M&A Update - Seven more deals; U.S. M&A up 13%

341 U.S. DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

13%

496* GLOBAL DEALS

LATESTS 12 MONTHS

14%

*Including U.S. deals

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

M&A Update - Seven more deals; U.S. M&A up 13%

COMMENTARY & INSIGHT

This week we report six U.S. deals, including yet another in Texas, as the industry continues to consolidate at a record pace. Learn more about deal-making trends, valuations, and the industry’s most prolific buyers and investors at our Texas M&A Symposium in Houston this October. Early bird registration is open now.

DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS

6/1/2021

Leading designer HDR (Omaha, NE) (ENR #6) acquired WKE (Santa Ana, CA), a multi-modal transportation services firm with expertise in both design and construction management. Link to details >

6/2/2021

Oilfield services construction company CCI (Granbury, TX) acquired the assets of Nicholas Consulting Group (Midland, TX), an engineering firm providing services to clients in the oil and gas industry. Link to details >

6/2/2021

Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams (Richmond, VA), a civil engineering, geotechnical, environmental, and surveying firm, merged with Horton & Dodd (Chesapeake, VA), a surveying, civil engineering, and land planning firm. Link to details >

6/2/2021

Project management services firm Versar (Springfield, VA) acquired BayFirst Solutions (Washington, D.C), a provider of network engineering, cybersecurity, and intelligence support serving primarily the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Link to details >

6/2/2021

Transportation consulting firm TranSystems (Kansas City, MO) (ENR #83) acquired architecture and engineering firm L.R. Kimball (Ebensburg, PA), formerly a division of CDI Engineering Solutions (Philadelphia, PA). Link to details >

6/2/2021

ENR's #113 ranked environmental firm Trihydro (Laramie, WY) acquired Jacobson James and Associates (Roseville, CA), a provider of regulatory planning, forest resiliency planning, biomass management, and post-fire stabilization and restoration services. Link to details >

GLOBAL TRANSACTIONS

5/31/2021

People Infrastructure (Albion, Australia), a diversified workforce solutions firm, acquired Vision Surveys (Airlie Beach, Australia), a land and engineering surveying firm focused on infrastructure projects, construction, and residential development. Link to details >

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCT 21-22, 2021

TEXAS M&A SYMPOSIUM

Houston, TX

THE event for Texas A/E or environmental consulting firm leaders and firms that want to grow in the Texas market. Registration is now open!

Early bird registration now open >

JAN 19-20, 2022

SOUTHEAST STATES M&A SYMPOSIUM

Miami, FL

If you are an A/E firm interested in expanding into the Southeast through acquisition, or you are based in the Southeast and considering a sale or merger, this is the event for you.

Keep me updated >

JUNE 8-9, 2022

WESTERN STATES M&A SYMPOSIUM

San Francisco, CA

If you are an A/E firm leader interested in expanding into the West through acquisition, or you are based in the West and considering a sale or merger, this is the event for you.

Keep me updated >

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