Tracked deals
25
25 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Engineering Services Buyers & Acquisitions in Illinois
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
21 strategic · 9 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2022
7 tracked deals announced in 2022.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- MacKay Sposito acquired 2IM Group to expand its Midwest geographic reach and strengthen program management, environmental services, and infrastructure support.
- Arora Engineers (backed by Jacmel Partners) acquired J.A. Watts, LLC (JWI) to deepen program and construction management capabilities, especially in aviation and transportation.
- Signal Hill Equity Partners made a strategic growth investment in Kluber Architects + Engineers, positioning it to expand an A&E platform serving government, education, and healthcare markets.
- Platform building appears in consolidation: Brailsford & Dunlavey and Project Management Advisors (PMA) merged with support from Bernhard Capital Partners, aiming for broader institutional program management and real estate advisory reach.
- Buyers also target specialized engineering niches—from NV5 Global, Inc. adding data center and technology infrastructure design via Technical Design Services, Inc. to Deloitte Consulting LLP acquiring Optimal Design Co. for industrial design, hardware, and embedded software expertise.
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV5 Global, Inc. | 2 | Public provider of technology, conformity assessment, and... | Strategic |
| Anser Advisory | 1 | National capital program advisory and consulting firm pro... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Arora Engineers | 1 | Multidisciplinary engineering and infrastructure firm off... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Atlas Technical Consultants | 1 | Provider of infrastructure and environmental solutions of... | Strategic |
| Atwell | 1 | National consulting, engineering, and construction servic... | Strategic |
| Bernhard Capital Partners | 1 | Services- and infrastructure-focused private equity firm ... | PE |
| Brailsford & Dunlavey | 1 | National program and project management firm providing pl... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| CIVC Partners, L.P. | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm focused on business ser... | PE |
| Court Square Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm investing in business s... | PE |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 1 | Global professional services firm offering consulting, te... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Engineering Services in Illinois by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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February 23, 2026
- Buyer
- MacKay Sposito
- Target
- 2IM Group
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
MacKay Sposito acquired 2IM Group, a multidisciplinary engineering and environmental services firm based in Chicago. The acquisition is intended to expand MacKay Sposito’s geographic reach into the Midwest while strengthening capabilities in program management, environmental services, and infrastructure support.
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January 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Arora Engineers, Jacmel Partners
- Target
- J.A. Watts, LLC (JWI)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Arora Engineers, a portfolio company of Jacmel Partners, has acquired J.A. Watts, LLC (JWI), a Chicago-based construction, program and project management firm. The add-on strengthens Arora's capabilities in program and construction management—particularly in aviation and transportation—enabling integrated services across planning, design and construction execution.
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December 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Reserve Advisors
- Target
- Waldman Engineering Consultants, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Reserve Advisors, a Milwaukee-based national consulting firm specializing in reserve studies and property wellness solutions, has acquired Waldman Engineering Consultants, Inc., a Lisle, Illinois-based engineering and building inspection firm. The transaction closed on December 18, 2025 and expands Reserve Advisors’ engineering and building evaluation capabilities for homeowner associations, condominiums, high-rise buildings and private clubs.
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December 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Brailsford & Dunlavey, Bernhard Capital Partners
- Target
- Project Management Advisors (PMA)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
BCP-backed Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) and Project Management Advisors (PMA) have merged to form an integrated institutional program management and real estate advisory platform. The combined firm—supported by Bernhard Capital Partners—brings together more than 450 professionals and expands geographic reach and sector capabilities across higher education, healthcare, life sciences, civic projects and energy infrastructure.
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September 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Signal Hill Equity Partners
- Target
- Kluber Architects + Engineers
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Signal Hill Equity Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Kluber Architects + Engineers, an Aurora, Illinois-based architecture and engineering firm. Kluber will remain led by its existing leadership team and will join Signal Hill’s growing A&E platform alongside CSArch and ZMM Architects to expand the firm’s geographic reach and capabilities across government, education, and healthcare markets.
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August 26, 2025
- Buyer
- Atwell
- Target
- Manhard Consulting
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atwell has acquired Manhard Consulting, a nearly 400-person engineering and surveying firm headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The deal—Atwell’s largest in its 120-year history—expands Atwell’s geographic footprint in key regional markets (including Illinois, Colorado, and Texas) and into new markets such as Tennessee and Nevada; terms were not disclosed.
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August 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Egis
- Target
- Lochner
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Global engineering and consulting firm Egis has merged with U.S.-based infrastructure firm Lochner, positioning Lochner as the cornerstone of Egis' U.S. expansion. The combined organization brings together Lochner’s more than 1,100 professionals and Egis’ U.S. team to pursue organic and acquisitive growth across transportation, water, energy, and environmental markets.
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December 3, 2024
- Buyer
- Gannett Fleming TranSystems
- Target
- Muller & Muller Ltd.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Gannett Fleming TranSystems has acquired Chicago-based architecture firm Muller & Muller Ltd. (M2), a team of about 65 professionals with offices in Chicago, Dallas, Seattle and Peoria. The deal, announced Dec. 3, 2024, adds architectural, planning and structural engineering expertise—particularly in transit and aviation—to Gannett Fleming TranSystems’ service offerings as a PE-backed platform.
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November 16, 2023
- Buyer
- NV5 Global, Inc.
- Target
- Technical Design Services, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NV5 Global, Inc. acquired Technical Design Services, Inc. (TDSi), a Chicago-based provider of data center and technology infrastructure design and consulting services. The deal (cash and stock) expands NV5's capabilities in data center, audiovisual, security, and telecommunications design, adds recurring revenue (approximately 80% of TDSi's revenue), and strengthens NV5's relationships in the aviation and government sectors.
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August 7, 2023
- Buyer
- Neuberger Berman Alternatives, Kohlberg & Company
- Target
- ENTRUST Solutions Group
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Neuberger Berman Alternatives agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in ENTRUST Solutions Group, joining existing investor Kohlberg & Company which will retain a majority ownership. Terms were not disclosed; the investment is intended to support ENTRUST's strategic growth as the Illinois-headquartered engineering and consulting platform (3,000+ professionals across 36 locations) continues serving utility and infrastructure end markets.
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June 8, 2023
- Buyer
- Stantec
- Target
- Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Stantec has signed an agreement to acquire Environmental Systems Design, Inc. (ESD), a 270-person Chicago-based engineering firm specializing in mission critical and data center design. The deal—terms undisclosed and expected to close June 30, 2023—deepens Stantec's mission-critical/data center capabilities and expands its U.S. MEP and structural engineering practice by roughly 40%.
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May 22, 2023
- Buyer
- Deloitte Consulting LLP
- Target
- Optimal Design Co.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Deloitte has acquired substantially all of the assets of Optimal Design Co., a Chicago-area product engineering services firm specializing in industrial design, hardware and embedded software for smart connected products and IoT devices. The deal expands Deloitte’s product engineering services capabilities and adds multidisciplinary design, prototyping and hardware/embedded software expertise to its engineering portfolio.
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January 23, 2023
- Buyer
- RINA
- Target
- Patrick Engineering Ltd.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
RINA has acquired 100% of Patrick Engineering Ltd., a Chicago-based engineering consultancy active in infrastructure, transport and renewable energy. The deal brings approximately $82 million of annual revenue and 340 employees into RINA Consulting and expands RINA's footprint and capabilities in the US infrastructure market.
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December 21, 2022
- Buyer
- TYLin
- Target
- Greeley and Hansen
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
TYLin has acquired Chicago-based Greeley and Hansen, a century-old engineering firm focused on water, wastewater and environmental engineering, to strengthen its water-sector capabilities across North America and Latin America. Greeley and Hansen will operate as "Greeley and Hansen, A TYLin Company," with several senior leaders transitioning and some retiring as part of the integration.
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October 19, 2022
- Buyer
- Woolpert
- Target
- Sheehan Nagle Hartray Associates
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Woolpert has acquired Sheehan Nagle Hartray Associates (SNHA), a Chicago- and London-based architecture firm known for mission-critical and technically challenging projects serving commercial, civic and education clients. The acquisition expands Woolpert's global presence — adding European capabilities — and enhances its design expertise in areas such as data center and computational design.
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- Buyer
- GoEngineer, Court Square Capital Partners
- Target
- Computer Aided Technology, Inc. (CATI)
- Seller
- CIVC Partners
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
GoEngineer, a portfolio company of Court Square Capital Partners, has acquired Computer Aided Technology, Inc. (CATI) from CIVC Partners. The add-on deal expands GoEngineer's CAD and additive manufacturing capabilities and increases its footprint in the Midwest and Eastern U.S.
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- Buyer
- RTM Engineering Consultants
- Target
- BRiC Partnership
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
RTM Engineering Consultants has acquired BRiC Partnership, a 42-person Illinois-based engineering firm with offices in Belleville, Springfield (IL), St. Louis (MO) and Evansville (IN). The deal, advised by Blackcastle Partners and closed in mid-May 2022, expands RTM's Midwest footprint and adds BRiC's MEP, fire protection, IT systems design and commissioning capabilities; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Atlas Technical Consultants
- Target
- TranSmart Technologies, Inc.
- Seller
- Woodbridge International
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atlas Technical Consultants has acquired TranSmart Technologies, Inc., a Chicago-headquartered transportation engineering and consulting firm. The deal, facilitated by sell-side advisor Woodbridge International, will expand Atlas’s ITS, traffic and transportation engineering capabilities and extend TranSmart’s services into larger projects and new U.S. markets.
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February 15, 2022
- Buyer
- Terracon
- Target
- Wang Engineering Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Terracon, an employee-owned engineering consulting firm based in Olathe, Kansas, has acquired Wang Engineering Inc. of Lombard, Illinois. The acquisition brings Wang’s 25-person geotechnical, construction inspection, and materials testing team into Terracon to expand capabilities for transportation and infrastructure clients across Illinois and Indiana.
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February 2, 2022
- Buyer
- TranSystems Corp., Sentinel Capital Partners
- Target
- OMEGA & Associates, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
TranSystems Corp., a national transportation consulting firm backed by Sentinel Capital Partners, has acquired OMEGA & Associates, a Chicago-based engineering firm specializing in construction engineering and program management. OMEGA’s ~80-person infrastructure team will join TranSystems’ national workforce, expanding the firm's capabilities and presence in the greater Chicago transportation marketplace.
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December 23, 2021
- Buyer
- NV5 Global, Inc.
- Target
- Global Realty Services Group LLC
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NV5 Global, Inc. acquired Global Realty Services Group LLC (GRS) in an all-cash transaction to expand NV5's real estate transaction services and bolster its market position in real estate due diligence. The acquisition adds GRS's property condition, environmental assessment, and zoning capabilities and approximately 154 full-time equivalent personnel, and is expected to be immediately accretive to NV5's earnings.
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- Buyer
- Genuen
- Target
- Versatech
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Genuen, a Lenexa, Kansas-based provider of end-to-end test solutions, has acquired Versatech, an Effingham, Illinois engineering firm that designs and integrates robotic and production automation equipment. Versatech will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary with existing offices and management remaining in place, expanding Genuen's ability to integrate production-line automation with test solutions.
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September 2, 2020
- Buyer
- Anser Advisory, RTC Partners
- Target
- Ascent
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Anser Advisory, a portfolio company of RTC Partners, has acquired Ascent, a 30-employee capital program delivery and project management consultancy headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The acquisition expands Anser's capabilities and geographic coverage across healthcare, transportation and education markets and brings Ascent's program controls and finance consulting expertise into Anser's national platform.
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February 10, 2020
- Buyer
- Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
- Target
- Amset Technical Consulting, Inc.
- Seller
- Frank Seter (President & Owner)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. acquired Mount Prospect, Illinois-based Amset Technical Consulting, Inc., a mechanical and electrical engineering consulting firm. The acquisition expands Rimkus’ forensic engineering capabilities and technical expertise to better serve insurance companies, law firms and corporate clients.
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April 16, 2019
- Buyer
- CIVC Partners, L.P.
- Target
- Computer Aided Technology (CATI)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
CIVC Partners has made an investment in Computer Aided Technology (CATI), a Buffalo Grove, Illinois-based provider of 3D design and engineering solutions, partnering with the company's existing management team which will retain a meaningful ownership stake. The capital will support CATI's organic growth and enable the company to pursue strategic acquisitions and expand its service offerings across CAD/PLM, 3D printing, and related engineering services.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which types of engineering services are most common in Illinois acquisitions here?
The listed deals include multidisciplinary engineering and environmental services, construction/program and project management, architecture and structural engineering, mission-critical/data-center design, and product engineering (industrial design, hardware, and embedded software).
Do the deals focus more on geography or capabilities?
Both appear. Multiple transactions explicitly aim to expand geographic reach (e.g., into broader Midwest and other U.S. states) while also strengthening service capabilities such as program management, environmental services, and data-center or technology infrastructure design.
Are private equity and investment firms active in these Illinois transactions?
Yes. Several deals involve investment firms or PE-backed platforms, including Sentinel Capital Partners, Signal Hill Equity Partners, CIVC Partners, L.P., Bernhard Capital Partners, and Jacmel Partners as part of buyer structures mentioned in the page facts.
Where are the Illinois-based target companies located?
Targets mentioned in the page facts include firms based in Chicago and the Chicago area (e.g., Lisle), as well as Aurora and Lincolnshire, Illinois, among other metro locations.
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