Private Equity-Backed Engineering Services Acquisitions

GHK Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CPL, an architecture, engineering, and planning firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. The partnership will support CPL's accelerated growth strategy — including geographic and end-market expansion, strategic technology investments, and an active M&A program — while financial terms were not disclosed.

Private equity firm First Reserve has acquired WGI, Inc., a multidisciplinary engineering and professional services firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Monroe Capital served as lead left administrative agent on a senior credit facility to finance the acquisition; WGI operates 23 offices nationwide and provides transportation, environmental, geospatial, land development and municipal professional services.

Herzig Engineering, a national electrical safety and compliance firm backed by Copley Equity Partners, has acquired Martin Technical, a provider of lockout tagout, arc flash, infrared inspection and electrical reliability services. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal will integrate Martin's employees into Herzig and expand Herzig's national coverage and service capabilities in electrical safety, reliability and training.

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.

Agellus Capital has acquired Omaha-based Crux Consulting, a fire and life safety design, engineering, and consulting firm, and will integrate it into its Bluejack Fire & Life Safety platform. The add-on expands Bluejack's engineering and code/regulatory capabilities for federal, commercial, energy and industrial clients and broadens the platform's technical services and geographic reach.

DAR Investment Management, a Delaware-based private investment firm, has acquired a controlling interest in Intecsa Engineering Group, a Madrid-headquartered multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm. Intecsa's management retains significant ownership and will continue leading the firm as DAR provides capital and strategic support to accelerate Intecsa's expansion into the U.S. market through organic growth and selective acquisitions.

SAM Companies has acquired Hyatt Survey Services, Inc., a Florida-based land surveying, mapping, and hydrographic firm with ~30 professionals. The deal expands SAM's presence and capabilities in Florida, adding surveying, aerial mapping/LiDAR and hydrographic services to better serve utilities, transportation and infrastructure clients across the Southeast.

Godspeed Capital Management LP made a strategic growth investment in Engineering Resource Group, Inc. (ERG), establishing ERG as Godspeed's new MEP-focused engineering, consulting, and design platform. The transaction will support geographic expansion across Mississippi and the Southeastern United States while ERG's principals retain meaningful ownership.

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.

Sciens Building Solutions, a Carlyle-backed fire and life safety platform, has acquired Southern Fire Control, a Pembroke Pines, Florida-based full-service fire sprinkler contractor founded in 1990. The add-on expands Sciens' presence in Florida to eight locations and increases the company's Florida headcount to nearly 600, broadening its capabilities across education, healthcare, hospitality and multi-family verticals.

Portuguese engineering consultancy Quadrante has acquired Los Angeles-based Right Analytics as its first U.S. acquisition to establish Quadrante US and expand its capabilities in electrical transmission, data centers and power systems. Right Analytics brings active contracts with Tier-1 clients including Google and several major utilities; Quadrante expects the deal to accelerate its U.S. growth and follow-on acquisitions.

Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Pond & Company, a full-service design and engineering firm that supports federal government and private clients across energy, infrastructure and life sciences. The deal is Arlington's first platform investment from its oversubscribed $6 billion Fund VII; Pond is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia and employs more than 850 professionals across 21 offices. DC Capital Partners, which held a majority stake since 2019, sold the business.

WSB LLC, a portfolio company of GHK Capital Partners LP, has acquired NEO Virtus Engineering, a Littleton, Massachusetts-based engineering consulting firm specializing in photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage system design. The add-on strengthens WSB’s power and energy practice by adding PV, energy storage, and power system engineering capabilities and expands geographic reach; WSB will integrate NEO Virtus and operate under the WSB brand in early 2026.

WSB LLC, a portfolio company of GHK Capital Partners, has acquired NEO Virtus Engineering, a Littleton, Massachusetts–based engineering consulting firm specializing in photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage system design. The add-on expands WSB's power/energy capabilities and geographic reach as part of its national energy practice build-out.

Salas O’Brien has merged with RFS Engineering, a New England-based MEP/structural/civil engineering firm, integrating RFS’s 100+ professionals and offices in Boston, Laconia (NH), and Portland (ME) into Salas O’Brien’s national platform. The combination broadens Salas O’Brien’s MEP/FP, structural, civil, sustainability, and commissioning capabilities across New England; AEC Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor to RFS.

H&MV Engineering, a PE-backed high-voltage electrical engineering and construction firm, has acquired Cooke Power Services of Amarillo, Texas to accelerate its U.S. expansion. The acquisition strengthens H&MV’s local delivery in the Midwest and Southwest for data centre, renewables (BESS) and utility projects while retaining Cooke’s local leadership and workforce.

BNP Group, a Godspeed Capital–backed air transportation design and engineering platform, has acquired Airport Gurus, a Barcelona-based consultancy specializing in airport ICT and operations planning. The add-on expands BNP's digital transformation and airport operations capabilities and deepens its presence in Europe and South America; terms were not disclosed.

Verdantas, a PE-backed technical consulting firm, has acquired PACE Engineers, a Kirkland, Washington-based multidisciplinary engineering, surveying, and environmental consulting firm. The deal (terms undisclosed) expands Verdantas' multidisciplinary capabilities and Pacific Northwest footprint while providing additional resources and development opportunities for PACE staff.

Align Capital Partners has acquired Armko Industries, a Dallas–Fort Worth building envelope, roofing and waterproofing consulting firm, and will operate Armko as its newest AEC platform. Founder Rodney Ruebsahm will retire and industry executive Josh Brown will lead the company as ACP pursues geographic expansion across the U.S. South and add-on acquisition opportunities to grow service offerings.

ATIS, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), has acquired Bayline Lift Technologies, an independent elevator inspection and consulting firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. The add-on strengthens ATIS's footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and expands its inspection and consulting capabilities for government and private-sector clients.

PRIME AE Group, a Platform Holdings-managed engineering and architecture firm, has acquired Faller, Davis & Associates (FDA), a Florida-based civil engineering consultancy specializing in transportation and environmental services. The add-on strengthens PRIME AE’s Florida footprint, expands transportation and environmental capabilities, and enhances service capacity for state and municipal public-sector clients across key corridors.

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.

Jensen Hughes, a Gryphon Investors-backed global engineering and consulting firm, has acquired Safety Management Services, Inc. (SMS), an energetic materials and process safety engineering and testing firm headquartered in West Jordan, Utah. The deal expands Jensen Hughes' capabilities in process safety, energetic materials testing and related risk-management services and will be integrated into its broader global platform.

Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners acquired Enviromatic Systems, a Grand Prairie, Texas-based provider of building management systems (BMS) and essential facility services, from Audax Private Equity's Origins strategy. Wind Point will partner with Enviromatic's leadership to invest in technician training, technology and infrastructure to support an aggressive growth and geographic expansion strategy; terms were not disclosed.

OceanSound Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has made a strategic/control investment in Burns Engineering, a Philadelphia-headquartered provider of electrical, mechanical and technology systems engineering for transportation and critical infrastructure markets. Burns' leadership team (including Matthew and John Burns) will retain significant ownership and continue to run the business as OceanSound backs growth initiatives and targeted acquisitions to expand capabilities and geographic reach. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Global consulting firm J.S. Held has acquired GLI Advisors, a West Coast and Hawaii-based construction project and program management consultancy. The deal expands J.S. Held's construction advisory and project support capabilities and strengthens its presence on the U.S. West Coast.

Milrose Consultants, a portfolio company of Southfield Capital, has acquired Surface Design Group. Monroe Capital provided a senior credit facility to support the acquisition; the deal expands Milrose's architecture and engineering consulting capabilities—particularly façade and building envelope services—through the addition of Surface Design, which is headquartered in New York, NY.

Inframark has acquired Dmytryka Jacobs Engineers (DJE), a Toledo-based firm that designs and implements instrumentation, control, and automation systems for municipal water and wastewater clients. The purchase expands Inframark’s Automation & Intelligence capabilities and Midwest presence; DJE’s leadership and staff will remain with the business.

Ardurra Group, Inc. has acquired MKN & Associates, a California-based water and wastewater engineering firm headquartered in San Luis Obispo with more than 85 professionals. The acquisition is an add-on to Ardurra’s platform that strengthens its water and wastewater capabilities and expands its presence across the Western United States; MKN will continue to operate from its San Luis Obispo headquarters and additional California offices.

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.

LDC-backed The Pace Group has acquired Gateshead-based Exel Elevator and Kent-based The Lift Company (DJ Lifts) as add-on acquisitions to accelerate its UK expansion. The deals expand The Pace Group's geographic footprint and service capability, bringing the Group's maintained units to around 13,000 and ~5,000 customers nationwide.

Apex Companies, LLC has acquired Forsgren Associates, Inc., a multi-discipline civil engineering, environmental sciences, and land surveying firm serving the Intermountain West. The deal adds deep engineering capabilities and expands Apex's operational presence across the Rockies and Pacific Northwest as Forsgren will operate as Forsgren, an Apex Company.

Osmose Utilities has acquired Centillion Solutions, Inc. to expand its telecom engineering and technical services capabilities. Centillion, an engineering and geospatial services provider for FTTx and Hybrid Fiber Coax networks with operations in the U.S., Europe, Australia and a design center in India, will enable Osmose to offer end-to-end fiber engineering, design, permitting and post-construction services at greater scale; Osmose is a PE-backed platform owned by EQT Infrastructure.

Miramar Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Comp-Utility Corporation, a data center power and cooling services and distribution firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. As part of the alliance Miramar partners Jacob Zweig and Noah Berko have taken operating roles at Comp-Utility to accelerate growth while founder Randy Collier remains president.

WSB LLC, a GHK Capital-backed national design and consulting firm, has acquired Agbara Engineering, a power delivery engineering firm. The add-on expands WSB's transmission, distribution and substation capabilities as it builds a national energy practice and brings ~50 employees into WSB's platform.

Ridge, the multidisciplinary built-environment consultancy backed by Horizon Capital, has acquired Driven International, a specialist racetrack design and motorsport masterplanning firm. The deal brings Driven's racetrack architecture, engineering and visualisation capabilities into Ridge's global motorsport and automotive offering, expanding Ridge's technical capacity and end-to-end service portfolio.

Certerra, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has acquired Farabaugh Engineering & Testing, a McKeesport, Pennsylvania-based provider of construction materials testing, auditing, and engineering services. The add-on acquisition (closed August 15, 2025) expands Certerra’s Analytical Labs and Building Products divisions and increases its technical capabilities and geographic presence in key U.S. markets, particularly the Northeast.

SLR has acquired Forte Dynamics and Forte Analytical, two U.S.-based mining engineering and metallurgical testing specialists headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. The acquisition strengthens SLR's North American mining capabilities—particularly heap leach design and metallurgical laboratory services—and expands its offering in critical minerals and battery metals markets.

CHA Consulting, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired Steger Bizzell Engineering, a Georgetown, Texas-based civil engineering firm specializing in water/wastewater, land development and surveying. The deal expands CHA’s capabilities and Central Texas presence by adding more than 50 technical experts and will see Steger Bizzell rebrand as Steger Bizzell, A CHA Company.

SLR Consulting has acquired A. DiCesare Associates, P.C. (ADA), a Connecticut-based engineering firm specializing in highway and railroad bridge inspection, bridge design and underwater inspection services. The deal strengthens SLR’s transportation engineering and inspection capabilities and deepens its client relationships with state transportation agencies and rail clients across the U.S. Northeast.

WSB LLC, a GHK Capital-backed national design and consulting firm, has acquired CAS Consulting & Services, a multidisciplinary civil engineering firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. The add-on brings four offices and 38 employees to WSB and strengthens its water/wastewater, water resources and construction management capabilities while expanding WSB's presence in Texas and the southwestern United States.

Signal Hill Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with KGD Architecture, a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm based in Washington, D.C. KGD will join Signal Hill’s growing national AEC platform alongside CSArch, ZMM Architects and Engineers, and Kluber Architects + Engineers; financial terms were not disclosed and KGD’s leadership and staff will remain in place.

E Source, a Boulder-based provider of customer, grid, and technology solutions for utilities, has acquired CF Power, a power systems engineering firm known for grid modernization and interconnection studies. The deal, supported by E Source investor Align Capital Partners, strengthens E Source's technical engineering capabilities to support utilities and developers across planning, interconnection and transmission work.

BNP Associates, a Godspeed Capital-backed air transportation design and engineering platform, has acquired Studdiford Technical Solutions (STS), a specialized aviation consulting firm focused on baggage and material handling and transportation security. The add-on expands BNP's terminal design capabilities, brings STS's TSA and airline customer relationships, and enhances the platform's technology and commissioning expertise.

Jensen Hughes acquired the Canadian operations of Professional Loss Control Inc., doing business as PLC Fire Safety Engineering, expanding its fire and life safety engineering footprint across Canada. The deal strengthens Jensen Hughes' capabilities in high-risk sectors—including nuclear, transit, industrial and healthcare—and will be integrated with support from its PE backer, Gryphon Investors.

Agile Utility Partners has acquired GroundHawk, LLC, a subsurface utility inspection, locating and mapping specialist based in Athens, Georgia. The acquisition expands Agile's technical field service capabilities and strengthens its integrated service offering to utilities, asset owners and engineering firms.

TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a buy‑build‑and‑technologize platform financed by Winterberg, has acquired TransGeo AG, an ISO/IEC 17025‑accredited construction materials testing and geological advisory laboratory based in Gümligen near Bern, Switzerland, effective retroactively to January 1, 2025. The deal is an add‑on to TIC Holding Schweiz's testing services platform and provides a succession solution for TransGeo's majority shareholder and CEO Christian Wyss while retaining local management through a staged handover.

Aperture, LLC, a Genstar Capital portfolio company, has acquired Bryant Consultants Operating, LLC, a geotechnical engineering and forensic consulting firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Carrollton, Texas. The acquisition expands Aperture’s geotechnical and forensic capabilities and brings Bryant’s licensed engineers and field/laboratory services into Aperture’s national forensic and litigation-support platform.

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.

Precise Systems, a Bluestone-backed defense services company based in Lexington Park, Maryland, has acquired Mission Focused Systems (MFS), a Royersford, Pennsylvania-based systems engineering and cybersecurity services firm. The add-on expands Precise Systems' engineering, modeling & simulation, and digital transformation capabilities for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other federal customers.