Weekly merger and acquisition update: September 13, 2024

This week Morrissey Goodale reported 12 domestic and two global transactions in Germany, Denmark, Ireland and the U.K.

Domestic Transactions

09/03/2024

Civil engineering and land surveying firm BKF Engineers (Oakland, CA) (ENR #196) partnered with private equity firm Long Point Capital (New York, NY). Link to details

09/05/2024

Infrastructure engineering and design firm Sanbell (Billings, MT) merged with Jensen Design & Survey (Ventura, CA), a land planning and development, water resources, floodplain mapping, and land surveying firm. Link to details

09/06/2024

Schneider Geospatial (Indianapolis, IN), a geospatial and GovTech solutions firm serving municipal, county, state, federal, and private entities, acquired Systems Development Group (Barneveld, NY), a firm that offers geo-centric property record and analysis solutions for local governments. Link to details

09/06/2024

Infrastructure engineering software firm Bentley Systems (Exton, PA) acquired 3D geospatial company Cesium (Philadelphia, PA). Link to details

09/06/2024

Engineering and technology firm Timmons Group (Richmond, VA) acquired Dutton + Associates (Richmond, VA), a cultural resource survey, planning, and management services firm. Link to details

09/09/2024

Employee-owned industry leader Terracon (Olathe, KS) (ENR #18) acquired Flat Earth Archeology (Cabot, AR), a firm offering archaeology and cultural resources management and compliance services. Link to details

09/10/2024

Civil engineering firm Bartlett & West (Topeka, KS) (ENR #258) joined forces with Krudwig Structural Engineers (Lenexa, KS), an engineering firm that specializes in logistics, distribution, cold storage, and industrial projects. Link to details

09/10/2024

Geoscience, engineering, and technology firm RESPEC (Rapid City, SD) acquired Geothermal Resource Group (Palm Desert, CA), a firm that provides geothermal exploration and drilling management services. Link to details

09/10/24

ENR’s #40 ranked environmental firm, Montrose Environmental Group (North Little Rock, AR), acquired Origins Laboratory (Denver, CO), an environmental testing laboratory that focuses on measuring the contamination of water, soil, and air for oil and gas clients. Link to details

09/11/2024

Private equity firm Coalesce Capital (New York, NY) entered a definitive agreement to acquire Miller Environmental Group (Calverton, NY) from GenNx360 Capital Partners (New York, NY). Miller Environmental Group provides waste, industrial, and environmental services. Link to details

09/11/2024

Fast-growing industry leader (and one of our Nine Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2024) Verdantas (Dublin, OH) (ENR #113) acquired geospatial firm Precision Surveying and Mapping (Middle River, MD). Link to details

09/12/2024

In its second deal of the week, Verdantas (Dublin, OH) (ENR #113) acquired Aegis Environmental (Richmond, VA), an environmental health & safety, regulatory compliance, and sustainability firm. Link to details

Global Transactions

09/06/2024

ENR’s #22 ranked global design firm, Ramboll Group (Copenhagen, Denmark), acquired SSC Scientific Consulting Company (Bad Kreuznach, Germany), an independent regulatory firm that assists with the registration of agrochemicals, biocides, chemicals, medical devices, and other products. Link to details

09/05/2024

Land use solutions firm Origin Enterprises (Dublin, Ireland) acquired two specialist ecological firms: Avian Ecology Limited (Stretton, UK) and Bowland Ecology Limited (Clitheroe, UK). Link to details