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2018 Environmental Industry Mergers and Acquisitions – Superlatives abound regarding mergers and acquisitions in the environmental industry in 2018 with experts calling 2018 the “strongest year we have seen this decade”, and “M&A activity is at record levels… up 20% over 2017.” Some assert that Merger & Acquisition activity may be cresting in 2018, but many experts and dealmakers see scope for continued pace. Generally optimistic outlooks drive investment strategies of companies, private equity firms and corporate acquirers, but acquirers and sellers keep their correction contingency plans close at hand……….1-5
2018 Environmental Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Profiles included:
- Geophysics is ingrained into Rettew with the acquisition of Enviroscan……….6
- Ardurra and RTC Partners complete seventh acquisition in 17 months……….8
- Zephyr brings additional environmental services to Power Engineers……….10
- Stantec aims for the top tier; Adds UK, Australia and New Zealand to the mix……….13
- NRC completes 11th acquisition; Starts public trading in October 2018……….16
- SLR closes third private equity partnership; Demand grows for advisory services……….18
- TRC kicks off New Mountain Capital era with two major deals in 2018……….20
- Trihydro completes fifth acquisition, expanding services in Rocky Mountains……….23
- CEA finds the cultural fit and the timing is right to acquire Stonehill……….25
- Ensafe’s M&A process honed with Cirrus acquisition……….26
- Tetra Tech expands in infrastructure design and high-performance buildings……….28
- ALL4 and JMH Capital Partners buy into the future for air quality firm……….31
- Golder continues to see cultural fit in employee-ownership model……….33
- HGA bets on growing future of sustainable energy with acquisition of SEG……….35
- Cascade Environmental grows through M&A, rebranding and integration……….37
- Analysts, management consultants and investment bankers report that multiple factors are aligned to continue the strong pace of M&A and high valuations; Perspective from AEC Advisors, PSMJ Resources, Rusk O’Brien Gido, 7 Mile Advisors, 2020 Environmental Group, Morrissey Goodale and Brown Gibbons Lang & Co………..39-51
Exhibits in this 2018 Environmental Industry Mergers and Acquisitions edition of EBJ include:
- Consolidation of U.S. C&E Industry 1990-2017
- Top 10 U.S. Remediation Firms 2000-2016 (Gross Revenues in $mil)
- Share of Top Companies in U.S. C&E Industry 2000-2017
- Top 5 & 10 U.S. Environmental C&E Firms 1995-2017(Gross Environmental C&E Revenues in $mil)
- A Decade of US M&A Activity in the AEC Industry
- 2007-2018 Interstate M&A Deal Flow in AEC
- 2018 Year-to-Date Heat Map of Regional AEC M&A Activity
- Influence of Publicly-Traded Buyers in AEC M&A, 2007-2018
- Influence of Private Equity in AEC M&A, 2013-2018
- Most Prolific Buyers (2011 – YTD 2018)
- Several revenue history and acquisition lists for profiled companies
- Levels of Interest That Help Determine Value in AE Firms
- U.S. M&A Activity in Environmental and Industrial Services: 2009-2018
- M&A Activity in Environmental Services: Special Waste & Environmental Engineering & Consulting
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