A practical sell-side readiness checklist for AEC founders preparing for buyer diligence, including financials, QoE, WIP, backlog quality, working capital, contracts, customers, people, systems, and data-room preparation.
A buyer-focused comparison of engineering, architecture, construction, heavy civil, contractor, subcontractor, and self-perform valuation multiples, including normalized EBITDA, public and private comps, backlog, WIP, utilization, concentration, and seller proceeds.
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 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.