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Engineering consultancies
Mid-sized consultancies in structural, MEP, civil and industrial-process engineering — serving developers, industry and public clients.
Sector focus
Engineering & Environmental Consulting.
Engineering consultancies and environmental and sustainability advisors — knowledge-led firms with strong client relationships, senior expertise and long project cycles.
What we value
What makes your firm worth keeping intact.
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Your senior bench
Decades of judgement sit with your senior engineers and consultants. We protect that bench — the people, the methods, the project memory.
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Your client relationships
Repeat developers, industrial clients and public bodies trust you across multi-year programmes. We preserve those relationships, not the brand of a new owner.
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Your methodology
The way you scope, design and deliver projects is what you built the firm on. It stays the operating model — that's what we paid for.
Areas within this sector
The breakdown of firms we acquire in Engineering & Environmental Consulting.
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Environmental advisory
Specialist advisors on environmental compliance, site assessments, remediation, permitting and EIA work for industrial and infrastructure clients.
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Sustainability & ESG
ESG reporting, climate disclosure (CSRD/TCFD), decarbonisation roadmaps and sustainability strategy for corporates and public-sector clients.
Is your firm a fit?
What a strong fit looks like.
We acquire established consultancies with a stable client book and a senior team that can keep running on day one.
10+ yrs
In business, with an established client base
Team
A bench of senior engineers or consultants — not founder-dependent.
Clients
Diversified client base with repeat projects and framework agreements.
An engineering or environmental practice is its people and its standards. We buy yours to keep both intact and give them a perpetual home.
From the journal
Notes from our team
Process
Understanding M&A Advisor Fees: Retainers, Success, and Tail Clauses
Advisory fee structures look similar on the surface, but the incentives they create are very different. Learn how to align your advisor's interests with your own.
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Process
Writing a CIM That Stands Out — Without Overselling
The Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) sets the tone for every conversation that follows. Honest, specific, and forward-looking beats glossy every time.
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Operations
Cultural Fit in Cross-Border Deals: The Soft Stuff That's Hard
Cultural mismatches kill more cross-border integrations than financial ones. Discover why diagnosing fit early is a core part of buyer selection, not an afterthought.
Read article· 7 min read
How to think about us
What we are — and what we aren't.
What we are
- Perpetual capital with no exit horizon
- Operator-friendly governance
- Decisions made with the next generation in mind
- Open to gradual founder transition
What we are not
- A private-equity flip in 3–5 years
- A cost-cutting playbook on day one
- A forced HQ move
Is this a fit?
Curious whether your company fits what we look for?
A short, off-the-record conversation is the fastest way to find out. No mandate, no broker, no pressure — just a direct read from the people who would actually run the deal.