Weekly merger and acquisition update: February 5, 2021

This week Morrissey Goodale reported ten deals in the U.S. and six international deals involving companies from the United States, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.

M&A TRANSACTIONS

2/4/2021

CHA Consulting (Albany, NY) (ENR #56), an innovative, full-service engineering consulting and construction management firm, acquired Reiss Engineering (Winter Springs, FL), an engineering and consulting firm specializing in water and wastewater solutions. Link to details

2/2/2021

PMC Capital Partners (Los Angeles, CA) acquired engineering, procurement, and construction management firm UniversalPegasus International (Houston, TX) (ENR #59) from Huntington Ingalls Industries (Newport News, VA). Link to details

2/2/2021

Fast-growing Universal Engineering Sciences (Orlando, FL) (ENR #175) acquired Construction Testing & Engineering (Escondido, CA), a provider of geotechnical, environmental, civil engineering, survey, construction inspection, and materials testing services. Link to details

2/4/2021

Architecture and planning firm LPA (Irvine, CA) (ENR #167) acquired LdG Landscape Architects (San Diego, CA). The acquisition will expand LPA’s landscape practice in mixed-use, education, commercial, and healthcare projects. Link to details

1/7/2021

J.S. Held (Jericho, NY) expanded its forensics practice with the acquisition of Forensic Engineering Technologies (Orlando, FL), a provider of specialized accident investigation and reconstruction services. Link to details

1/7/2021

In the firm’s second announcement of 2021, J.S. Held (Jericho, NY) acquired Simon Consulting (Phoenix, AZ), Mehner CPAs (Newport Beach, CA), and Cohen Volk Economic Consulting Group (Walnut Creek, CA), bringing new services and more than 30 financial and advisory professionals to the firm. Link to details

2/2/2021

ENR’s #172 ranked environmental firm, INTERA (Austin, TX), acquired Cook Joyce (Austin, TX), an environmental firm focused on engineering design, environmental planning, permitting, policy, and compliance. Link to details

2/3/2021

Alliance Holdings (Decatur, AL) acquired Aeros Environmental (Bakersfield, CA), a provider of source emission testing services to customers throughout the Western United States. Link to details

2/1/2021

Geospatial technology and automation firm Continental Mapping Consultants (Sun Prairie, WI) acquired GISinc (Birmingham, AL), creating one of the largest, pure-play geospatial services and solutions companies in North America. Link to details

1/15/2021

Engineering and construction services firm AE Engineering (Jacksonville, FL) acquired specialized mobility and transportation planning firm VRUM Planning (Saint Augustine, FL). Link to details

2/3/2021

Industry leader Tetra Tech (Pasadena, CA) (ENR #4) expanded its advanced analytics business with the acquisition of Coanda Research & Development Corporation (Burnaby, Canada), an established industrial research and engineering consulting firm. Link to details

1/29/2021

Thornton Tomasetti (New York, NY) (ENR #57) acquired MFD Security Consulting (Sydney, Australia). The deal strengthens Thornton Tomasetti’s expertise in protective design and security services. Link to details

2/1/2021

Global insurance services provider McLarens (Peachtree Corners, GA), acquired Vanderwal & Joosten (Utrecht, Netherlands), a construction and engineering, environmental, liability, and agricultural loss adjusting, and technical claims investigation firm. Link to details

1/13/2021

ENR’s #34 ranked global design firm, Hatch (Mississauga, Canada), announced its integration with Hydromantis (Hamilton, Canada), a provider of water resources recovery and water management software solutions. Link to details

2/2/2021

ENR’s #91 ranked global design firm, IBI Group (Toronto, Canada), acquired Peters Energy Solutions (Calgary, Canada), a consulting firm focused on renewable energy solutions including solar, wind, and energy storage. Link to details

2/1/2021

AESG (London, UK), a specialist consulting, engineering, and advisory firm, acquired digital commissioning and asset management platform Springboard Middle East (Dubai, UAE). Link to details

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