Hardesty & Hanover Acquires Corven Engineering

Hardesty & Hanover Acquires P.E. Structural Consultants

April 25, 2022

Engineering Services

Hardesty & Hanover (H&H) has acquired P.E. Structural Consultants (PESC), a structural engineering firm based in Austin, Texas. PESC will be branded as P.E. Structural Consultants, an H&H company, and will be led locally by the existing PESC management team to expand H&H's local bridge and structural engineering capabilities in Texas.

RailWorks Corp. Acquires H&H Engineering Construction

August 23, 2022

Transportation

RailWorks Corp., a Bernhard Capital Partners-backed specialty rail contractor, has acquired H&H Engineering Construction, a rail maintenance and construction contractor operating in the Western United States. The acquisition expands RailWorks' West Coast presence and capabilities, and allows H&H to leverage RailWorks' flash butt welding resources and broader maintenance-of-way platform.

The HFW Companies Acquires Taney Engineering

March 31, 2023

Engineering Services

The HFW Companies, an AEC industry professional services consolidator based in St. Louis, has acquired Taney Engineering, a Las Vegas–based civil engineering and land surveying firm. The acquisition brings Taney's civil engineering, flood-control and renewable-energy site expertise into HFW's network of member firms to support growth and cross-collaboration across metropolitan and infrastructure markets.

Turner Construction Acquires Dornan Engineering

July 24, 2024

Construction

Turner Construction, a HOCHTIEF Group company, has acquired 100% of Dornan, an Irish-headquartered advanced-technology engineering specialist with ~1,000 employees and a EUR 1.1 billion backlog. The deal expands Turner’s engineering capabilities and scale across Europe to serve complex data-center, pharmaceutical and other high-tech projects.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Penhall Company

December 21, 2023

Construction

H.I.G. Capital, through an affiliate, has completed the acquisition of Penhall Company, North America’s largest provider of specialty concrete services. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Penhall operates over 40 branch and service locations across the U.S. and Canada and will partner with H.I.G. and current management to accelerate growth and expand services.

Grace Hebert Curtis Acquires Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford

November 7, 2023

Professional Services

Bernhard Capital-backed Grace Hebert Curtis Architects (GHC) has acquired Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford (HHS), a long-established architecture firm in the Dallas–Fort Worth region. The add-on strengthens GHC’s AEC platform with deeper K‑12, higher‑education and civic expertise and establishes a local presence in North Texas; financial terms were not disclosed.