Engineering
Who acquires Engineering companies
47 distinct acquirers across 54 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Every buyer below has completed at least one acquisition in this sector.
Most active acquirers
Ranked by number of acquisitions recorded in this sector. A buyer that has done this more than once has a thesis, and a thesis is what makes an approach worth making.
- Stantec3 deals
- Veris3 deals
- WSP2 deals
- WS Atkins plc2 deals
- Cemtrex1 deal
- Abundia Global Impact Group1 deal
- Leidos Holdings1 deal
- Qualus1 deal
Recorded transactions
| Target | Acquirer | Date | Value | EV/EBITDA | EV/Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Engineering Services | Cemtrex | 2026-07-01 | $4m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| RPD Technologies Americas | Abundia Global Impact Group | 2026-04-01 | $4m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| KENE Parent | Leidos Holdings | 2026-03-27 | $2.4bn | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Aquawolf LLC | Qualus | 2025-12-02 | $30m | 0.0x | 1.7x |
| NV5 Global | Acuren Corporation | 2025-08-04 | $0k | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Eviny Solutions | Af Gruppen | 2025-06-20 | $9m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Fives - Cryogenics business unit | Alfa Laval | 2025-03-21 | $902m | 0.0x | 4.0x |
| BCC Engineering | Parsons Corp. | 2024-10-21 | $230m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| The Pexion Group | RDCP Group (PE) | 2023-01-04 | $52m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| DVO | urban-gro | 2022-11-01 | $6m | 0.0x | 1.1x |
| IBI | Arcadis | 2022-07-18 | $664m | 15.3x | 1.5x |
| Tensar | CMC | 2021-12-07 | $550m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Cardno | Stantec | 2021-10-21 | $500m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| NCC | ATS | 2021-09-01 | $40m | 10.0x | 1.3x |
| Silent-Aire | Johnson Controls | 2021-04-09 | $870m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Gibbs & Cox | Leidos | 2021-02-23 | $380m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Azuria | New Mountain Capital (PE) | 2021-02-16 | $963m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Maccaferri | Stellex Capital Management (PE) | 2020-12-03 | $10m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Score Group | SCF Partners (PE) | 2019-12-20 | $185m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Albeck Gerken | Iteris | 2019-06-14 | $11m | 5.4x | 1.3x |
| DP Engineering Ltd. | GSE Systems | 2019-02-19 | $14m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| ABMI | Omnes Capital (PE) | 2018-12-20 | $12m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Louis Berger Services | WSP | 2018-07-30 | $400m | 8.9x | 0.8x |
| Welding Metallurgy | CPI Aerostructures | 2018-03-22 | $9m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| EDS HV Group Ltd. | James Fisher and Sons | 2017-12-06 | $14m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Heery Design | CBRE | 2017-10-05 | $57m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Arrk | Mitsui Chemicals | 2017-09-29 | $274m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Iterio AB | Multiconsult AS | 2017-03-07 | $6m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| APTIM | Veritas Capital (PE) | 2017-02-28 | $755m | 0.0x | 0.4x |
| SAG GmbH | SPIE | 2016-12-23 | $958m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| SAG GmbH | Undisclosed | 2016-12-22 | $958m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Aarhus arkitekterne | LINK arkitektur AS | 2016-12-12 | $7m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Lester Franks Survey & Geographic Pty Ltd. | Veris | 2016-11-22 | $4m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Giffen Group Ltd. | Renew | 2016-11-01 | $8m | 0.0x | 0.2x |
| Städele GmbH Feinmechanik | Carr's Group | 2016-10-25 | $9m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Vector Projects (I) Pvt. Ltd. | Uniply | 2016-08-31 | $10m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Linker Surveying Pty Ltd. | Veris | 2016-03-30 | $2m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| MWH Global | Stantec | 2016-03-29 | $793m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| KBR - Infrastructure Americas Division | Stantec | 2016-01-04 | $19m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Stork Technical Services Holding B.V. | Fluor | 2015-12-07 | $783m | 7.0x | 0.4x |
| EnergySolutions - Projects | WS Atkins plc | 2015-11-17 | $318m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| MMM Group Ltd. | WSP | 2015-08-25 | $425m | 0.0x | 1.6x |
| Rhead Group Ltd. | Costain Group | 2015-08-24 | $55m | 6.9x | 0.6x |
| BETA Machinery Analysis Ltd. | John Wood Group | 2015-06-30 | $14m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Pendrich Height Services Ltd. | Premier Technical Services Group | 2015-06-12 | $3m | 0.0x | 0.4x |
| SCR Engineers Ltd. | Allflex Europe | 2015-01-19 | $282m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| B+T Group | Gladstone Investment Corporation (PE) | 2014-12-19 | $28m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Fathom Systems Ltd. | Maven Capital Partners (PE) | 2014-12-19 | $7m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Water Infrastructure Group - Design | Monadelphous | 2014-12-04 | $4m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Geo-Metric Surveying Pty Ltd. | Veris | 2014-11-25 | $9m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| SAET S.p.A | Park-Ohio | 2014-11-17 | $21m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Magnus Pacific Corporation | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | 2014-11-04 | $39m | 0.0x | 0.3x |
| J+S Ltd | Cohort | 2014-10-07 | $18m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Nuclear Safety Associates | WS Atkins plc | 2014-09-08 | $15m | 0.0x | 0.0x |
n/d means not disclosed. Most transactions close without a published multiple, which is why the disclosed count matters more than the median.
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