Lathan Associates Acquires McKee & Associates and BDW Architects to Form Lathan McKee Architects

Lathan McKee Architects (L&M Group) Acquires Lambert Ezell Durham Architecture (LED Architecture)

March 1, 2025

Professional Services

Lathan Associates Architects P.C. (doing business as Lathan McKee Architects), a member of the L&M Group and backed by Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, has acquired Lambert Ezell Durham Architecture, LLC (LED Architecture). LED, headquartered in Florence, Alabama, joins the L&M Group to expand the group's footprint and resources in Northern Alabama; the transaction closed August 1, 2025 with financing provided by First Eagle Alternative Credit.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Invests in Lathan Associates Architects

November 21, 2024

Professional Services

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in Lathan Associates Architects, P.C., a Hoover, Alabama–based architectural and design firm serving K-12, higher education and municipal clients. Founder Rick Lathan and the existing partners remain invested and active; terms were not disclosed and the investment closed on November 21, 2024.

PBK Acquires (Merges with) Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture

February 11, 2025

Engineering Services

PBK and Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture have merged to form Craig Gaulden Davis | PBK, expanding PBK’s national footprint into the Carolinas and Maryland. The combination brings CGD’s regional expertise in education, civic and cultural design together with PBK’s large-scale education and institutional practice to broaden service capabilities and client reach across 31 offices.

WilliamsMarston LLC Acquires BA Major Associates LLC

December 8, 2020

Accounting & Tax

WilliamsMarston LLC, a PE-backed accounting advisory and management consulting firm, acquired BA Major Associates LLC, a Boston-based corporate tax advisory firm specializing in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare, renewable energy and technology sectors. The deal follows Align Capital Partners’ growth capital investment in WilliamsMarston earlier this year and brings BA Major’s partners into WilliamsMarston to expand the firm’s corporate tax capabilities.

Ryan Acquires Kane, McKenna and Associates, Inc.

December 7, 2022

Consulting

Ryan, a global tax services and software provider, has acquired Kane, McKenna and Associates, Inc. (KMA), a Chicago-based economic development and public finance advisory firm. The acquisition adds eight professionals, including founding partner Phil McKenna, and strengthens Ryan's Credits and Incentives practice by expanding its tax increment financing (TIF) capabilities and footprint in Illinois.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Invests in McHale & McHale Landscape Design, LLC

July 16, 2025

Environmental Services

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners made a strategic investment in McHale & McHale Landscape Design, LLC, a residential landscaping firm headquartered in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The acquisition closed July 16, 2025; founders Kevin and Steve McHale remain invested and active while Hidden Harbor will support the company’s continued growth across the DC, Maryland and Virginia markets.