2025 AEC M&A Outlook Report
The Definitive Resources for AEC M&A Strategy
The AEC industry is accelerating—M&A is no longer a tactic, but the operating system for success. This comprehensive outlook, presented in partnership with Zweig Group, moves beyond headlines to provide the granular data that reveals who is buying, who is selling, and what is truly shaping profitability, continuity, and long-term enterprise value.
What’s Inside? Critical Intelligence for 2025 and Beyond
The 2025 AEC M&A Outlook Report is built on proprietary datasets and thousands of real transactions to equip strategic buyers, private equity, and AEC leaders with the context needed to lead with confidence.
- Finanical Strengths & Valuation: Discover why firms with profitability near historic highs are commanding higher valuation multiples. Learn how performance, stability, and strategy drive deal pricing.
- Succession & Leadership: See why Transition Ownership and Leadership Succession outrank price as the primary motivations for sellers. Understand the critical risk of Culture Clashes and the importance of alignment.
- Consolidation Forces: Get a data-driven view of how consolidation is unfolding, including the dominant role of Private Equity-backed platforms and the shift toward environmental and infrastructure-focused activity.
- Hotspots & Market Trends: Identify the high-growth sectors (Environmental, Infrastructure, Energy Transition) and regional epicenters (Southeast, Texas) that are commanding the strongest deal flow and pricing.
Your long-term success is our goal. Get the critical intelligence to position your business for sustained success in a competitive market.