M&A Update - Eleven deals this week in the U.S. and abroad

299 U.S. DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

416* GLOBAL DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

*Including U.S. deals

Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.

M&A Update - Eleven deals this week in the U.S. and abroad

COMMENTARY & INSIGHT

Industry M&A is on track for another record year and you can be sure this will be a hot topic at our Q1 Virtual Reality CEO Week this January!

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M&A TRANSACTIONS

10/29/2020

Parsons Corporation (Centreville, VA) (ENR #12) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Braxton Science & Technology Group (Colorado Springs, CO) and its subsidiaries in a deal valued at $300 million. The acquisition increases Parsons’ solutions, products, and capabilities in the space, cyber, and intelligence markets. Link to details >

11/2/2020

Ardurra Group (Tampa, FL) (ENR #263) acquired Pigeon-Roberts & Associates (Ocala, FL), an engineering firm serving local and regional agencies in the water and wastewater markets. Link to details >

11/5/2020

ENR's #8 construction management-for-fee firm, Hill International (Philadelphia, PA), acquired a licensed New York State Engineering corporation, allowing Hill to offer New York City and State clients resident engineering and inspection services. Link to details >

11/2/2020

Byrens Kim Design Works (Oakland, CA) merged with integrated design firm DIALOG (Calgary, Canada). The merger means DIALOG will now have studios in San Francisco, Oakland, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto. Link to details >

11/3/2020

Boutique civil engineering and advisory firm Hayat Brown (Washington, D.C.) acquired the public-private partnership (P3)-infrastructure-real estate advisory practice of Alvarez & Marsal (Washington, D.C.). Link to details >

11/4/2020

Cooper Aerial Surveys (Phoenix, AZ) acquired Nor East Mapping (Kylertown, PA), an aerial photography mapping provider serving both private clients and governmental agencies. Link to details >

11/2/2020

Jensen Hughes (Baltimore, MD) (ENR #112), a global leader in safety, security, and risk-based engineering and consulting, acquired fire protection engineering firm CFT Engineering (British Columbia, Canada). Link to details >

10/28/2020

ENR's #66 ranked international design firm, Dorsch Holdings (Frankfurt, Germany), took over the majority of the employees and projects of Spiekermann GmbH Consulting Engineers (Düsseldorf, Germany) through an asset deal. Link to details >

11/2/2020

BB7 Group (Kent, UK) acquired fire engineering design specialist Goldsmith Engineering (Dublin, Ireland), expanding the firm's presence in the Irish and North Irish markets. Link to details >

11/3/2020

Civil engineering and building construction firm Tokyu Construction (Tokyo, Japan) acquired multi-disciplined engineering consultancy Indochine Engineering (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam). Link to details >

11/3/2020

Efterklang (Stockholm, Sweden), part of ENR's #17 ranked global design firm, AFRY (Stockholm, Sweden), acquired Lexter (Stockholm, Sweden), strengthening its offerings within sound design and "Sound-as-a-Service" for clients. Link to details >

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A LOOK AT THE M&A MARKET FROM THE SELLER'S SIDE

Mick Morrissey, managing partner of Morrissey Goodale, visits the Engineering Influence podcast to analyze the current state of the M&A market and offer insights and advice to engineering firm owners who may be contemplating selling their firms. Click here to listen.

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