Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires Dan Brown and Associates

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires GEOServices, LLC

April 12, 2021

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has acquired GEOServices, LLC, a Knoxville-based geotechnical engineering, materials testing and environmental services firm, to expand UES's footprint in Tennessee and the broader South. The GEOServices management and technical staff will remain with the business; the deal is noted as the ninth investment associated with Palm Beach Capital and UES leadership.

Universal Engineering Sciences Merges with GFA International

January 17, 2020

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) announced a merger with GFA International, Inc., combining complementary engineering, environmental and materials testing services to expand their geographic footprint across Florida, the Southeast and Mid‑Atlantic. The combined firm will operate 26 offices with more than 1,200 employees and will integrate operations during 2020 while keeping current leadership in place.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires Alpha Testing, Inc.

November 9, 2021

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has agreed to acquire Alpha Testing, a Dallas-based geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm with a ~400-person team. The acquisition expands UES's footprint in Texas and broadens its capabilities in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and environmental consulting to support commercial, institutional and municipal projects across the region.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires Wallace-Kuhl & Associates

January 7, 2021

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), in partnership with investor Palm Beach Capital, has acquired Wallace-Kuhl & Associates, a Northern California geotechnical, geologic, materials testing and environmental engineering consulting firm with offices in West Sacramento and Stockton. The deal expands UES's presence and technical capabilities in the Western U.S.; Morrissey Goodale LLC advised Wallace-Kuhl on the transaction.

BDT Capital Partners Makes Strategic Majority Investment in Universal Engineering Sciences; Palm Beach Capital Recaps

October 1, 2021

Engineering Services

BDT Capital Partners has agreed to make a significant strategic investment to become the majority shareholder of Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), joining existing shareholders including Palm Beach Capital, company founders and management. The transaction is a recapitalization that allows Palm Beach Capital to realize meaningful cash proceeds while remaining a major investor and positions UES to continue rapid organic growth and add-on acquisitions across its national footprint.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires NOVA Geotechnical & Inspection Services

May 6, 2020

Engineering Services

Orlando-headquartered Universal Engineering Sciences, LLC (UES), backed through its relationship with Palm Beach Capital and Gary H. Elzweig, P.E., has announced that NOVA Geotechnical & Inspection Services, LLC has joined the UES family. The deal expands UES's footprint westward — adding NOVA's Las Vegas, Reno and Irvine capabilities to UES's national platform and strengthening its geotechnical, materials testing and inspection service offering.