Verdantas Acquires M-H-M, Inc. to Expand Northern California Water Services

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 Environmental Strategies & Management (ES&M)

September 7, 2022

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a private-equity-backed engineering, planning, and science services provider, has acquired Environmental Strategies & Management (ES&M), an EHS consulting and engineering firm with offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The deal expands Verdantas' New England footprint and enhances its capabilities to secure Brownfields funding and provide site assessment and remediation services; RTC Partners is the private equity investor backing Verdantas.

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 Acquires Clemson Engineering Hydraulics

July 13, 2023

Engineering Services

Verdantas, a private-equity-backed sustainable infrastructure engineering and environmental science firm, has acquired Clemson Engineering Hydraulics (CEH) to expand its capabilities in physical hydraulic modeling and water resources engineering. The acquisition broadens Verdantas' geographic footprint and strengthens its service offerings to pump manufacturers, A/E firms, municipalities, and government clients.

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.

Verdantas Acquires Groundwater Sciences Corporation

November 13, 2024

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a Tampa-based environmental and engineering consulting firm backed by Sterling Investment Partners, has acquired Groundwater Sciences Corporation (GSC). The acquisition expands Verdantas' groundwater, hydrogeology and remediation capabilities and strengthens its local presence in Pennsylvania and New York to better connect its MidAtlantic and New England operations.