UES Acquires Riner Engineering
June 6, 2023
UES, a national engineering and consulting firm, has acquired Riner Engineering, a Houston-based geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm. The acquisition expands UES's technical capabilities and presence in Texas, adding Riner's ~170 staff and multiple Texas offices to UES's Texas Region.
- Buyers
- UES
- Targets
- Riner Engineering
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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