Tracked deals
18
18 tracked deals across 2020-2026.
Engineering Services Buyers & Acquisitions in North Carolina
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
19 strategic · 2 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
6 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Multidisciplinary design expansion is a common thread (structural engineering, landscape architecture, planning, and related design services).
- Buyers frequently add niche technical depth, including MEP/fire protection, landscape architecture, civil/site planning, and surveying-related services.
- Technology-enabled engineering shows up in utility GIS (e.g., managed geospatial services) and drone-based surveying offerings.
- Geographic positioning centers on North Carolina hubs such as Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, and the Triad region.
| Buyer / Platform | Capability theme reflected in deals (NC) | Example target (NC) |
|---|---|---|
| Stratus Team, LLC | Multidisciplinary design + MEP/FA capability adds | Stewart; Kilian Engineering |
| ISG (I&S Group) | Architecture/engineering + landscape/environmental design growth | Lift Environmental Design; JDAVIS |
| SAM | Managed geospatial + utility-focused GIS services | Theorem Geo |
| ZenaTech | Drone-based surveying / Drone-as-a-Service | Morgan Surveying |
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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 | Provider of compliance, technology, and engineering consu... | Strategic |
| Stratus Team, LLC | 2 | Integrated engineering, architecture, and consulting firm... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Applied Technical Services (ATS) | 1 | Provider of inspection, testing, consulting engineering a... | Strategic |
| Ardurra Group Inc. | 1 | Engineering, consulting and design firm providing service... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Atwell, LLC | 1 | National consulting, engineering and construction service... | Strategic |
| Brightstar Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm focused on business ser... | PE |
| CHA Consulting, Inc. | 1 | Full-service engineering design, consulting and construct... | Strategic |
| Flexware Innovation, LLC | 1 | Provider of manufacturing and manufacturing IT solutions ... | Strategic |
| H.I.G. Infrastructure (an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital) | 1 | Global alternative investment firm; H.I.G. Infrastructure... | PE |
| Hitachi, Ltd. | 1 | Global diversified technology conglomerate focused on dig... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Engineering Services in North Carolina by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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June 30, 2026
- Buyer
- McKim & Creed, McKim 26 Creed
- Target
- Davis Martin Powell (DMP)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
McKim & Creed acquired Davis Martin Powell (DMP), a 46-person engineering and surveying firm with offices in High Point and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The deal was designed to strengthen McKim & Creed’s presence in the North Carolina Triad region and expand engineering and surveying resources for DMP’s long-standing clients; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Stratus Team, LLC
- Target
- Stewart
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Stratus Team, LLC has acquired Stewart, a Raleigh-based multidisciplinary engineering, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and design firm. The acquisition expands Stratus' structural engineering and landscape architecture capabilities and strengthens its footprint across the Carolinas and the broader Southeast.
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September 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Salas O'Brien
- Target
- AME Consulting Engineers
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Salas O’Brien has merged with AME Consulting Engineers, a North Carolina-based MEP, fire protection, and technology engineering firm, to strengthen its capabilities across federal, municipal, healthcare, aviation, and education markets. AME brings more than 30 team members and deep experience in complex facility renovations, while the deal expands Salas O’Brien’s technical capacity and regional presence.
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July 10, 2025
- Buyer
- I&S Group (ISG)
- Target
- Lift Environmental Design
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
I&S Group (ISG), a 100% ESOP architecture and engineering firm, has acquired Lift Environmental Design, a Durham-based landscape architecture and planning studio led by Jesse Turner. The acquisition expands ISG’s landscape architecture and environmental design capabilities in North Carolina’s Research Triangle and adds a new Durham office to support K–12, higher education, sports/recreation and civic projects.
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July 5, 2025
- Buyer
- ZenaTech, Inc.
- Target
- Morgan Surveying, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
ZenaTech, a Vancouver-based AI drone and Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) provider, has acquired Morgan Surveying, Inc., a Greensboro, North Carolina land surveying firm. The acquisition expands ZenaTech's DaaS footprint in the U.S. Southeast and strengthens its capability to pursue government and commercial surveying contracts.
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June 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Atwell, LLC
- Target
- Capital Civil Engineering (CCE)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atwell, a national consulting, engineering and construction services firm, has acquired the operations of Capital Civil Engineering (CCE) in Apex, North Carolina. The deal expands Atwell's presence in North Carolina and the Southeast while adding CCE's civil engineering, site planning and stormwater management capabilities to Atwell's platform.
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June 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Stratus Team, LLC, Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Kilian Engineering, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Stratus Team, a Brightstar Capital Partners-backed integrated engineering and architecture platform, has acquired Kilian Engineering, a North Carolina-based MEP/FA design firm. The add-on expands Stratus' mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire alarm capabilities and broadens its delivery footprint across the Southeast U.S.
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May 14, 2025
- Buyer
- ISG
- Target
- JDAVIS
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
ISG, a 100% employee-owned architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm, has acquired JDAVIS, a multi-disciplinary design firm with offices in Raleigh, North Carolina and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands ISG’s geographic footprint into North Carolina and Pennsylvania and strengthens its residential and mixed-use design capabilities across architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, planning, and procurement management.
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- Buyer
- Applied Technical Services (ATS)
- Target
- Amphion Analytical Engineering, P.A.
- Seller
- Amphion Analytical Engineering, P.A.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Applied Technical Services (ATS) has purchased substantially all of the assets of Amphion Analytical Engineering, P.A., a Charlotte-based engineering and analytical services firm. The acquisition adds API certifications, additional licensed Professional Engineers and mechanical integrity capabilities to ATS, and expands ATS's presence in the tire manufacturing, chemical, and pharmaceutical end markets; the new team will be led by Mark Ellis.
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September 9, 2024
- Buyer
- Ardurra Group Inc.
- Target
- W.K. Dickson & Co. Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Ardurra Group Inc., a Littlejohn-backed engineering and consulting platform, has acquired W.K. Dickson & Co., a 225-person multidisciplinary infrastructure consulting firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The add-on expands Ardurra's presence in the Southeastern United States and augments its capabilities in airport planning, water resources, civil infrastructure and environmental services.
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August 15, 2024
- Buyer
- SAM
- Target
- Theorem Geo
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SAM, a provider of spatial data and Managed Geospatial Services, has acquired Theorem Geo, a Charlotte-based utility-focused GIS consulting and engineering support firm. The acquisition strengthens SAM's Managed Geospatial Services offerings and adds Theorem Geo's geospatial technology (including CartoVid) and utility-focused professional services to SAM's portfolio.
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July 31, 2024
- Buyer
- Flexware Innovation, LLC, Hitachi, Ltd.
- Target
- Castle Hill Technologies, LLC
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Flexware Innovation, a Hitachi group company, acquired Castle Hill Technologies on July 31, 2024 to strengthen its life sciences engineering and automation capabilities and expand operations in North Carolina. Castle Hill will continue to be led by President Robin Lowery and will complement Flexware and JR Automation with expertise in process automation, validation, owner's rep services and system integration.
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March 14, 2024
- Buyer
- NV5 Global, Inc.
- Target
- Fluhrer Reed
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NV5 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVEE) has acquired Fluhrer Reed, a Research Triangle structural and forensics engineering firm founded in 1999. The acquisition expands NV5’s structural engineering and forensics capabilities in North Carolina and complements its mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology design offerings for building projects.
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October 16, 2023
- Buyer
- McKim & Creed, Inc.
- Target
- Matchpoint Water Asset Management
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
McKim & Creed, an employee‑owned engineering and surveying firm, has acquired Matchpoint Water Asset Management, the largest U.S. water loss/recovery and leak detection company. The acquisition, finalized October 16, will integrate Matchpoint's monitoring, leak detection, GIS and UAV‑based assessment capabilities into McKim & Creed's engineering, modeling and instrumentation services to offer turnkey water infrastructure solutions.
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- Buyer
- H.I.G. Infrastructure (an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital)
- Target
- Tower Engineering Professionals
- Seller
- Prairie Capital V, Prairie Capital
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
H.I.G. Infrastructure, an investment fund managed by H.I.G. Capital, has completed the acquisition of Tower Engineering Professionals (TEP) from Prairie Capital V. TEP, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a multi-discipline engineering and maintenance services provider to tower, mobile network and telecom infrastructure customers across the U.S. and Canada; Audax Private Debt provided second-lien financing to support the transaction.
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October 13, 2022
- Buyer
- CHA Consulting, Inc.
- Target
- Frazier Engineering, P.A.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CHA Consulting, Inc. has acquired Frazier Engineering, a Charlotte-area civil engineering firm specializing in sewer system assessment, flow monitoring, rehabilitation design and construction management. The 45-employee firm will be rebranded as CHA Consulting, Inc. and expand CHA’s water/wastewater capabilities and geographic footprint across the Southeast.
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- Buyer
- NV5 Global, Inc.
- Target
- Geodynamics LLC
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NV5 Global, Inc. acquired Geodynamics LLC for $42 million (including an earn-out) in a cash-and-stock deal to expand NV5's geospatial services into full-ocean depth hydrographic and geophysical surveying. Geodynamics, headquartered in Morehead City, North Carolina, will operate within NV5's Geospatial vertical to support projects for NOAA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Navy and other government and port/transportation clients.
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February 14, 2020
- Buyer
- Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
- Target
- Metallurgical Technologies, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. acquired Metallurgical Technologies, Inc. (Met-Tech), a Mooresville, North Carolina metallurgical analysis and testing laboratory, in a deal that closed February 14, 2020. The acquisition expands Rimkus's forensic materials engineering and laboratory testing capabilities to better serve insurance companies, law firms, corporations and government clients.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are recurring buyers in North Carolina engineering services deals?
Recurring buyers shown in the page include Stratus Team, LLC, NV5 Global, Inc., Atwell, LLC, CHA Consulting, Inc., SAM, ZenaTech, Inc., Brightstar Capital Partners, and I&S Group (ISG).
What kinds of engineering capabilities are most often expanded through acquisitions?
Deal summaries highlight capability adds such as structural engineering, landscape architecture, MEP/fire protection, civil/site planning and stormwater management, surveying, and geospatial/utility GIS services.
Do the deals include both engineering and design disciplines?
Yes. Several transactions explicitly combine engineering with design and planning, such as landscape architecture and multidisciplinary design firms.
Are deal terms publicly disclosed?
Not consistently. For example, the McKim & Creed acquisition of Davis Martin Powell (DMP) notes that financial terms were not disclosed, and other summaries focus on rationale and capability expansion rather than disclosed pricing.
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