M&A Update – Headline deals in FL and TX; M&A up 28% nationally

398 U.S. DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

28%

597* GLOBAL DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

40%

*Including U.S. deals

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

M&A Update – Headline deals in FL and TX; M&A up 28% nationally

HIGHLIGHTED TRANSACTION

OCT 2021: Leading Southeast multi-discipline consulting firm Chen Moore and Associates (Fort Lauderdale, FL) acquired Fred Wilson & Associates (Jacksonville, FL), an electrical, transportation, and civil engineering consulting firm. Link to details >

Morrissey Goodale advised Chen Moore and Associates >

HIGHLIGHTED TRANSACTION

OCT 2021: Innovative EA firm George Butler Associates (GBA) (Lenexa, KS) (ENR #377) acquired Rio Engineering (Austin, TX), an underwater engineering, inspection, and non-destructive testing firm.

Link to details >

Morrissey Goodale advised GBA >

DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS

10/11/2021

ENR's #44 ranked environmental firm, Montrose Environmental Group (North Little Rock, AR), acquired Environmental Chemistry (Houston, TX), a full-service environmental laboratory that serves industrial, governmental, engineering, and consulting clients. Link to details >

10/12/2021

SWCA Environmental Consultants (Phoenix, AZ) (ENR #125) acquired Onsite Environmental Consulting (Jacksonville, FL). The acquisition complements SWCA's existing presence in Pensacola and Fort Lauderdale. Link to details >

10/7/2021

Civil engineering firm Pape-Dawson Engineers (San Antonio, TX) (ENR #133) expanded its footprint in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area with the acquisition of Dowdey, Anderson & Associates (Plano, TX). Link to details >

10/14/2021

Pioneering transportation and infrastructure engineering firm CONSOR Engineers (Houston, TX) (ENR #69) acquired Civic (Nashville, TN), a civil engineering design, construction management, surveying, and information technologies firm. Link to details >

10/14/2021

TRC Companies (Windsor, CT) (ENR #19) announced a significant growth investment from Warburg Pincus (New York, NY), a leading global growth investor. As part of this transaction, New Mountain Capital (New York, NY) successfully exited its investment in TRC. Link to details >

10/12/2021

ENR's #31 ranked construction management-for-fee firm, Anser Advisory (Santa Ana, CA), and ENR's #61 ranked construction management-for-fee firm, Markon Solutions (Falls Church, VA), announced the merging of their organizations. Link to details >

10/12/2021

AE and interior design firm TowerPinkster (Kalamazoo, MI) (ENR #470) and Kovert Hawkins Architects (Jeffersonville, IN) have merged to create a stronger and more geographically diverse design firm. Link to details >

10/11/2021

Fast-growing Bowman Consulting Group (Reston, VA) (ENR #144) acquired PCD Engineering (Longmont, CO), a building services engineering and MEP engineering firm. Link to details >

10/11/2021

High performer Ardurra Group (Tampa, FL) (ENR #190) acquired Fulghum, MacIndoe & Associates (Knoxville, TN), a water and civil engineering and construction management firm. Link to details >

10/11/2021

Nova Group, GBC (St. Louis Park, MN), an industry leading commercial real estate due diligence advisory firm, acquired Carlson Environmental (Chicago, IL), a provider of environmental due diligence services to the real estate market. Link to details >

10/7/2021

Land surveying firm Civil Surveyors (Tappahannock, VA) acquired D & M Surveyors (Tappahannock, VA), a surveying firm that offers topographical mapping and construction surveying services. Link to details >

10/7/2021

Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architecture & Planning (Eugene, OR) joined forces with JBattleson Design (Bend, OR), a landscape architecture firm. With established studios in Eugene and Portland, the Bend studio will be Cameron McCarthy's third location. Link to details >

GLOBAL TRANSACTIONS

10/11/2021

Global studio for architecture, urbanism, and design Foster + Partners (London, UK) announced that it has completed a strategic partnership with Hennick & Company (Toronto, Canada), a private family investment firm. Link to details >

10/13/2021

Property and construction consulting firm Ridge and Partners (Woodstock, UK) acquired Projex Building Solutions (Leeds, UK), a building consulting and project management firm. Link to details >

10/12/2021

ENR's #51 ranked construction management-for-fee firm, MGAC (Washington, DC), acquired RLF (London, UK), a property and construction consulting firm. Link to details >

10/11/2021

ENR's #81 ranked global design firm, Assystem (Courbevoie, France), acquired all of the shares of Schofield Lothian (London, UK), a consulting company that specializes on UK rail projects. Link to details >

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCT 21-22, 2021

TEXAS M&A SYMPOSIUM

Houston, TX

The ONLY M&A Symposium that brings together leaders of Texas A/E and environmental firms with M&A decision-makers and investors from around the country.

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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.

Early Bird Registration >

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.

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THE RECAPITALIZATION OF THE A/E INDUSTRY BY PRIVATE EQUITY

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2021 AE INDUSTRY M&A: MID-YEAR REVIEW

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