm - GSA Consulting Engineers (Gonzales, LA). GSA provides planning, engineering and permitting services for water and wastewater facilities, hydraulic engineering, transportation and...

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  • M&A Activity Report (04.26.2021 – 05.02.2021)

    M&A Activity Report (04.26.2021 – 05.02.2021)

    May 03, 2021

    SWCA Environmental Consultants (Phoenix, AZ) has acquired Sycamore Environmental Consultants, (Sacramento, CA) an environmental consulting services, compliance and permitting firm. Sycamore provides environmental permitting support to the public and private sectors and specializes in public...

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  • Managing change: Rick Maniktala

    Managing change: Rick Maniktala

    May 02, 2021

    By Liisa Andreassen | President of BranchPattern (Overland Park, KS), a building consultancy dedicated to creating better built environments through its many interwoven specialties.

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  • Real collaboration: Mark Brumfield

    Real collaboration: Mark Brumfield

    January 03, 2021

    By Liisa Andreassen | CEO of HEAPY Engineering (Dayton, OH), a leader in sustainability, engineering, and commissioning solutions with a vision to build a more resilient and sustainable society.

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  • Give it the gas – or let off the throttle?

    Give it the gas – or let off the throttle?

    December 13, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | When times get tough, you have two choices: You can cut expenses and eliminate all investments, or you can double down on making improvements in your business.

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  • Real differentiation in your A/E firm

    Real differentiation in your A/E firm

    November 29, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | Answer these questions and many more, or you will, at best, be a decent copy of a firm or firms that do as well or better than you already do.

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  • TZL podcast: HP Engineering's growth mindset creates new opportunities in the design industry

    TZL podcast: HP Engineering's growth mindset creates new opportunities in the design industry

    November 20, 2020

    Brandon Pinkerton and Steve Williams, president and COO respectively of HP Engineering, discuss how their firm has survived and actually grown during the pandemic.

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  • TZL podcast: Tony Hans on why culture eats everything else for lunch

    TZL podcast: Tony Hans on why culture eats everything else for lunch

    October 29, 2020

    Tony Hans, a vice president with CMTA Consulting Engineers, talks about building science leadership, why culture is so important, and about the work that CMTA is doing around the country to create and design energy-efficient...

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  • Revit and the design industry

    Revit and the design industry

    June 08, 2020

    The tools that Revit provides have the power to help firms save time and money, while improving the quality of the final product.

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  • Difficult conversations

    Difficult conversations

    May 11, 2020

    Changing your mindset and discarding your assumptions allows you to start a dialogue to improve performance, relationships, and model the type of leadership that you want to see in others.

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  • Applicant screening assessments

    Applicant screening assessments

    April 20, 2020

    Finding and hiring good engineers is critically important, but difficult to accomplish. Don’t be afraid to seek outside help or use assessment tools to help you along the way.

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  • The brand as a leader

    The brand as a leader

    April 13, 2020

    Exceptional brand leadership is a must for a firm to be exceptional in today’s challenging business environment.

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  • Core values

    Core values

    November 18, 2019

    They count, so gather your leadership team, find the set of behaviors they admire, and make them part of your mission and vision.

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  • AEC Industry Merger & Acquisition Activity Report (7/29/19 - 8/18/19)

    AEC Industry Merger & Acquisition Activity Report (7/29/19 - 8/18/19)

    August 20, 2019

    Texas-based architectural design firms Archon Architecture (San Antonio, TX) and Archon Design Build (San Antonio, TX) announced their merger and rebranding as DALLENBACH-COLE. Link to details EA and environmental firm Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber...

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  • AEC Industry Merger & Acquisition Report (6/23/19 - 6/30/19)

    July 01, 2019

    Lamar Johnson Collaborative (Chicago, IL), a design and architecture subsidiary of Clayco (Chicago, IL), announced that it will combine with Clayco-owned architecture firm BatesForum (St. Louis, MO), creating one firm of more than 240 professionals....

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  • A successful string of mergers

    A successful string of mergers

    May 06, 2019

    Find your ‘why’ and ‘how,’ make a plan, and – with the help of a few strong mergers – achieve astronomical growth.

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  • AEC Industry Merger & Acquisition Report (4/14/19 – 4/21/19)

    AEC Industry Merger & Acquisition Report (4/14/19 – 4/21/19)

    April 22, 2019

    J.S. Held (Jericho, NY) expanded its portfolio of professional services in EHS and forensic engineering by acquiring Veritox (Redmond, WA) and GT Engineering (Redmond, WA), a division of Veritox. Link to details Healthcare consulting firm...

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  • Employee retention

    Employee retention

    March 25, 2019

    As firms suffer from a shortage of experienced design and construction professionals, the industry finds itself in the middle of a talent war.

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  • Silence of the MEPs

    Silence of the MEPs

    March 18, 2019

    On the surface everything might appear to be fine, but back at their office, the consulting engineers might be telling the (painful) truth.

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  • WGI acquires Big Red Dog

    WGI acquires Big Red Dog

    January 02, 2019

    (West Palm Beach, FL – January 2, 2019) National design firm WGI is pleased to announce it acquired Texas-based BIG RED DOG, INC. (BRD), a firm with a reputation in the industry for intelligent disruption,...

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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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  • Policy quest

    December 11, 2017

    As 2018 approaches, A/E firms may want to revisit professional liability insurance limits, and find optimal solutions for their requirements. As design firms look ahead to 2018, the time may be right to reassess their...

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  • The R&D tax credit

    October 30, 2017

    A lot of AEC firms might think they won’t qualify for the incentive, but with the increasing complexity of design, they should rethink the issue. Are you looking to be more competitive in an ever-changing...

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  • Zweig Group Media: O Canada!

    July 26, 2017

    A visit with a successful principal from a fast growing MEP firm in London, Ontario. In this episode, Randy Wilburn interviewed Derek Reid, principal with Callidus Engineering in London, Ontario. Reid became a principal this...

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  • BIG RED DOG’S bright new website shows off entrepreneurial spirit

    BIG RED DOG’S bright new website shows off entrepreneurial spirit

    June 12, 2017

    Big Red Dog (Austin, TX), the 100+ person, civil, MEP, structural, and traffic engineering firm, won second place in Zweig Group’s Marketing Excellence Awards, in the website category. Big Red Dog launched a new website...

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  • Time to GRIPE

    May 04, 2017

    You want your firm to be more valuable at the end of the project than it was at the beginning. Start to GRIPE. Many of our clients turn to us for assistance in providing project...

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  • Candidate trolls

    Candidate trolls

    April 20, 2017

    They wreck the recruiting process, and a lot of them want a great offer to use as leverage for a raise where they already work. Remember how recruiters used to sneak up and wow candidates...

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  • The trouble with engineers

    The trouble with engineers

    March 14, 2017

    I’m about to make some generalizations that could get me in trouble with people I care about. If this includes you, please forgive me! Engineers have problems. You heard me. Engineers have PROBLEMS! I have...

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  • Conference call: Tony Mirchandani

    March 06, 2017

    CEO of RTM Engineering Consultants (Best Firm #37 Multidiscipline and Hot Firm #50 for 2016), a 120-person firm based in South Barrington, Illinois. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent The Zweig Letter recently caught up with Tony...

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    What is a principal?

    December 07, 2016 | Mark C Zweig

    By Mark Zweig | Those who are called “principal” should be cognizant of several important aspects of their roles. Here are a few of them.

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  • The gig economy

    The gig economy

    November 14, 2016

    From job to job and firm to firm, all with the push of a button on a mobile app. Is that the future for the design industry? There’s plenty out there who sure hope so....

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  • Stronger together

    November 14, 2016

    Similar cultures and a need for an expanded footprint are the driving forces behind Hot Firm RTM’s acquisition of smaller Texas outfit. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent The two companies were in talks for a little...

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  • ALLEVATO and HFA Join

    April 20, 2016

    Fayetteville, AR – April 20, 2016 — Zweig Group provided consulting over the recent HFA Architectural and Engineering firm acquisition of ALLEVATO Architects. The Northwest Arkansas based HFA is consistently ranked nationally in the top...

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  • What's your "big idea" in M&A?

    December 14, 2015

    Although Zweig Group's M&A Survey offers a variety of responses to the question "why are you considering an acquisition", there are, essentially, only two reasons that firms pursue inorganic growth. These reasons are to either...

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  • Search Savvy: 5 steps to a successful candidate relocation

    January 14, 2015

    Avoid dropping the ball with that perfect out-of-town candidate. I recently left a fairly comfortable existence in New England to relocate here to Fayetteville, Ark. the home office of the Zweig Group. I spent a...

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  • Marketing Excellence Awards: "We make buildings work"

    January 09, 2015

    Expert message Barton Associates (York, PA), a 57-person MEP engineering firm, created a marketing campaign to target their two niche markets: education and healthcare. The campaign took home fourth place in Zweig Group’s Marketing Excellence...

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  • Search Savvy: The next ‘rock star’

    December 03, 2014

    Five facts to consider during the recruiting process at your firm. Managing expectations in an executive search process can be a burdensome task. After all, you’re eager to quickly find that perfect new team member...

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  • Money-making models for A/E/P and environmental firms

    May 17, 2010

    You know, when it comes down to it, there are really only a few different money-making models for A/E/P and environmental firms that seem to work over time. By “work,” I mean provide enough growth...

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  • The clean-sheet approach to data management and file storage

    May 04, 2009

    My desk is in such disarray these days that my former co-workers at ZweigWhite would surely think I’d lost my mind if they saw it. I have always been an “everything in its place” kind...

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  • Organizational Structure: Questions and Answers

    Organizational Structure: Questions and Answers

    June 11, 2007 | Mark C Zweig

      It seems like hardly a week goes by that I don’t hear from a reader with a question or two about organizational structure. I thought perhaps I should put together a list of some...

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