PRIME AE Group Acquires Jacobi, Toombs & Lanz (JTL)

PRIME AE Group Acquires Integrated Engineering

November 16, 2020

Engineering Services

PRIME AE Group, the cornerstone company of NewHold AEC, has acquired Integrated Engineering, a 41-person Kentucky-based engineering and surveying firm. The add-on expands PRIME AE's capabilities and geographic presence in Kentucky and surrounding regions; financial terms were not disclosed.

NewHold Enterprises Invests in PRIME AE Group

December 16, 2019

Engineering Services

NewHold Enterprises, a long-term investment holding company, announced an investment in PRIME AE Group, a U.S.-based architecture and engineering firm. Financial terms were not disclosed; PRIME AE will continue to be led by President and CEO Kumar Buvanendaran (who remains the largest individual shareholder) while NewHold supports the firm's organic and acquisitive growth and national expansion.

PRIME AE Acquires Prosser, Inc.

January 20, 2022

Engineering Services

PRIME AE Group, Inc. (a NewHold company) has acquired Prosser, Inc., a Jacksonville, Florida-based integrated planning and engineering firm. The deal expands PRIME AE’s geographic presence and service capabilities in Florida and the broader Southeast U.S. as an add-on to its existing platform.

PRIME AE Group Acquires Klavon Design Associates

February 16, 2026

Engineering Services

PRIME AE Group, a Platform Holdings–managed architecture and engineering platform, has acquired Klavon Design Associates, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based landscape architecture and planning firm founded in 1996. The add-on expands PRIME AE’s capabilities in landscape architecture, planning, sustainability and federal work, particularly strengthening its experience serving the Department of Defense and other government clients.

PRIME AE Group Acquires Connelly & Wicker, Inc.

May 29, 2024

Engineering Services

PRIME AE Group, Inc. (a subsidiary of NewHold Enterprises) has acquired Connelly & Wicker, Inc., a Jacksonville- and Orlando-based civil engineering and landscape architecture firm. The acquisition expands PRIME AE's Southeast presence and integrates CWI into the Prosser | PRIME AE Southeast division to broaden regional planning, engineering and permitting capabilities.

PRIME AE Group Acquires Penza Bailey Architects

April 8, 2021

Professional Services

PRIME AE Group, a NewHold AEC company, has acquired Penza Bailey Architects, a Baltimore-based architecture firm. The acquisition brings PBA into PRIME AE as a studio, expanding PRIME AE's architectural capabilities and presence in the mid-Atlantic (K-12, higher education, justice, federal, commercial, and custom residential markets).