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Completed M&A Transactions
EFCG is the leading M&A Advisor to the A/E/C industry. We have advised on over 100 completed transactions, or roughly $6 billion worth. Recently completed transactions (since 2007):
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2011
EFCG initiated and advised Jacobs Engineering in their acquisition of KlingStubbins. Click here to see the full press release.

EFCG initiated and advised ERM in their acquisition of Oasis Environmental. Click here to see the full press release.

EFCG initiated and advised TRC in their acquisition of Payne Firm. Click here to see the full press release.

EFCG initiated and advised CDM in their merger with Wilbur Smith Associates. Click here to see the full press release and here for the ENR article

2011

2010
EFCG advised Damon S. Williams Associates in their sale to Jacobs.

EFCG initiated and advised PHR+A in their sale to Pennoni. Click here to see the full press release

EFCG advised Tailwind Capital on industry overview and due diligence issues in their acquisition of Apex Companies. Click here to see the full press release

EFCG initiated and advised Roux Associates in their divestiture of Domani Sustainability Consulting to Deloitte. Click here to see the full press release

EFCG advised Stantec (Canada) in their acquisition of Burt Hill.
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EFCG advised both HW Lochner and BWR in their merger.
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EFCG initiated and advised Atkins (UK) in their acquisition of PBS&J
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EFCG initiated and advised PM Group (Ireland) in their acquisition of Greene Engineers
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EFCG initiated and advised Anshen + Allen and Stantec (Canada) in their merger
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EFCG initiated and advised ASC Geosciences in their sale to KCI Technologies
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EFCG initiated and advised ERI on their sale to Cardno (Australia)
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EFCG advised S&ME on valuation issues in their acquisition of QORE.
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EFCG initiated and advised Jordan, Jones & Goulding in their sale to Jacobs Engineering
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EFCG advised Trow (Canada) in their acquisition of Barenco (Canada)
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2009
EFCG initiated and advised Trow (Canada) in their acquisition of X-nth
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Sale of Parsons Brinckerhoff to Balfour Beatty (UK). EFCG was the Strategic Advisor to PB management
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EFCG advised Power Engineers on valuation regarding their purchase of Cornelius Pierce
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EFCG advised Power Engineers on valuation regarding their purchase of VELOCITIE Integration
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EFCG initiated and advised Wardrop (Canada) in their sale to Tetra Tech
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EFCG initiated and advised Jacques Whitford (Canada) in their sale to Stantec (Canada)
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2008
EFCG initiated and advised Trow (Canada) in their sale of an equity interest in Trow to General Atlantic
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EFCG advised CUH2A on their sale to HDR
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EFCG initiated and advised Geomatrix on their sale to Amec (U.K.)
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EFCG advised Pipeline Systems, Inc. on their sale to Ausenco (Australia)
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EFCG initiated and advised Jones & Stokes on their sale to ICF International
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EFCG advised Wilson & Co. on their acquisition of Western Air Maps
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EFCG initiated and advised TBE Group on their sale to Cardno (Australia)
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EFCG initiated and advised Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott & May (FMSM) on their sale to Stantec
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2007
EFCG initiated and advised JD Consulting on their sale to RPS
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EFCG initiated and advised Simat, Helliesen & Eichner (SH&E) on their sale to ICF International
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EFCG initiated and advised Jacobs Engineering and Carter & Burgess in their merger
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EFCG advised Chas H. Sells on their sale to WSP Group
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EFCG advised Seacor Environmental on their sale to SLR
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EFCG initiated and advised Chong on their sale to Stantec
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EFCG initiated and advised Boelter on their sale to ENVIRON
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EFCG initiated and advised RMJM on their acquisition of Hillier Architecture
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EFCG initiated and advised Jacobs Engineering on their merger with Edwards & Kelcey
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EFCG initiated and advised Capri Engineering in their sale of a control interest in Capri Engineering to Stone Point Capital
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EFCG initiated and co-advised RETEC management in the sale of RETEC to AECOM/ENSR
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EFCG initiated and advised TYPSA in their acquisition of Aztec Engineering
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LIST OF ALL COMPLETED M&A TRANSACTIONS ADVISED BY EFCG
Approx. Revs of Target
(Mils)
Sale of Parsons Brinckerhoff to Balfour Beatty (UK); EFCG was the Strategic Advisor to PB management. $2,300
Acquisition of PBS&J by Atkins (UK); EFCG initiated and advised Atkins

$800

Sale of Carter & Burgess to Jacobs Engineering; EFCG initiated and advised both firms $600
Sale of a control interest in International Technology to Carlyle Group; EFCG served as co-advisor to IT

$400

Acquisition of Babtie (U.K.) by Jacobs Engineering; EFCG initiated and advised Jacobs $350
Sale of Roy F. Weston to American Capital in a Management LBO; EFCG co-advised RFW $300
Sale of Woodward-Clyde to URS; EFCG served as an advisor to the Woodward-Clyde Board $300
Acquisition of Wilbur Smith Associates by CDM; EFCG initiated and advised CDM

$200

Sale of Jacques Whitford (Canada) to Stantec (Canada); EFCG initiated and advised Jacques Whitford

$200

Acquisition of Edwards Kelcey by Jacobs Engineering; EFCG initiated and advised both firms

$200

Acquisition of LawGibb by Virgil Williams; EFCG advised Williams with due diligence and valuation $200
Acquisition of EARTH TECH by Tyco Int’l; EFCG initiated and advised Tyco $175
Sale of Wardrop (Canada) to Tetra Tech; EFCG initiated and advised Wardrop $150
Merger of Montgomery Watson and Harza; EFCG advised Montgomery Watson on valuation $150
Sale of an equity interest in Trow (Canada) to General Atlantic; EFCG initiated and advised Trow        $150
Acquisition of KlingStubbins by Jacobs Engineering; EFCG initiated and advised Jacobs Engineering $100
Acquisition of Burt Hill by Stantec (Canada); EFCG advised Stantec $100
Sale of RETEC to Windjammer Equity in a Management LBO; EFCG co-advised RETEC $100
Sale of Atkins Benham (U.K.) to a Management LBO; EFCG initiated and advised Atkins $100
Acquisition of SECOR International by Arlington Capital in an LBO; EFCG advised Arlington on due diligence $100
Sale of a control interest in Schoor DePalma to Trivest Partners in an LBO; EFCG served as a co-advisor to Schoor DePalma $100
Sale of Geomatrix to Amec (U.K.); EFCG initiated and advised Geomatrix      $100
Sale of Jordan, Jones & Goulding to Jacobs Engineering; EFCG initiated and advised Jordan, Jones & Goulding $80
Sale of Summit Environmental to EARTH TECH; EFCG initiated and served as co-advisor to Summit $80
Sale of Ogden Environmental to AMEC (AGRA) (U.K./Canada); EFCG initiated and advised both firms $80
Sale of RETEC to AECOM/ENSR; EFCG initiated and co-advised RETEC management $80
Sale of CUH2A to HDR; EFCG advised CUH2A     $80
Acquisition of Apex Companies by Tailwind Capital; EFCG advised Tailwind Capital on industry overview and due diligence issues. $70
Sale of Jones & Stokes to ICF International; EFCG initiated and advised Jones & Stokes $70
Acquisition of TAMS by EARTH TECH (Tyco Int’l); EFCG initiated and advised both firms $70
Sale of TBE Group to Cardno (Australia); EFCG initiated and advised TBE Group    $70
Sale of Anshen + Allen to Stantec (Canada); EFCG initiated and advised both firms $60
Acquisition of Canonie by Smith Environmental; EFCG advised Smith $60
Acquisition of BCM by Canonie; EFCG advised Canonie $60
Acquisition of Riedel by Canonie; EFCG advised a competing prospective buyer $60
Acquisition of Hillier Architecture by RMJM (U.K.); EFCG initiated and advised RMJM $60
Sale of Fugro Environmental (Dutch) to ENSR/RWE (Germany); EFCG initiated and advised Fugro, N.V. $60
Acquisition of X-nth by Trow (Canada); EFCG initiated and advised Trow $50
Sale of Pipeline Systems, Inc. (PSI) to Ausenco (Australia); EFCG advised PSI $50
Sale of ABB Environmental (Swiss/Swedish) to Harding Lawson Associates Group; EFCG initiated and advised ABB $50
Sale of Fish Engineering to Mannesman, A.G. (Germany); EFCG initiated and advised Fish $50
Sale of Minicorp to Jacobs Engineering Group; EFCG initiated and advised Minicorp $50
Sale of ERI to Cardno (Australia); EFCG initiated and advised ERI $40
Sale of Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott & May (FMSM) to Stantec (Canada); EFCG initiated and advised FMSM $40
Sale of Simat, Helliesen & Eichner, SH&E (49% owned by Lufthansa, Germany) to ICF International; EFCG initiated and advised SH&E $40
Sale of Chong Partners Architecture to Stantec (Canada); EFCG initiated and advised Chong $40
Acquisition of SITE-Blauvelt Engineers by TRC; EFCG advised TRC on valuation and due diligence $40
Sale of Maxim Technologies to Tetra Tech; EFCG initiated and advised Maxim $40
Sale of a control interest in Capri Engineering to Stone Point Capital; EFCG initiated and advised Capri $40
Sale of Killam to Thermo Processing, Inc.; EFCG advised Killam management $40
Sale of Thermo Killam to Hatch Mott MacDonald (U.K./Canadian JV); EFCG co-advised Thermo Killam $40
Sale of BCM Engineers (Div. of Smith Technology) to ATC Group; EFCG initiated and advised Smith $40
Acquisition of Geologic Service Corp. (GSC) by Kleinfelder; EFCG advised Kleinfelder on valuation and transaction structure $40
Acquisition of QORE by S&ME; EFCG advised S&ME on valuation issues $30
Sale of Chas H. Sells to WSP Group (U.K.); EFCG initiated and advised Sells $30
Sale of Seacor Environmental (Canada) to SLR (U.K.); EFCG advised Seacor $30
Sale of Warzyn to Montgomery Watson ; EFCG advised Warzyn $30
Sale of Walk, Haydel & Assoc. to Dames & Moore; EFCG initiated and advised Walk, Haydel $30
Sale of R.E. Wright to SAIC; EFCG initiated and advised REW $30
Acquisition BWR by HW Lochner; EFCG advised both firms $25
Sale of Rizzo Associates to Tetra Tech; EFCG initiated and advised Rizzo $25
Acquisition of Aztec Engineering by TYPSA (Spain); EFCG initiated and advised TYPSA $25
Sale of PHR+A to Pennoni; EFCG initiated and advised PHR+A $20
Sale of McLaren/Hart to J. A. Jones (owned by German parent); EFCG initiated and advised McLaren/Hart $20
Acquisition of Whitman & Howard by Tyco Int’l; EFCG advised Tyco $20
Groundwater Technology Inc. (GTI) sold its 50% interest in EQM to management; EFCG advised both firms $20
Acquisition of Oasis Environmental by ERM; EFCG initiated and advised ERM $15
Sale of JD Consulting to RPS (U.K.); EFCG initiated and advised JD Consulting $15
Acquisition of EM-Assist by Venatus Capital Partners; EFCG advised Venatus Capital on due diligence $15
Sale of BBS Engineers to CH2M Hill; EFCG initiated and advised BBS $15
Sale of Galson to ENSR/RWE (Germany); EFCG initiated and advised Galson $15
Sale of J. Muller Int’l (U.S. sub. of Egis, France) to EARTH TECH (Tyco Int’l); EFCG initiated and advised Egis $15
Sale of Damon S. Williams Associates to Jacobs; EFCG advised Damon S. Williams Associates $10
Acquisition of Barenco (Canada) by Trow (Canada); EFCG advised Trow $10
Sale of Boelter Associates to ENVIRON; EFCG initiated and advised Boelter $10
Sale of Lowney Associates to TRC Companies; EFCG initiated and advised Lowney $10
Sale of Alton Geoscience to TRC; EFCG initiated and advised Alton Geoscience $10
Sale of McBride, Ratcliffe Assoc. to Raytheon; EFCG advised MRA $10
Acquisition of a control interest in MFRA by Bayview Capital in an LBO; EFCG advised Bayview on due diligence $10
Sale of MEC Analytical to Weston Solutions; EFCG initiated and advised MEC $10
Sale of Bettignole, Andrews and Clark (“BAC”) (Div. of Thermo Killam) to Hatch Mott MacDonald (U.K./Canadian JV); EFCG initiated and advised Thermo Killam $10
Acquisition of Realtime Utility Engineers by Infrasource; EFCG advised Infrasource on valuation $10
Sale of Beak Int’l (Canada) to Stantec (Canada); EFCG advised Beak Int’l on valuation $10
Sale of Vanderweil Florida to Management Team; EFCG advised Vanderweil on valuation $10
Acquisition of Payne Firm by TRC; EFCG initiated and advised TRC. $5
Acquisition of Greene Engineers by PM Group (Ireland); EFCG initiated and advised PM Group. $5
Acquisition of McGuire Environmental Consultants by Malcolm Pirnie; EFCG advised Malcolm Pirnie on valuation $5
Sale of Talisman Partners to EARTH TECH (Tyco Int’l); EFCG initiated and advised Talisman $5
Sale of A & H Engineers to TRC; EFCG initiated and advised A&H Engineers
$5
Sale of TriTechnics to RETEC (Thermo Terra Tech); EFCG initiated and advised TriTechnics $5
Sale of InteGreyted International to Delta Environmental; EFCG initiated and advised InteGreyted $5
Sale of Rogers & Assoc. to Dames & Moore; EFCG initiated and advised Rogers $5
Acquisition of Sharp and Associates by LATA; EFCG advised LATA on valuation and deal structure $5
Acquisition of Western Air Maps by Wilson & Co.; EFCG advised Wilson & Co.     $5
Acquisition of Cornelius Pierce by Power Engineers; EFCG advised Power Engineers on valuation. $4
Acquisition of VELOCITIE Integration by Power Engineers; EFCG advised Power Engineers on valuation. $4
Sale of ASC Geosciences to KCI Technologies; EFCG initiated and advised ASC $3
Sale of Hall Southwest to Groundwater Technology; EFCG initiated and advised Hall $3
Acquisition of Dabney Engineering by Shooshanian Engineering; EFCG advised Shooshanian on valuation $3
Roux Associates divestiture of Domani Sustainability Consulting to Deloitte; EFCG initiated and advised Roux Associates/Domani Sustainability Consulting $2
Sale of Aquarion Engineering Services (owned by U.K. parent, Kelda) to Edwards Kelcey; EFCG initiated and advised Aquarion $2
Acquisition of Hartman Associates by Foster Wheeler Envir.; EFCG advised Foster Wheeler on valuation $2
Acquisition of Parsons Corporation's "cultural resources business" by Versar; EFCG advised Versar on valuation $2.
Sale of PT&L Consulting to GZA GeoEnvironmental; EFCG initiated and advised PT&L $1



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