Tracked deals
13
13 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Engineering Services Buyers & Acquisitions in Tennessee
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
11 strategic · 8 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
4 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardurra Group, Inc. | 3 | Engineering consulting firm (ENR Top 500) providing consu... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Capitala Group | 1 | Private markets investment firm providing capital to lowe... | PE |
| Cumming | 1 | Global project- and cost-management consulting firm provi... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| GHK Capital Partners LP | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm focused on control inve... | PE |
| Godspeed Capital Management LP | 1 | Lower middle‑market private equity firm focused on AEC (A... | PE |
| ICE USA | 1 | Transportation-focused engineering and consulting platfor... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Littlejohn & Co., LLC | 1 | Middle-market private equity and credit investor focused ... | PE |
| Mellott | 1 | Provider of rock crushing and screening solutions, contra... | Strategic |
| Palm Beach Capital | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm that partners with foun... | PE |
| Palm Beach Capital Fund VI, L.P. (Palm Beach Capital) | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm investing in high-growt... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in Engineering Services in Tennessee by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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August 21, 2026
- Buyer
- WSB LLC, GHK Capital Partners LP
- Target
- Civil Infrastructure Associates, LLC (CIA)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
WSB announced the acquisition of Civil Infrastructure Associates, LLC (CIA), a Nashville metro–focused municipal engineering firm. The deal expands WSB’s municipal, environmental, water and wastewater, surveying, and aviation infrastructure capabilities and strengthens its Southeast presence.
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September 2, 2025
- Buyer
- Ardurra Group, Inc.
- Target
- J.R. Wauford & Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Ardurra Group, Inc. has acquired J.R. Wauford & Company, a Nashville-based water and wastewater engineering firm, adding approximately 35 professionals to Ardurra's team. The deal expands Ardurra's high-end water capabilities and strengthens its Tennessee presence; Ardurra is a Littlejohn & Co. portfolio company.
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May 19, 2025
- Buyer
- Ardurra Group Inc., Littlejohn & Co., LLC
- Target
- Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Ardurra Group Inc., a Littlejohn-backed engineering platform, has acquired Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (CCI), a Knoxville-based civil engineering firm specializing in utility infrastructure. The add-on expands Ardurra’s presence in Tennessee and brings more than 100 CCI professionals into Ardurra’s nationwide team.
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- Buyer
- Palm Beach Capital Fund VI, L.P. (Palm Beach Capital)
- Target
- MBI Companies, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Palm Beach Capital (through Palm Beach Capital Fund VI, L.P.) made a strategic growth investment in MBI Companies, an architecture and engineering design firm headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, to serve as the launch platform for a national architecture and design services roll-up. MBI will retain its name, leadership and two offices (Knoxville and Chattanooga), while PBC will provide growth capital and pursue an acquisition strategy to expand services and geographic reach.
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October 3, 2024
- Buyer
- ICE USA, Godspeed Capital Management LP
- Target
- Robert G. Campbell & Associates
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Godspeed Capital-backed ICE USA has acquired Robert G. Campbell & Associates (RGC&A), a Knoxville-based civil engineering, surveying, and inspection firm. The add-on expands ICE USA's presence and capabilities in the Tennessee market by adding more than 40 professionals and strengthening its surveying, civil engineering, and construction management services for public infrastructure clients.
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March 18, 2024
- Buyer
- Pape-Dawson Engineers, LLC
- Target
- RaganSmith
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Pape-Dawson Engineers, LLC has acquired Tennessee-based engineering firm RaganSmith to expand its civil engineering, surveying, and land planning capabilities and presence in the southeastern United States. RaganSmith, founded in 1933 and headquartered in Nashville with about 170 employees across offices in Nashville, Chattanooga and Murfreesboro, will join Pape-Dawson's national platform (which is backed by Palm Beach Capital).
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May 4, 2023
- Buyer
- Mellott
- Target
- Southern Machinery
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Mellott has acquired Southern Machinery, a Tennessee-based engineering and material-processing systems firm founded in 1958. The deal expands Mellott’s engineering, inventory, sales and service capabilities to better serve the aggregates and related industries.
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December 5, 2022
- Buyer
- Universal Engineering Sciences (UES)
- Target
- Dan Brown and Associates
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has acquired Dan Brown and Associates (DBA), a geotechnical and foundation engineering firm headquartered in Tennessee. The acquisition expands UES's geotechnical capabilities and Southeast footprint while DBA's leadership will continue to operate day-to-day business.
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October 11, 2021
- Buyer
- Ardurra Group, Inc., RTC Partners, LP
- Target
- Fulghum, MacIndoe & Associates, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Ardurra Group, Inc., a portfolio company of RTC Partners, has acquired and merged with Fulghum, MacIndoe & Associates, Inc. (FMA), a Knoxville-based water/civil engineering and construction management firm. The deal expands Ardurra's Southeast footprint by adding a Tennessee office and integrates FMA into the Ardurra platform as FMA, an Ardurra Group Company.
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August 31, 2021
- Buyer
- Qualus, LLC
- Target
- Patterson Power Engineers, LLC
- Seller
- Russell Patterson, P.E. (owner)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Qualus, LLC acquired Patterson Power Engineers, LLC, a Chattanooga-based power system protection engineering firm, to strengthen Qualus’s protection engineering capabilities and technical services offering for utilities. The deal brings Patterson’s specialized engineering team into Qualus’s network of field service and engineering offices, providing expanded capabilities and opportunities for employees.
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April 12, 2021
- Buyer
- Universal Engineering Sciences, Palm Beach Capital
- Target
- GEOServices, LLC
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has acquired GEOServices, LLC, a Knoxville-based geotechnical engineering, materials testing and environmental services firm, to expand UES's footprint in Tennessee and the broader South. The GEOServices management and technical staff will remain with the business; the deal is noted as the ninth investment associated with Palm Beach Capital and UES leadership.
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February 25, 2021
- Buyer
- Capitala Group, SouthWorth Capital Management, LLC
- Target
- Fremont-Wright, LLC
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Capitala Group, alongside SouthWorth Capital Management, closed an investment in Fremont-Wright, LLC to support the company's next phase of growth. Fremont-Wright is a Memphis-based holding company of nine engineering, surveying, and architectural firms operating across eleven states and will use the capital to pursue acquisitions and expand its footprint.
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July 1, 2019
- Buyer
- Cumming, Tailwind Capital
- Target
- CAPEX Project Management LLC (CapEX)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Cumming, a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital, has acquired Nashville-based CAPEX Project Management LLC. The add-on expands Cumming’s project management and building consultancy resources across the Southeast and Central U.S., bolstering its ability to serve developers, REITs, private equity investors and government clients.
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