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

DC Capital Partners Acquires Control Stake in PK Companies Group

September 26, 2024

Industrial Services

DC Capital Partners has made a control investment in PK Companies Group, LLC, with PK founders Brian and Kenny Turpin reinvesting equity. The partnership will fund PK's expansion across geographies, markets and capabilities, supporting investments in equipment, new facilities and growth of its tech-enabled inspection, maintenance and specialty services.

PBK Acquires (Merges with) Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture

February 11, 2025

Engineering Services

PBK and Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture have merged to form Craig Gaulden Davis | PBK, expanding PBK’s national footprint into the Carolinas and Maryland. The combination brings CGD’s regional expertise in education, civic and cultural design together with PBK’s large-scale education and institutional practice to broaden service capabilities and client reach across 31 offices.

Palm Beach Capital Invests in MBI Companies to Launch Architecture-Focused Platform

January 7, 2025

Engineering Services

Palm Beach Capital (through Palm Beach Capital Fund VI, L.P.) made a strategic growth investment in MBI Companies, an architecture and engineering design firm headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, to serve as the launch platform for a national architecture and design services roll-up. MBI will retain its name, leadership and two offices (Knoxville and Chattanooga), while PBC will provide growth capital and pursue an acquisition strategy to expand services and geographic reach.

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.

Long Point Capital Invests in BKF Engineers

September 10, 2024

Engineering Services

Long Point Capital has made a significant equity investment in BKF Engineers, partnering with management to support the firm's growth. BKF, a West Coast civil engineering and surveying firm with over 450 employees across 16 offices, will remain under current management while using LPC's capital to expand services, pursue strategic M&A and enter new geographic markets.

Signal Hill Equity Partners Enters Strategic Partnership with KGD Architecture

October 7, 2025

Engineering Services

Signal Hill Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with KGD Architecture, a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm based in Washington, D.C. KGD will join Signal Hill’s growing national AEC platform alongside CSArch, ZMM Architects and Engineers, and Kluber Architects + Engineers; financial terms were not disclosed and KGD’s leadership and staff will remain in place.