Selling an AEC firm? This guide walks through the sell-side M&A process—from readiness and buyer mapping to valuation, diligence, and terms. Learn how backlog/WIP, utilization, QoE, earnouts, and the working-capital peg affect headline price and close certainty, and how to prepare schedules that support stronger outcomes.
Learn how strategic buyers and private equity underwrite AEC firms. We cover valuation drivers, EBITDA multiples, backlog/WIP quality, utilization, working capital, and diligence red flags.
A practical guide for architecture, engineering, construction, infrastructure, and environmental services firm owners evaluating AEC M&A advisors, advisory firms, investment bankers, and advisor-selection criteria before launching a sale process.
A seller-focused guide to PE roll-ups in AEC, including platform acquisitions, add-ons, buyer mapping, rollover equity, earnouts, governance, WIP, backlog, working capital, diligence, and post-close integration.
A current analysis of 2026 AEC M&A trends, buyer demand, private equity activity, backlog quality, staffing, project margins, cash conversion, and the company-specific signals influencing buyer willingness to pay.
A demand-catalyst guide for water and wastewater engineering firms, covering PFAS, lead service line replacement, SRF funding, NPDES compliance, consent decrees, SCADA, utility modernization, backlog visibility, and M&A implications.
A transaction-underwriting guide to engineering firm M&A demand, including buyer motivations, infrastructure end markets, backlog, talent, WIP, accepted EBITDA, valuation signals, transaction structure, seller readiness, and buyer competition.
Backlog quality, WIP discipline, and utilization are driving multiples—here’s how sellers can position to win, defend value in diligence, and widen buyer demand.