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  • August 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    August 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    August 13, 2026

      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] ...

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  • July 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    July 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    July 31, 2026

      July 1 – Atwell (Southfield, MI), an engineering, planning, and consulting firm, acquired NEI Electric Power Engineering (Lakewood, CO), a transmission, substation, and power systems engineering firm. The acquisition creates an integrated platform focused on critical power and...

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  • Insights from the One Big Beautiful Bill

    Insights from the One Big Beautiful Bill

    July 14, 2025

    By Jennifer Nelson | New tax law creates major planning opportunities – R&D, bonus depreciation, and corporate rates shift, with key deadlines looming.

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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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  • 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 9/2/24 - 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 Weekly Activity Report for 8/12/24 - 8/18/24

    M&A Weekly Activity Report for 8/12/24 - 8/18/24

    August 09, 2024

          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,...

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  • Recruiting for success: Lacy Kiser

    Recruiting for success: Lacy Kiser

    July 28, 2024

    By Liisa Andreassen | Chief administrative officer at UES (Orlando, FL), a privately held, rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm and No. 1 Hot Firm four years in a row.

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  • Finding opportunities: Leo Rubio

    Finding opportunities: Leo Rubio

    May 12, 2024

    President and CEO of Bennett Engineering Services + Y&C Transportation Consultants, a firm that provides enduring and award-winning civil engineering services.

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  • Beyond reactive

    Beyond reactive

    January 21, 2024

    By Robert McGee | Proactive marketing anticipates industry trends, leveraging research, analytics, and simultaneous use of multiple tools for an impactful and budget-optimized campaign.

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  • Smart growth: Dave Witsken

    Smart growth: Dave Witsken

    July 23, 2023

    By Liisa Andreassen | CEO of UES (Orlando, FL), a privately held, rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm and No. 1 Hot Firm three years in a row.

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  • The HFW Companies adds Las Vegas-based Taney Engineering to its expanding portfolio of strategic growth partners

    The HFW Companies adds Las Vegas-based Taney Engineering to its expanding portfolio of strategic growth partners

    April 13, 2023 | Justin Ramirez

    Zweig Group – the leading research, publishing, and advisory services resource for firms in the AEC industry – served as an intermediary for The HFW Companies.

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  • A good fit: Jacob Proctor

    A good fit: Jacob Proctor

    April 02, 2023

    By Liisa Andreassen | Principal of Vector Structural Engineering (Draper, UT), a full-service structural engineering company licensed in all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

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  • Adopting new technology

    Adopting new technology

    April 02, 2023

    By Kevin Johns | In order to remain competitive, AEC firms need to understand and embrace new technology.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 11/7/2022 – 11/13/2022

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 11/7/2022 – 11/13/2022

    November 15, 2022

      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...

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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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  • Creating opportunities: Rob Winstead

    Creating opportunities: Rob Winstead

    May 29, 2022

    By Liisa Andreassen | Principal at VMDO, an architectural planning and design firm that creates community-centered environments that connect people and place through design.

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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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  • Elevating STEAM

    Elevating STEAM

    September 19, 2021 | Stephanie Warino

    By Stephanie Warino | Our industry can’t afford to meet the complex challenges we face today with a one-perspective approach.

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  • Scalable systems for talent acquisition

    Scalable systems for talent acquisition

    August 29, 2021

    By Jim Pappas | How scalable systems can be used to find the right people, bring a new product idea to life, and help it grow quickly and profitably.

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  • The new infrastructure bill

    The new infrastructure bill

    August 01, 2021

    By John Bray | How will the new infrastructure bill impact M&A activity in the AEC industry?

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  • M&A Activity Report (7/5/2021 – 7/11/2021)

    M&A Activity Report (7/5/2021 – 7/11/2021)

    July 12, 2021

    Domestic Transactions: Facility planning, design, construction management and commissioning firm, Salas O'Brien, (Santa Ana, CA) has acquired Girard Engineering (Falls Church, VA). Girard Engineering will further strengthen Salas O'Brien's presence in the Washington, DC area....

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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 (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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  • 4 S.T.E.L. Engineering Acquires BTI

    4 S.T.E.L. Engineering Acquires BTI

    March 19, 2021

    4 S.T.E.L. Engineering, Inc., an award-winning structural and electrical engineering firm, has acquired the Anaheim-based structural engineering firm, Bushra Tsai, Inc. (BTI). The official acquisition date was March 1, 2021. Zweig Group, a full-service AEC...

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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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  • Design excellence: Kevin Sullivan

    Design excellence: Kevin Sullivan

    November 08, 2020

    President and CEO of Payette (Boston, MA), a firm that values the close relationships it builds with its collaborators on the journey from design to reality.

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  • M&A Activity Report (4.5.20-4.12.20)

    M&A Activity Report (4.5.20-4.12.20)

    April 13, 2020

    Salas O’Brien (Santa Ana, CA) has announced its acquisition of Global Engineering Solutions (GES) (Bethesda, MD), creating a combined firm of 33 offices with more than 800 team members and 180 registered professionals. Link to...

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  • M&A Activity Report (3.1-3.8)

    M&A Activity Report (3.1-3.8)

    March 09, 2020

    Dillon Consulting (Toronto, Canada) acquired F.C. O’Neill, Scriven & Associates (Halifax, Canada), a Nova Scotia based consulting engineering and design firm that specializes in mechanical & electrical building sciences and fire protection engineering. Link to...

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  • Embracing new technologies

    Embracing new technologies

    November 26, 2018

    By Edward Friedrichs | Things I could not have imagined just a few years ago are now coming to market, are affordable and practical, and are changing the world for the better.

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  • It’s all about water

    It’s all about water

    June 18, 2018

    By Edward Friedrichs | Reducing consumption and finding new ways to re-use water will become increasingly important as populations grow.

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  • Radical sabbatical

    December 04, 2017

    We all need a lengthy, unadulterated turning-off of our brains. How do you start? Try taking a break from the lifelong grind. Sabbatical – rooted in the Greek word sabbatikos – the word speaks to...

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  • Paris shmaris

    September 11, 2017

    Good old American ingenuity is what we need to save the planet, not a cumbersome set of rules and regulations. A great deal has been written, and there has been significant handwringing, about America backing...

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  • Conference call: Alan Dostert

    August 14, 2017

    President and CEO of EAPC Architects Engineers (Marketing Excellence #3 Website and #1 Holiday for 2017), a 140-person firm based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Editor’s note: EAPC, founded in 1967, is celebrating its 50th...

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  • Leadership (for the umpteenth time)

    May 11, 2017

    If we want to make this world a better place to live, it’s up to us, and not elected officials, to make it happen. Leadership is the single characteristic of behavior that determines a person’s...

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  • Leadership (for the umpteenth time)

    April 03, 2017

    If we want to make this world a better place to live, it’s up to us, and not elected officials, to make it happen. Leadership is the single characteristic of behavior that determines a person’s...

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  • Preserving finite resources

    Preserving finite resources

    February 01, 2017

    As architects and engineers, we need to be on the front line in the campaign against inefficiency and waste. I just listened to an excellent edition of National Public Radio’s TED Radio Hour titled “Finite,”...

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  • Westwood acquires San Antonio Based Engineering Firm

    January 19, 2017

    SAN ANTONIO, TX – Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood,) a top-ten ranked engineering and surveying firm by Zweig Group and POB Magazine, announced today that it completed the acquisition of San Antonio, TX-based civil engineering...

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  • Conscious Capitalism

    Conscious Capitalism

    January 09, 2017

    Through enlightened business practices, young firm leaders are embracing a world of freedom, harmony, prosperity, and compassion. It’s energizing to be around young entrepreneurs with exciting ideas. My wife and I are honored to be...

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  • Carolina conquest for Lucey

    December 12, 2016

    McKim & Creed’s Building, Energy, and Infrastructure division is taking off in North Carolina and is set to expand in Florida and Texas. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent In 1978 McKim & Creed, Inc. (Best Firm...

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  • Resurgent Rotterdam

    October 19, 2016

    Dutch port city emerging from Amsterdam's shadow with eye-popping architecture, willingness to innovate, and a proposed Windwheel that just might change the world. By Richard Massey Managing Editor Of the world’s national brands, perhaps none...

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  • The best of times

    October 17, 2016

    With a focus on renewable energy and environmental conservation, and a need to improve a vast and aging infrastructure, opportunity abounds. Things are going pretty well for nearly all these days. Those downturn doldrums are...

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  • Welcome back to Buffalo

    September 26, 2016

    In decline since 1950, the city is finally reversing its downward trend, and architects and engineers are taking part in the recovery. By Richard Massey Managing Editor When architect Michael Tunkey graduated from his hometown...

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  • Going nuclear? Yes and no

    September 09, 2016

    Plant closures and small modular reactors are expected to define the nuclear landscape for the foreseeable future – and provide opportunities for enterprising engineers. By Richard Massey Managing Editor Though the future of U.S. nuclear...

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  • A tribute to an industry pro

    September 09, 2016

    A passionate and prolific engineer, a skilled expert in disputes, and beloved by those he worked with and for, Michael Burgess will be missed. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent San Diego-based Xpera Group (#77 Hot Firm...

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  • Hot Firm Speaker Spotlight: Noah Eckhouse

    July 23, 2015

    Keynote Title: Driving more ROI from your Existing IT Investments Speaker: Noah Eckhouse, VP Portfolio Development Description: Plenty of software vendors are anxious to sell CIOs and CFOs "the next great thing”; however, only a...

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  • 2014 Marketing Excellence Awards: Anniversary Campaign

    February 09, 2015

    FINLEY (Tallahassee, FL), celebrated their 10-year anniversary in a campaign that landed them the fourth place in Zweig Group’s Marketing Excellence Awards in the Special Event category. Craig Finley, Jr., president and founder, and Ann...

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  • Partnering to retain the competitive edge

    June 28, 2011

    Press Release: June 28, 2011 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (June 28, 2011) – More design firms are engaging in partnerships to remain competitive, whether that means expanding their range of design services or partnering with companies that...

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  • What's Relevant in 2011?

    January 05, 2011

    From the Chairman:Ed Friedrichs As the end of this rather protracted recession plays out (we all hope), I’ve been questioning lots of clients— both the architecture/ engineering firms to whom I consult and the companies...

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