Weekly merger, acquisition, deal update: December 27

This week Morrissey Goodale reported five deals in the U.S. and five international deals involving companies from South Africa, France, Spain, Australia, and the U.K.

By Morrissey Goodale December 27, 2019

This week Morrissey Goodale reported five deals in the U.S. and five international deals involving companies from South Africa, France, Spain, Australia, and the U.K.

12/20/2019
AEG leader Woolpert (Dayton, OH) (ENR #93) acquired Southern Mapping (Johannesburg, South Africa), an international aerial survey and mapping company that specializes in high-accuracy lidar, imagery, and remote sensing technologies.  Link to details
12/20/2019
American Engineering Testing (AET) (St. Paul, MN) and STRATA (Boise, ID), a geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and inspection firm, announced the acquisition of three STRATA offices by AET.  Link to details
12/20/2019
Moore Engineering (West Fargo, ND), a 100% employee-owned provider of professional engineering, surveying, planning, and environmental services, acquired the North Dakota transportation engineering group of Sambatek (Mandan, ND).  Link to details
12/24/2019
Site development engineering firm Krazan (Clovis, CA) (ENR #448) acquired EnviroSound Consulting (Bremerton, WA), a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm.  Link to details
12/19/2019
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield (Chicago, IL) announced its intention to acquire international design-build firm Réponse (Paris, France).  Link to details
12/19/2019
ACCIONA (Madrid, Spain), ENR’s #73 ranked international design firm, entered into an agreement with property and infrastructure group Lendlease (Barangaroo, Australia) to acquire the ongoing business of Lendlease Engineering.  Link to details
12/17/2019
Total Quality Assurance provider Intertek (London, UK) acquired Check Safety First (Chepstow, UK), a global health, safety, quality, and security risk management business focused on the travel, tourism, and hospitality sectors.  Link to details
12/23/2019
Infrastructure service company Ventia (Chatswood, Australia) signed an agreement with Ferrovial (Madrid, Spain) to acquire Broadspectrum (North Sydney, Australia), a design, operations, maintenance, and construction services business.  Link to details