Verdantas Acquires The Intelligence Group (TIG Environmental)

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.

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 Aegis Environmental

September 17, 2024

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a Tampa-based environmental and engineering consulting firm backed by Sterling Investment Partners, has acquired Aegis Environmental, a Richmond, Virginia environmental consultancy. The acquisition expands Verdantas' geographic footprint into Virginia and strengthens its environmental health & safety, permitting, stormwater, and sustainability capabilities as an add-on to the Verdantas platform.

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 CT Consultants, Inc.

April 10, 2024

Environmental Services

Verdantas, a private-equity-backed environmental and engineering firm, has acquired CT Consultants, Inc., a century-old engineering and environmental consulting firm with a 320-person team. The deal expands Verdantas's water/wastewater, municipal, and transportation engineering capabilities across the Great Lakes region and surrounding states; EFCG advised Verdantas and AEC Advisors advised CT.

Verdantas Acquires Peterson Brustad Inc.

January 9, 2024

Engineering Services

Verdantas, a PE‑backed environmental and engineering firm, has acquired Peterson Brustad, Inc. (PBI), a Folsom, California water engineering consultancy. The add‑on expands Verdantas' water services capabilities in Northern California, strengthening offerings for public agencies and water utilities.