Cumming Group Acquires World Wide Professional Solutions (WWPS)

Westwood Professional Services Acquires CSRS

July 2, 2025

Engineering Services

Westwood Professional Services, a Plano, Texas–based design and engineering firm, has acquired CSRS, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana–based development advisory and program management consulting firm. The deal expands Westwood’s footprint into Louisiana (adding four offices), adds locations in Texas and Southern California, and brings new capabilities including comprehensive program management, grants management, owner's representation, and governmental advisory.

WSP Global Acquires Power Engineers (POWER)

August 12, 2024

Engineering Services

WSP Global Inc. has agreed to acquire Power Engineers, Incorporated (POWER) for US$1,780 million, a deal that strengthens WSP's Power & Energy capabilities and accelerates its participation in the energy transition. POWER, an employee-owned U.S. engineering and environmental consulting firm based in Hailey, Idaho, has ~4,000 employees and 50 offices across North America; the acquisition is expected to deliver cost synergies and cross-selling opportunities.

WGNSTAR Acquires Principal Service Solutions (PSS)

June 13, 2024

Staffing & HR

WGNSTAR, a provider of managed workforce and asset lifecycle solutions for the semiconductor industry, has acquired Principal Service Solutions (PSS), a Modesto-based technical workforce provider. The deal expands WGNSTAR's capacity and geographic coverage to better serve the growing U.S. semiconductor market and consolidates its position as a market leader in semiconductor workforce solutions.

WSP Global Acquires Communica Public Affairs

March 21, 2024

Consulting

WSP Global Inc. has completed the acquisition of Communica Public Affairs Inc., a Canadian Indigenous and stakeholder engagement and information-management consulting firm. The deal brings approximately 50 professionals and expands WSP’s capabilities in Indigenous and stakeholder engagement and information management to support multidisciplinary projects and clients’ ESG journeys across Canada.

Cumming Group Acquires PlanB Consultancy

July 4, 2020

Engineering Services

Cumming Group, a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital, has acquired Portland-based PlanB Consultancy, a specialist in cost management and quantity surveying for chip manufacturers, data centers and other high‑tech facilities. The transaction is an add-on that expands Cumming's project controls and quantity surveying capabilities across the Pacific Northwest and internationally.

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires World Wide Packaging

April 3, 2018

Packaging

Bain Capital Private Equity has acquired World Wide Packaging LLC, a US-based cosmetics packaging provider, and simultaneously purchased a Chinese cosmetics packaging manufacturer with plans to merge the two into an integrated global solutions provider. The transaction keeps WWP's senior management in place and aims to combine US customer-facing design and sales capabilities with manufacturing scale in China to expand service offerings and access high-growth Asian markets.