M&A Update - Salas O'Brien expands in CO; U.S. M&A up 11%

334 U.S. DEALS

LATEST 12 MONTHS

11%

484* GLOBAL DEALS

LATESTS 12 MONTHS

10%

*Including U.S. deals

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

M&A Update - Salas O'Brien expands in CO; U.S. M&A up 11%

HEADLINE TRANSACTION

MAY 2021: Structural engineering firm the Leffler Group (Lakewood, CO) joined industry-leading facilities planning and design firm Salas O'Brien (Santa Ana, CA) (ENR #118), creating a combined firm of 41 offices with more than 1,000 team members and 260 registered professionals. Link to details >

Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised the Leffler Group >

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DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS

5/17/2021

Industry leader NV5 (Hollywood, FL) (ENR #27) acquired PES Environmental (Novato, CA), a provider of environmental site assessment, water resources and stormwater management, permitting and compliance, industrial hygiene, and litigation support services. Link to details >

5/17/2021

Real estate development firm Green Street (Clayton, MO) announced its intent to acquire interior design firm O'Toole Design Associates (Creve Coeur, MO). The announcement comes seven months after Green Street acquired HDA Architects (Chesterfield, MO), one of St. Louis' largest architecture firms. Link to details >

5/17/2021

Wightman (Benton Harbor, MI), a land surveying, civil engineering, and architecture firm, acquired Reynolds Land Surveying (Hastings, MI). Link to details >

5/14/2021

Engineering, land surveying, planning, and environmental firm QK (Visalia, CA) entered into an agreement to acquire Zumwalt-Hansen Associates (Hanford, CA), a civil engineering, land surveying, and planning firm. Link to details >

GLOBAL TRANSACTIONS

5/19/2021

Rimkus Consulting Group (Houston, TX), a forensic consulting and technical services provider, acquired M & E Engineering Consultants (Vaughan, Canada), a mechanical, electrical, and life safety consulting firm. Link to details >

5/16/2021

Global investment firm KKR (New York, NY) signed an agreement to acquire a majority position in ENR's #14 ranked environmental firm ERM (London, UK). KKR will acquire its position in the company from OMERS Private Equity (Toronto, Canada) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (Edmonton, Canada). Link to details >

5/17/2021

ENR's #18 ranked global design firm, AFRY (Stockholm, Sweden), acquired Pinja Industry Oy (Jyväskylä, Finland), a company focusing on engineering, automation, machine vision, testing, and quality assurance services. Link to details >

5/19/2021

Seero Engineering Consulting (Doha, Qatar), a provider of design, engineering, and construction management services, signed an agreement to acquire Apex Engineering (Vancouver, Canada), a provider of transportation planning and business case development services to public agencies. 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!

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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.

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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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