Stratus Team Acquires PVEDI

Verdantas Acquires Pax Environmental, Inc.

August 12, 2026

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a digitally enabled technical consulting firm focused on the environment, water, and energy transition markets, announced it has acquired Pax Environmental, Inc. Pax is a California-based environmental consulting firm with nearly 75 staff specializing in permitting and regulatory compliance, ecological restoration, and cultural and natural resource services. The acquisition expands Verdantas’ footprint in California and strengthens its integrated environmental and regulatory expertise for complex infrastructure and power utility projects.

Wold Architects & Engineers Acquires VPS Architecture

April 7, 2026

Professional Services

Wold Architects & Engineers announced it has acquired VPS Architecture to expand its Midwest presence and strengthen its education and public-sector design expertise. VPS, a multidisciplinary architecture firm based in Evansville and Indianapolis, is expected to integrate with Wold while maintaining its leadership, project teams, and client-focused approach.

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.

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.

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.

Vestar Capital Partners Acquires Stratus from Arcapita

July 7, 2021

Industrial Services

Vestar Capital Partners has acquired Stratus, a Mentor, Ohio–based brand implementation and facilities services provider, from Arcapita Group Holdings. Stratus' founder and CEO Tim Eippert and the senior leadership team will remain and reinvest in the company while Arcapita will retain a minority stake; financial terms were not disclosed.