ISG Acquires Lift Environmental Design to Expand North Carolina Landscape Architecture Capabilities

ISG Acquires JDAVIS

May 14, 2025

Engineering Services

ISG, a 100% employee-owned architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm, has acquired JDAVIS, a multi-disciplinary design firm with offices in Raleigh, North Carolina and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands ISG’s geographic footprint into North Carolina and Pennsylvania and strengthens its residential and mixed-use design capabilities across architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, planning, and procurement management.

Industrial Service Group Acquires Georgia Western

April 2, 2021

Industrial Services

The Industrial Service Group (ISG), its industrial rotating equipment services platform, has acquired Georgia Western, a Kennesaw, Georgia-based provider of electric valve actuation parts, distribution and service. The deal was supported with subordinated debt and equity from Five Points Capital and completed in partnership with management, KCM Capital Partners, PNC Mezzanine Capital and LBC Credit Partners; Georgia Western's founders will remain involved in day-to-day operations.

NFP Acquires Insurance Specialty Group (ISG)

October 9, 2020

Insurance

NFP has acquired Insurance Specialty Group, LLC (ISG), a managing general agent focused on construction and residential builder insurance, in a deal that closed October 9, 2020. The acquisition expands NFP's property & casualty capabilities and P&C footprint in the Southeast while integrating ISG's construction-focused programs and distribution relationships.

American Securities Acquires Integrated Global Services, Inc. from J.F. Lehman & Company

March 6, 2025

Industrial Services

American Securities has acquired Integrated Global Services, Inc. (IGS) from investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company. IGS, a Richmond, Virginia–headquartered provider of industrial surface-protection, asset integrity and environmental efficiency technologies serving power, energy and industrial markets, will partner with American Securities to accelerate growth and expand adoption of its proprietary solutions.

Landscape Workshop Acquires LIG Services

October 16, 2025

Environmental Services

Landscape Workshop, a commercial landscape maintenance platform backed by Ares Management Corporation, has acquired LIG Services, LLC to expand its Gulf Coast footprint. The deal brings LIG owners Mike Sharp and Judson "Bragg" Jordan and their team into Landscape Workshop as senior leaders and employees, strengthening LW's presence in Lower Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

Stantec Acquires Environmental Systems Design, Inc.

June 8, 2023

Engineering Services

Stantec has signed an agreement to acquire Environmental Systems Design, Inc. (ESD), a 270-person Chicago-based engineering firm specializing in mission critical and data center design. The deal—terms undisclosed and expected to close June 30, 2023—deepens Stantec's mission-critical/data center capabilities and expands its U.S. MEP and structural engineering practice by roughly 40%.