M&A Update – Deals in FL and OR headline a busy week of consolidation

411 U.S. DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

31%

620* GLOBAL DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

42%

*Including U.S. deals

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

M&A Update – Deals in FL and OR headline a busy week of consolidation

HIGHLIGHTED TRANSACTIONS

JAN 2022: Industry leader EnSafe (Memphis, TN) (ENR #279) acquired Progressive Engineering & Construction (Tampa, FL), an environmental and engineering firm specializing in remediation, plant operations, and waste minimization.

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Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised EnSafe >

JAN 2022: ENR's #100 ranked environmental firm, Environmental Science Associates (ESA) (San Francisco, CA), merged Sitka Technology Group (Portland, OR) into its operations. Sitka, founded in 2008, develops and manages knowledge infrastructures for conservation, restoration, and sustainable development. Link to details >

Morrissey Goodale advised ESA >

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The Southeast M&A market is so hot that we’ve had to increase the meeting space capacity not once but twice for this Symposium!

Network (outdoors!) and learn with over 120 AE industry executives, buyers, sellers, and investors in sunny Miami this March. It’s our first M&A Symposium of the year in the hippest city in the country!

DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS

1/6/2022

The Geomatics practice of Weston & Sampson (East Coast, U.S.) joined engineering, planning, and construction firm KCI (Sparks, MD) (ENR #48), adding land surveyors, certified photogrammetrists, licensed unmanned aerial systems pilots, and field technicians to KCI’s surveying team. Link to details >

Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised Weston & Sampson >

1/12/2022

Kirksey Architecture (Houston, TX) (ENR #273) strengthened its North Texas presence by joining forces with architectural, interior design, and planning firm t. howard & associates (th+a) (Dallas, TX). Link to details >

1/13/2022

AE, environmental, and planning firm LaBella Associates (Rochester, NY) (ENR #163) acquired Stieglitz Snyder Architecture (Buffalo, NY), an architectural firm specializing in residential, civic, cultural, corporate, educational, and commercial projects.

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1/11/2022

Green International Affiliates (Westford, MA), a civil and structural engineering firm, acquired Lumen Studio (Harvard, MA), a lighting design firm providing architectural lighting design services for interior and exterior environments. Link to details >

1/10/2022

CEC Corporation (Oklahoma City, OK), an engineering firm serving public entities and private developers, acquired White Engineering Associates (Oklahoma City, OK), a structural and civil engineering services firm specialized in the construction of bridges, roads, buildings, and special structures. Link to details >

1/10/2022

Multi-disciplinary consulting firm Pennoni (Philadelphia, PA) (ENR #91) acquired Snyder, Secary & Associates (Harrisburg, PA), a civil engineering and land development firm that serves commercial, residential, industrial, and community clients. Link to details >

1/10/2022

Architecture and planning firm Luminaut (Cincinnati, OH) acquired Rowland Design (Indianapolis, IN), an architecture and interior design firm that specializes in higher education, Greek housing, workplace, and historic preservation projects. Link to details >

GLOBAL TRANSACTIONS

1/10/2022

ENR's #34 ranked global design firm, Egis Group (Guyancourt, France), acquired Sunland.AL (Hong Kong, China), an engineering consultancy that serves commercial, healthcare, institutional, industrial, hospitality, and residential clients. Link to details >

1/7/2022

Multi-disciplinary engineering and design firm Norconsult (Sandvika, Norway) acquired Djerving AS (Oslo, Norway), strengthening its position within the buildings and real estate sectors in the Oslo region. Link to details >

1/6/2022

In the firm's second deal announcement of the week, Norconsult (Sandvika, Norway) acquired Pure Logic AS (Lysaker, Norway), a decision support, digitalization, and sustainability services company. Link to details >

1/11/2022

Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) acquired three new business: Optisol Services (Royston, UK); Non Entry Systems Limited (Swansea, UK); and ATV Contract Services (East Midlands, UK). Link to details >

1/11/2022

Project management and design firm Unispace (Sydney, Australia) acquired BioPharma Engineering (Cork, Ireland), an engineering design firm focused on the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Link to details >

1/6/2022

Global real estate services firm Savills (London, UK) acquired Merx Group (Singapore), a project management consulting firm that serves workplace, data centers, industrial, hospitality, and retail clients across Asia. Link to details >

1/11/2022

BBA Consultants (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada) acquired Austin Engineering (Trail, Canada), a firm that provides dam safety and hydrotechnical, structural, and geotechnical services. Link to details >

UPCOMING EVENTS

MARCH 23-24, 2022

SOUTHEAST STATES M&A SYMPOSIUM

Miami, FL

Reserve your poolside cabana at our first Symposium of 2022 in the hottest city in the U.S!

JUNE 8-9, 2022

WESTERN STATES STRATEGY, INNOVATION, AND M&A SYMPOSIUM

San Francisco, CA

We’re expanding our Symposium to incorporate deep dives on Strategy and Innovation! Same great networking, even more content for firm leaders!

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