Business of Engineering
Weekly merger, acquisition, deal update: January 10
This week Morrissey Goodale reported sixteen deals in the U.S. and five international deals involving companies from Canada, Denmark, Singapore, Korea, Sweden, and Norway.
This week Morrissey Goodale reported sixteen deals in the U.S. and five international deals involving companies from Canada, Denmark, Singapore, Korea, Sweden, and Norway.
JAN 2020: Industry leader CHA Consulting (Albany, NY) (ENR #56) acquired 85-person CME Associates (Mansfield, CT), a transportation engineering firm with a focus on complex highway and bridge projects, and national expertise in accelerated bridge construction. Link to details
JAN 2020: Structural engineering firm Monroe & Newell Engineers (Denver, CO) joined IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #104), one of the nation’s leading design and consulting firms. Link to detais
1/6/2020
ECS (Chantilly, VA) (ENR #72) acquired Atlanta Environmental Management (Atlanta, GA), a firm that specializes in environmental consulting services. Link to details
1/3/2020
Previously announced in November, TTL (Tuscaloosa, AL) completed its acquisition of DBS & Associates Engineering (Clarksvillle, TN), expanding TTL’s transportation design, site civil, CE&I, and surveying capabilities. Link to details
12/9/2019
Wold Architects and Engineers (St. Paul, MN) announced it expanded services through a partnership with HFR Design (Nashville, TN). The partnership expands both firms’ already broad government, healthcare, and education portfolios under one entity, Wold | HFR Design. Link to details
1/8/2020
Also this week, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #104) acquired W.L. Cassell & Associates (Kansas City, MO), a mechanical, electrical, and data communications design firm, and Territorial-Landworks (Missoula, MT), a civil engineering, surveying, and land use consulting firm. Link to details
1/8/2020
Partner Engineering and Science (Torrance, CA) (ENR #149) acquired the Environmental Services Division of MC Consultants (Phoenix, AZ). Link to details
1/7/2020
T. Baker Smith (Houma, LA) (ENR #376) acquired Naismith Marine Services (Rockport, TX), a hydrographic, geophysical surveying and environmental firm. Link to details
1/6/2020
ENR’s #6 ranked global design firm, WSP (Montreal, Canada), acquired LT Environmental (Arvada, CO), expanding WSP’s geographic presence in the United States and strengthening the firm’s expertise in the environmental sector. Link to details
1/9/2020
Vidaris (New York, NY) acquired Construction Project Analytics Group (Rockville, MD), a consulting firm specializing in schedule and contract management, planning and scheduling services, project controls, and project advisory. Link to details
1/7/2020
J.S. Held (Jericho, NY), a global multidisciplinary consulting firm, acquired J.S. Dyer & Associates (JSDA) (Irvine, CA). JSDA provides a broad spectrum of structural engineering capabilities, including special expertise in seismic-related matters. Link to details
1/7/2020
Bowers + Kubota Consulting (Waipahu, HI), an architecture, engineering, and construction management firm, and Belt Collins Hawaii (Honolulu, HI), a planning, design, and consulting firm, announced the merger of their two firms. Link to details
1/7/2020
Mission Critical Partners (Port Matilda, PA), a leading public safety consulting and information technology support services firm, acquired Black & Veatch’s Public Safety consulting division (Overland Park, KS) (ENR #12). Link to details
1/7/2020
Confluence (Des Moines, IA) welcomed two new offices, Wolff Landscape Architecture (Chicago, IL) and Land Elements (Fargo, ND). With the additions, Confluence expands their reach into new markets, while adding to the depth and breadth of core capabilities. Link to details
1/6/2020
Cotton Creek Capital (Austin, TX) acquired Landpoint (Bossier City, LA), a technology-enabled provider of geospatial services to a variety of infrastructure end-markets. As part of the acquisition, Landpoint simultaneously closed on the acquisition of Terra Surveying Company (Houston, TX). Link to details
1/2/2020
EEA Consulting Engineers (Austin, TX) acquired Vibrantcy LLC (Albuquerque, NM), a 10-person consulting firm focused on commissioning, LEED consulting, energy modeling, and MEP design. Link to details
1/7/2020
Ramboll Group (Copenhagen, Denmark), ENR’s #23 ranked global design firm, acquired Web Structures (Singapore, Singapore), a building design and engineering consultancy. Link to details
1/7/2020
Jensen Hughes (Baltimore MD) (ENR #73), a global leader in safety, security and risk-based engineering and consulting, acquired SAFire (Seoul, South Korea), a fire protection engineering firm. Link to details
1/3/2020
ENR’s #16 ranked global design firm AFRY (Stockholm, Sweden) acquired One World (Oslo, Norway), a security consulting and advisory company. Link to details