CMT Engineering Laboratories Acquires Paradigm Consultants

CAI Capital Partners Invests in CMT Engineering Laboratories

September 30, 2020

Engineering Services

Vancouver-based private equity firm CAI Capital Partners has made a growth investment in CMT Engineering Laboratories, a Salt Lake City–headquartered provider of civil and geotechnical engineering, land surveying, and construction materials testing services. The existing owner-managers, led by President Doug Watson, retain a meaningful equity stake and will remain in their current roles as CAI supports geographic and service-line growth.

CMT Technical Services Acquires CTC-Geotek, Inc.

October 21, 2022

Engineering Services

CMT Technical Services, a portfolio company of CAI Capital Partners, has acquired CTC-Geotek, a Denver-based consulting engineering firm specializing in construction material testing, inspection, geological consulting, and geotechnical and environmental engineering. The add-on strengthens CMT’s presence and service offering in Colorado and integrates CTC leadership into CMT’s Colorado inspection services team.

CMT Technical Services Acquires Cesare, Inc.

March 22, 2022

Engineering Services

CMT Technical Services (a CAI Capital Partners-backed portfolio company) has acquired Cesare, Inc., a Colorado-based consulting engineering firm specializing in construction material testing, geotechnical, and forensic engineering. The deal adds four offices and approximately 50 employees in Colorado, expands CMT's geographic footprint and service capabilities, and the Cesare owner-managers (led by William "Bill" Caires) retain an equity interest and will remain in their roles.

Palatine-backed CTS Group Acquires Concept Engineering Consultants

August 15, 2022

Engineering Services

CTS Group, the Palatine-backed construction testing and geotechnical services platform, has acquired Concept Engineering Consultants Limited. The acquisition — CTS's eighth since Palatine's investment in 2018 — expands CTS's geotechnical consulting, coring, drilling and site investigation capabilities and brings Concept's ~105 employees and Leicester headquarters into the group.

Ulteig Acquires Paradigm Environmental

March 5, 2025

Engineering Services

Ulteig, an employee-owned consulting engineering firm, has acquired Paradigm Environmental to expand its water resources and stormwater management capabilities. Paradigm will continue operating under its name from offices in San Diego, Fairfax, and Nashville as it is integrated into Ulteig’s organization, enhancing Ulteig’s solutions for sustainable and resilient water infrastructure.

WilliamsMarston Acquires Paradigm Advisory Group

August 18, 2022

Accounting & Tax

WilliamsMarston LLC, a PE-backed accounting, tax and valuation advisory firm, has acquired Atlanta-based Paradigm Advisory Group, a boutique accounting advisory practice. The acquisition (WilliamsMarston's sixth in two years) expands WM’s Southeast presence and enhances its technical accounting and transaction advisory capabilities; Paradigm co-founders Travis Hannon and Chris Bitler and the full Paradigm team joined WilliamsMarston at close.