415 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS
34%
622* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS
45%
*Including U.S. deals    
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.
M&A Update – M&A up 34%; Deals in CA, TX, FL, KS, PA, NC, KS, CO, and LA
KICK OFF 2022 IN SUNNY MIAMI

This January, trade in your winter coat and gloves for resort wear and sandals at our Southeast States M&A Symposium at the stunning Mandarin Oriental, Miami, Florida. Network with AE industry buyers, sellers, and investors while learning about the latest M&A deal multiples and best practices.  

DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS

12/3/2021
Fast-growing design, consulting, and PM/CM firm DCCM (Houston, TX) acquired Coastland Civil Engineering (Santa Rosa, CA), a civil engineering, construction management, and building department services firm. Link to details >

12/6/2021
SAM Companies (Austin, TX) (ENR #98) acquired Ghiotto & Associates (Jacksonville, FL), a land surveying and mapping services firm. The deal represents SAM’s second acquisition in Florida in 2021. Link to details >

12/3/2021
Engineering, planning, and surveying firm WithersRavenel (Cary, NC) acquired Koonce, Noble & Associates (Lumberton, NC), a civil and utilities engineering services firm.

12/7/2021
Fast-growing Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) (Orlando, FL) (ENR #85) acquired GSI Engineering (Kansas, United States), an environmental, geotechnical, drilling, and materials testing firm. Link to details >

12/6/2021
AE firm Buchart Horn (York, PA) (ENR #491) acquired Uni-Tec Consulting Engineers (State College, PA), a municipal engineering, land development, systems commissioning, and energy services firm that serves municipal and private clients. Link to details >

12/2/2021
Engineering, consulting, and automation services firm EN Engineering (Warrenville, IL) (ENR #70) acquired ESC Engineering (Fort Collins, CO), an engineering firm focused on the electric utility, energy, and industrial markets. Link to details >

12/3/2021
Structural engineering firm Bellard & Associates (Lafayette, LA) merged with PES Practical Engineering Solutions (Lafayette, LA), a mechanical and civil engineering firm. The new company will operate under the PES’ infrastructure. Link to details >

12/6/2021
ENR's #82 ranked environmental firm, Trinity Consultants (Dallas, TX), acquired DiSorbo Consulting (Houston, TX) an environmental consultancy that provides multi-media environmental support to facilities in the chemical, refining, and terminals sectors. Link to details >

GLOBAL TRANSACTIONS

12/2/2021
EFI Global (Tampa, FL), an engineering, fire investigation, environmental, failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and laboratory testing services firm, acquired ABESIM (Wavre, Belgium), an environmental and geotechnics consulting firm. Link to details >

12/3/2021
C.F. Møller (Aarhus, Denmark) acquired MTRE (Copenhagen, Denmark), an architecture firm that specializes in spaceplanning, client consultancy, and user involvement services.

11/17/2021
Outland Design Landscape Architecture (Kelowna, Canada) joined Ecora Engineering & Resource Group (Kelowna, Canada), a municipal development, environmental, engineering, and natural resources firm. Link to details >

11/5/2021
Ecometrix Incorporated (Mississauga, Canada) merged with Calder Engineering (Caledon, Canada), a civil, environmental, and water resources engineering firm. 
UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN 19-20, 2022
SOUTHEAST STATES M&A SYMPOSIUM
Miami, FL

Reserve your cabana in sunny Miami this January. And while you're there learn all about A/E industry M&A and network with prospective buyers, sellers and investors!

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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We are. Click here to see the industry-leading 25 transactions we have advised on in the Lone Star state.

If you are a Texas firm interested in M&A or a firm looking to grow in Texas through acquisition we can help. Contact Mick Morrissey at 508-380-1868 or mmorrissey@morrisseygoodale.com.
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Engineering Influence Podcast - M&A UPDATE FOR THE DESIGN INDUSTRY
M&A activity in the engineering industry is at an all-time high. Jon Escobar, of the Morrissey Goodale M&A team, visits the Engineering Influence podcast to discuss the trends and causes and to offer his thoughts on what the future holds.
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