Englobe (Colliers) Acquires BESTECH Canada Limited

Colliers Acquires Englobe Corporation

June 3, 2024

Engineering Services

Colliers has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a significant controlling interest in Englobe Corporation for approximately US$475 million, marking Colliers' entry into the Canadian engineering services market. Englobe — headquartered in Laval, Quebec with about 2,800 employees and roughly US$340 million of 2023 revenue — will be integrated into Colliers while Englobe's material management and beneficial reuse (MMBR) operations in Canada, the UK and France are excluded and are being sold separately; ONCAP (Onex) is the selling shareholder.

Colliers' Englobe Acquires Tetranex Solutions Inc.

January 29, 2026

Engineering Services

Englobe Corporation, Colliers' Canadian engineering platform, has acquired Tetranex Solutions Inc., a Calgary-area multidiscipline engineering consulting firm. The deal brings roughly 200 professionals and expands Englobe's electrical, instrumentation & controls (EI&C), automation and procurement capabilities to support work across oil & gas, agri‑food and industrial clients; senior Tetranex leaders will become shareholders and take leadership roles. Terms were not disclosed.

ConeTec Group Acquires Geotech Drilling Services

January 16, 2024

Industrial Services

ConeTec Group, a Canada-based site characterization services leader, has acquired Geotech Drilling Services Ltd., a British Columbia–headquartered geotechnical, environmental and exploration drilling contractor. The acquisition combines the companies' drilling and testing capabilities to expand ConeTec's service offering and geographic reach across Canada and internationally.

The CSL Group Acquires Minority Stake in EMS-Tech Inc.

December 8, 2021

Engineering Services

The CSL Group has acquired a strategic minority stake in EMS-Tech Inc., a Canadian engineering firm that designs and supplies bulk material handling systems. The investment formalizes a long-standing 25+ year partnership and aims to advance integrated marine and land-based cargo handling solutions and expand EMS-Tech's market reach.

FourQuest Energy Services Acquires Boyle Energy Services & Technology (BEST)

January 4, 2022

Energy

FourQuest Energy Services has acquired Boyle Energy Services & Technology, Inc. (BEST), a New Hampshire–based specialist in pre-commissioning, commissioning and field services for power, oil & gas and chemical projects. BEST will operate as a separate company (renamed BEST Energy Services Inc.) under FourQuest, with its employees and leadership retained to expand FourQuest’s global pre-commissioning and commissioning capabilities.

Investcorp Acquires Best in Class Technology Services (BCTS)

January 9, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Investcorp acquired Best in Class Technology Services (BCTS), a Lenexa, Kansas–headquartered provider of commercial HVAC, plumbing and electrical maintenance and project services. Dunes Point Capital sold BCTS and will remain a meaningful shareholder alongside BCTS management as Investcorp looks to accelerate the company’s national growth and platform expansion.