JLL Acquires Building Engines for $300 Million

Building Engines Acquires Ravti

January 11, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Building Engines has acquired Ravti to integrate its HVAC inventory and maintenance management software into the Prism building-operations platform. The acquisition adds automated HVAC asset tracking, vendor marketplace and lease-driven tenant compliance capabilities to Prism, aiming to improve NOI and reduce HVAC-related operating and capital costs for commercial property owners and managers.

JLL Partners Acquires Jonathan Engineered Solutions from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

January 4, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Jonathan Engineered Solutions (JES), a designer and manufacturer of ruggedized enclosures, slides, and vibration isolators used in defense, aerospace and specialty industrial applications. JES is headquartered in Irvine, California with approximately 900 employees; JLL plans to use JES as the base of a new aerospace and defense manufacturing platform and to invest in capacity, technology and strategic acquisitions. Levine Leichtman Capital Partners sold its portfolio company to JLL Partners.

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) Acquires Engine B

May 1, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) has acquired Engine B, a UK-based generative AI technology company that builds AI tools for the professional services industry. CLA will integrate Engine B's team and technology to expand its AI capabilities, accelerate its digital investments, and deliver deeper client insights across audit, accounting and advisory services.

Engine Acquires Lift Bridge Consulting

January 8, 2024

Data & Analytics

Engine, a provider of omni-analytics and data science solutions for CPGs and retailers, has acquired Minneapolis-based media measurement firm Lift Bridge Consulting effective January 8, 2024. The deal brings Lift Bridge founder Rachel Robertson into Engine as SVP of Marketing Solutions and expands Engine’s capabilities into marketing and media measurement to better connect marketing spend to sales outcomes.

JLL Partners Acquires PowerParts Group

January 27, 2026

Manufacturing

JLL Partners has acquired PowerParts Group, a precision manufacturer and field-services provider of aftermarket components for gas- and steam-turbine power plants, from Mangrove Equity Partners. JLL intends to use PowerParts Group as the foundation of a new engineering-focused power-generation components platform and plans to expand capacity and capabilities through organic investment and strategic acquisitions.

Copley Equity Partners and Management Invest in LJB Inc.

July 26, 2022

Engineering Services

Copley Equity Partners partnered with LJB Inc.'s management team to acquire an equity interest in the engineering services firm LJB Inc.; terms were not disclosed. The investment will support LJB's organic growth and pursue accretive M&A to expand geographies and service offerings.