PBK Acquires (Merges with) Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture

DC Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in PBK Architects, Inc.

July 27, 2020

Engineering Services

DC Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in PBK Architects, Inc., a Houston-based architecture and engineering firm specializing in educational facilities. PBK will remain headquartered in Houston with its management team retaining a significant equity position; the investment is intended to expand PBK's capabilities and enable collaboration with DC Capital's portfolio companies.

HFA Architecture + Engineering Acquires Chesapeake Design Group

August 4, 2025

Engineering Services

HFA Architecture + Engineering has acquired Chesapeake Design Group (CDG), a boutique Baltimore-based architecture firm, bringing CDG's team and regional expertise into HFA's national platform. The deal expands HFA's Mid-Atlantic footprint and strengthens its architectural capabilities to pursue new projects, particularly in the restaurant and commercial sectors.

Bowman Consulting Group Acquires Project Design Consultants

July 18, 2022

Engineering Services

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (Bowman) has acquired Project Design Consultants (PDC), a San Diego–based civil engineering, surveying, planning and landscape architecture firm founded in 1976 with approximately 65 employees. The stock purchase (with a Section 338(h)(10) election) is expected to add about $14 million of annualized net service billing and was financed with cash and notes, including an unsecured seller note and a convertible note.

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

April 9, 2025

Professional Services

Lathan Associates Architects P.C., backed by Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, has completed investments in McKee & Associates Architects, LLC and Barganier Davis Williams Architects Associated, LLC, combining Lathan and McKee as Lathan McKee Architects and adding BDW to the L&M Group. The deals, which closed April 9, 2025, create a consolidated K‑12 education architecture and design platform serving the Southeastern United States; financial terms were not disclosed.

GHK Capital Partners Acquires CPL

February 26, 2026

Engineering Services

GHK Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CPL, an architecture, engineering, and planning firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. The partnership will support CPL's accelerated growth strategy — including geographic and end-market expansion, strategic technology investments, and an active M&A program — while financial terms were not disclosed.

Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck PLC Acquires Scott and Pohlman, P.C.

November 1, 2024

Accounting & Tax

Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck PLC (RBG) has acquired Scott and Pohlman, P.C., with the transaction effective November 1, 2024. The acquisition brings S&P's team into RBG to strengthen RBG's tax, Client Advisory and Accounting Services (CAAS) capabilities and expand its talent pool to better serve businesses and individuals.