Mergers & Acquisitions
Confidential, thoughtful, and trusted approach that achieves meaningful, lasting partnerships
Our unparalleled data, expertise, and relationships set us apart. We systematically and efficiently guide clients – sellers, buyers, and financial sponsors – through transactions, while protecting confidentiality, to achieve our client’s goals.
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A Partnership to Strengthen The Ability to Grow
To date, the transaction with Blackstone and Geosyntec is the largest private equity investment into a previously employee-owned firm in the AEC industry.
Market Prep
- Initial due diligence
- Assessment of strategic options and feasibility
- Prepare marketing materials
- Engage sellside QoE and other advisors
- Prioritize buyer, investors, or merger partners
Market Outreach & Meetings
- Confidential outreach to the CEO, Partner, or key decision-maker
- NDAs
- Information exchange and meetings with interested parties
- Solicitation of offers
Offers
Negotiation & Confirmatory Diligence
- Confidential outreach to the CEO, Partner, or key decision-maker
- NDAs
- Information exchange and meetings with interested parties
- Solicitation of offers
Closing
Advice and insight throughout the private equity value creation lifecycle, including initial platform investments, add-on acquisitions, and recapitalization.
Our combination of deep AEC industry knowledge and investment banking experience is unmatched. We help management teams and private equity sponsors build sound investment theses and execute on their strategies by leveraging our proprietary KPI and M&A valuation database, and vast industry network.
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Why private equity firms are investing in the AEC industry
Growing secular tailwinds such as infrastructure redevelopment and hardening, climate change and resiliency, energy transition, and digitization.
Our deep network of private equity firms
We have relationships with financial sponsors of all sizes and strategies, and focus on those who understand the unique dynamics of investing in professional services firms.