441 U.S. DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

3%

651* GLOBAL DEALS
LATEST 12 MONTHS

7%

*Including U.S. deals    
Percentages represent latest twelve months year-over-year increase or decrease in deal activity.

5/14/2024
GAI Consultants (Homestead, PA) (ENR #166), a leading engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm, acquired Creighton Manning Engineering (Albany, NY), an engineering firm focused on the transportation and transit markets. Morrissey Goodale initiated the transaction and advised GAI Consultants.
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Commentary & Insight

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Domestic Transactions

5/9/2024
Tetra Tech (Pasadena, CA) (ENR #3), a provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, acquired Convergence Controls & Engineering (Littleton, CO), a firm specializing in process automation and systems integration solutions. Link to details >

5/15/2024
Global architecture and design firm MG2 (Seattle, WA) (ENR #240) acquired Studio C Architecture (Portland, OR), a firm specializing in multi-family residential and affordable housing design. Link to details >

5/15/2024
McGranahan Architects (Tacoma, WA), a full-service architectural firm specializing in educational facilities, merged with architectural planning and design firm PBK Architects (Houston, TX) (ENR #95). Link to details >

5/9/2024
BMA Architecture (Gilbert, AZ) acquired Whitneybell Perry (Phoenix, AZ), an architecture firm that focuses on multi-family residential design and other types of developments. Link to details >

5/13/2024
Multi-disciplined engineering and construction management firm BM&K Engineering (Braselton, GA) joined LJA Engineering (Houston, TX) (ENR #67), a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm. Link to details >

5/13/2024
McPherson Consulting (Virginia Beach, VA), an engineering firm that offers traffic engineering and transportation planning services, was acquired by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) (Watertown, MA) (ENR #62). Link to details >

5/8/2024
Multi-service engineering firm NOVA Engineering & Environmental (Kennesaw, GA) (ENR #230) acquired MAS Environmental (Tampa, FL), an environmental consulting, engineering, and remediation firm. Link to details >

5/15/2024
Raymond (Conyers, GA) acquired HDH Associates (Christiansburg, VA), a provider of building envelope expertise. Link to details >

Global Transactions

5/13/2024
Mott MacDonald (Croydon, UK) (ENR #33), a global engineering, management, and development consulting firm, acquired Merz Consultancy (Perth, Australia), an engineering and energy consultancy business specializing in power distribution, transmission, and generation design and project delivery. Link to details >

5/15/2024
Davidson Walsh (Cheltenham, UK), a structural and civil engineering firm that works in residential, commercial, education, healthcare, renewable energy, industrial, and government sectors, merged with O’Brien & Price (Cheltenham, UK). Link to details >

5/14/2024
SnV Architects + Planners (Toronto, Canada), an integrated planning and design firm, merged with HOTSON Architecture (Vancouver, Canada), a design firm that focuses on retail, interiors, housing, academic and community buildings, feasibility studies, and master planning. Link to details >

5/14/2024
Construction consultancy Edmond Shipway (Nottingham, UK) joined forces with Naismiths (Birmingham, UK), a firm specializing in project monitoring, restructuring, and building surveying. Link to details >

5/11/2024
ACCIONA (Madrid, Spain), a sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy firm, acquired a majority stake in Freya Renewables (Makati, Philippines), a consulting firm for renewable development. Link to details >

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