Verdantas Acquires Environmental Strategies & Management (ES&M)

Verdantas Acquires JM Sorge, Expanding EAR and EHS Capabilities

September 7, 2022

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a private-equity-backed engineering and environmental services provider, has acquired JM Sorge, Inc., a New Jersey-based environmental assessment, remediation, and EHS consulting firm. The add-on strengthens Verdantas' capabilities for real estate, water, and government clients and expands its presence in the Mid-Atlantic region; RTC Partners (Verdantas' sponsor) welcomed the acquisition.

Verdantas (Sterling-backed) Acquires Five Environmental & Water Firms

April 8, 2025

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a Sterling Investment Partners–backed environmental and engineering consultancy, completed five add-on acquisitions—Horizons Engineering, Aqua Engineering, Advanced Earth Sciences (AES), Atlantic Resource Consultants (ARC), and Atlantic Environmental Consulting Services—to broaden its technical capabilities and geographic footprint across the U.S. The deals strengthen Verdantas' water, geotechnical, remediation, permitting, and surveying capabilities while adding new offices in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine and enhancing remediation resources in New Jersey.

Verdantas Acquires Crawford Environmental Services (CES)

December 8, 2025

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a Sterling Investment Partners-backed environmental and engineering consulting platform, has acquired Crawford Environmental Services (CES), a Roanoke, Virginia-based firm specializing in site assessment, remediation, emergency response, and compliance services. The add-on expands Verdantas' technical capabilities and geographic footprint—enhancing support for federal, industrial, and commercial clients across 18 states.

Verdantas Acquires CT Consultants, Inc.

April 10, 2024

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a private-equity-backed environmental and engineering firm, has acquired CT Consultants, Inc., a century-old engineering and environmental consulting firm with a 320-person team. The deal expands Verdantas's water/wastewater, municipal, and transportation engineering capabilities across the Great Lakes region and surrounding states; EFCG advised Verdantas and AEC Advisors advised CT.

Verdantas Acquires Surf to Snow Environmental Resources Management (S2S)

June 5, 2025

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a portfolio company of Sterling Investment Partners, has acquired Surf to Snow Environmental Resources Management, Inc. (S2S), a San Ramon, California-based environmental consulting firm with ~90 staff. The add-on expands Verdantas' technical capabilities in stormwater management, permitting, biological analysis and water resources while increasing its geographic footprint across the western United States, particularly in the Bay Area and power utilities market.

Sterling Investment Partners Acquires Verdantas

May 7, 2024

Environmental Services

Sterling Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in Verdantas, LLC from Round Table Capital Partners, with Verdantas management, employees, and RTC retaining significant equity. Based in Tampa, Florida, Verdantas is an integrated environmental science, engineering, and consulting firm that has grown rapidly through 18 acquisitions since 2020 and employs over 1,450 staff nationwide.