Tracked deals
7
7 tracked deals across 2023-2026.
Engineering Services Buyers & Acquisitions in New Mexico
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
8 strategic · 1 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
3 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Salas O'Brien appears multiple times, adding scientific/engineering and structural/investigative capabilities to support federal and high-demand end markets like data centers, healthcare, and government.
- UES (Universal Engineering Sciences) uses regional expansion: its GEOMAT acquisition brings geotechnical engineering, materials testing, and special inspection into a first New Mexico foothold.
- Geospatial and mapping services are a recurring target theme, including SAM’s acquisition of Construction Survey Technologies, Inc. (CSTi) in Las Cruces.
- Safety and emergency communications technology shows up through Chenega SSBU’s acquisition of E&M International (EMI) in Albuquerque.
- Several transactions involve Albuquerque, Farmington, and Las Cruces—reflecting activity across major New Mexico metro areas and the Four Corners region.
| Buyer (examples) | Acquisition focus (examples) |
|---|---|
| Salas O’Brien | Scientific/engineering consulting; structural & investigative engineering |
| UES | Geotechnical engineering, materials testing, special inspection |
| SAM | Geospatial services, geomatics, subsurface mapping |
| Chenega SSBU | Fire alarm, mass notification, emergency communications |
| Bowman | Surveying/mapping and UAV-based geospatial capabilities |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salas O'Brien | 2 | Employee‑owned engineering and technical services firm de... | Strategic |
| Alpha Safety Holdings, LLC | 1 | Provides technologies and manufactured products for the n... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Benford Capital Partners | 1 | Chicago-based private equity firm focused on lower middle... | PE |
| Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. | 1 | National engineering services firm delivering infrastruct... | Strategic |
| Chenega Corporation | 1 | Alaska Native Corporation and government services contrac... | Strategic |
| Chenega Security Strategic Business Unit | 1 | Security and protection strategic business unit of Cheneg... | Strategic |
| SAM | 1 | Provider of spatial data collection and managed geospatia... | Strategic |
| UES (Universal Engineering Sciences) | 1 | National provider of engineering, environmental, testing ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Acquisition Volume in Engineering Services in New Mexico by Year
Last 3 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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January 1, 2026
- Buyer
- Salas O'Brien
- Target
- TechSource
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Salas O’Brien has merged with TechSource, bringing TechSource’s scientific and engineering consulting capabilities into Salas O’Brien’s employee‑owned engineering platform. The deal combines TechSource’s deep expertise in national security, nuclear, and high‑tech projects (supporting U.S. national laboratories and federal agencies) with Salas O’Brien’s engineering scale to expand capabilities for federal and critical‑infrastructure programs.
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November 17, 2025
- Buyer
- UES (Universal Engineering Sciences)
- Target
- GEOMAT
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Addon
UES has acquired GEOMAT, a Farmington, New Mexico-based geotechnical engineering, materials testing, and special inspection consultancy. The 50+ person firm will join UES’s West region as its first New Mexico presence, expanding UES’s footprint and service offering into the Four Corners area while GEOMAT continues to be led by President Matt Cramer, PE.
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March 31, 2025
- Buyer
- Salas O'Brien
- Target
- Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Salas O’Brien announced that Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers has joined the firm, bringing over 45 years of structural engineering, investigative engineering, and project management experience. The acquisition expands Salas O’Brien’s structural capabilities and geographic reach to better serve high-demand end markets including data centers, healthcare, and government.
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September 5, 2024
- Buyer
- SAM
- Target
- Construction Survey Technologies, Inc. (CSTi)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SAM, a provider of spatial data and managed geospatial services, has acquired Construction Survey Technologies, Inc. (CSTi), a geospatial services and facilities/asset management firm based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The acquisition strengthens SAM's capabilities in geomatics, data visualization, subsurface mapping, and expands its presence in the Southwestern U.S.
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April 1, 2024
- Buyer
- Chenega Security Strategic Business Unit (Chenega SSBU), Chenega Corporation
- Target
- E&M International (EMI)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Chenega’s Security Strategic Business Unit has acquired E&M International (EMI), an Albuquerque-based provider of fire alarm systems, mass notification, emergency communications and clean agent fire suppression technologies, for an undisclosed sum. The deal expands Chenega SSBU’s fire and emergency services capabilities to better serve existing and future (including federal) customers.
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November 15, 2023
- Buyer
- Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.
- Target
- High Mesa Consulting Group
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: BWMN) has acquired High Mesa Consulting Group, a 46-year-old multidisciplinary surveying, mapping, subsurface utility and civil engineering firm headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The acquisition expands Bowman’s presence in the Southwestern U.S., adds UAV-based geospatial capabilities and brings High Mesa’s ~22 employees and public-sector client relationships into Bowman’s national engineering platform.
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April 4, 2023
- Buyer
- Alpha Safety Holdings, LLC, Benford Capital Partners
- Target
- Pajarito Scientific Corporation
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Addon
Alpha Safety Holdings, a Benford Capital Partners portfolio company, has completed the add-on acquisition of Pajarito Scientific Corporation. The acquisition strengthens Alpha Safety's capabilities in nuclear material characterization, containment, ventilation and radiation safety to better serve Department of Energy and commercial nuclear customers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which engineering sub-services are most visible in New Mexico acquisitions on this page?
Geotechnical and special inspection, structural/investigative engineering, geospatial surveying and mapping, and fire/emergency communications and suppression technologies are all represented in the listed deals.
Are there recurring buyers making multiple acquisitions in New Mexico?
Yes. Salas O'Brien appears in multiple transactions, including acquisitions of TechSource and Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers.
Where are the recent New Mexico targets typically located?
The listed targets include locations such as Albuquerque, Farmington, and Las Cruces (among other New Mexico sites referenced in the deal summaries).
What kinds of customer needs do these acquisitions tend to support?
Deal summaries frequently describe needs tied to federal or national security work, high-demand infrastructure and end markets (including data centers and healthcare), and specialized safety and emergency response capabilities.
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