Stratus Team Acquires Kilian Engineering

Stratus Team Acquires Kestrel Engineering Group

February 10, 2026

Engineering Services

Stratus Team, LLC acquired Kestrel Engineering Group, an industrial process facilities engineering and design firm with six offices across the U.S. Northwest and Upper Midwest. The deal expands Stratus' geographic footprint into the Northwest and Upper Midwest while adding specialized industrial/process engineering capabilities to its multi-disciplinary platform.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Stratus Team, LLC

July 1, 2024

Engineering Services

Brightstar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Stratus Team, LLC from Godspeed Capital Management LP. The transaction positions Brightstar to scale Stratus — a multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, and consulting platform — through organic growth and M&A to expand its capabilities and presence across public and private sector end markets, particularly in the U.S. Southeast.

Stratus Team Acquires Engineering Strategies, Inc. (ESI)

February 24, 2025

Engineering Services

Stratus Team, a Pittsburgh-based integrated engineering, architecture, and consulting platform backed by Brightstar Capital Partners, has acquired Engineering Strategies, Inc. (ESI), a Marietta, Georgia firm specializing in water and wastewater engineering. The acquisition expands Stratus' water resources capabilities and strengthens its presence in the southeastern United States.

Stratus Acquires Stewart to Expand Multidisciplinary Design Capabilities

January 28, 2026

Engineering Services

Stratus Team, LLC has acquired Stewart, a Raleigh-based multidisciplinary engineering, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and design firm. The acquisition expands Stratus' structural engineering and landscape architecture capabilities and strengthens its footprint across the Carolinas and the broader Southeast.

SubSplit Services Group, LP Acquires Stratus Systems, LLC

January 24, 2025

HVAC & Mechanical

SubSplit Services Group, LP, a permanent capital partnership, has acquired Dallas-based mechanical contracting firm Stratus Systems, LLC. The transaction provides liquidity and succession planning for Stratus’s leadership while positioning the company for growth in high‑purity mechanical piping and commercial/industrial MEP services.

Stratus (Godspeed Capital-backed) Acquires Morris & Associates, Engineers, LLC

January 24, 2023

Engineering Services

Godspeed Capital-backed Stratus has acquired Morris & Associates, Engineers, LLC, a Houston-based engineering and architectural firm specializing in fuel system design, permitting, and drone/3D laser surveying. The acquisition adds a 16-person team and expands Stratus' capabilities and access to Texas DOT, Department of Defense, and retail fuel clients as part of its add-on growth strategy in the Southeastern United States.