MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
ADVISORY FOR ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, & ENVIRONMENTAL FIRMS
Blackcastle Partners advises privately held businesses with $2 million to $100 million in revenue across the United States and Canada.
ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES
Inquiries: info@blackcastlepartners.com
AVAILABLE:
Civil Infrastructure Consulting
Canada
EBITDA: $1.5 million
Lighting Manufacturing
Canada
EBITDA: $3.0 million
COMPLETED/SOLD:
Environmental Consulting
11-employees | Long Beach, CA
Architecture and Interior Design
34-employees | Reston, VA
Structural Engineering
15-employees | Las Vegas, NV
Interior Design & Procurement
17-employees | Chicago, IL
Civil/Infrastrcuture Eng.
60-employees | San Diego, CA
MEP Engineering
70-employees | Las Vegas, NV
Structural Engineering
15-employees | Las Vegas, NV
SERVICES
Blackcastle provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to owners of privately held engineering, architecture, and environmental firms. Our process is confidential, targeted, and designed to maximize value for our clients.
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Exit Planning
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Business transition planning
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Succession strategies for management teams
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Eliminating business dependence on the owner
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Readying business for transfer
Transaction Services
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Sell-side and buy-side representation
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Transaction valuation, negotiation, and structuring
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Letters of intent drafting and negotiation
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Due diligence assistance
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Deal closing coordination
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Confidential and targeted process
BUY-SIDE ADVISORY
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Industry and market research
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Acquisition target screening
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Deal sourcing / Connecting strategic buyers to qualified firms seeking a merger opportunity
Specialized M&A Advisory for Engineering, Architecture, and Environmental Firms
AEC & ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS
We provide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to owners of engineering, architecture, and environmental firms. Our sell-side engagements help AEC and environmental firm owners navigate the full transaction process — from valuation through closing. Blackcastle Partners brings deep sector knowledge to every engagement, ensuring owners receive advice tailored to how AEC and environmental firms are valued and transacted.
We serve clients across the following sectors:
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Architecture & Interior Design
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Civil Engineering
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Construction/Program Management (CM/PM)
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Environmental Services
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Fire and Safety
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Geomatics & Surveying
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Geotechnical Engineering
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Highways and Bridges
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Land Development
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Landscape Architecture
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MEP Engineering
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Oil & Gas / Energy
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Planning Services
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Structural Engineering
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Transportation Infrastructure
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Water and Wastewater
ABOUT US
Blackcastle Partners is a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm specializing in privately held engineering, architecture, and environmental companies across the United States and Canada. We guide owners through one of the most important decisions they will ever face — positioning their business for a successful exit.
Selling your business is a life-changing event. It affects you, your partners, your employees, and their families. The process is complex, and the stakes are high. Getting it right requires preparation, the right buyer, and a deal structured to maximize your valuation and protect what you've built.
Blackcastle's team brings deep sector knowledge and a proven transaction process to every engagement. We have advised owners of AEC and environmental firms from first conversation to closing — valuation, positioning, buyer outreach, negotiation, and deal structuring. Our principals understand how buyers evaluate engineering and environmental businesses, and we use that knowledge to represent our clients with efficiency and integrity.
If you are exploring your options — whether in one year or five — we would welcome the conversation.
OUR TEAM
JACK SIMONIAN
MBA
Managing Principal
M&A Advisory Services
Tel: (949)614-5564
Jack Simonian specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory services with a primary focus on the Engineering, Architecture, and Environmental sectors. As the leader of Blackcastle Partners’ M&A practice, he has represented and advised clients across nearly every AEC discipline. Jack manages both sell‑side and buy‑side engagements, providing end‑to‑end support that spans sourcing, engaging, developing, and executing strategic M&A opportunities.
Before beginning his career in M&A, Jack worked as an architect, contributing to the design and master planning of large‑scale commercial projects for one of the world’s largest retail property developers. This firsthand industry experience gives him a deep understanding of how AEC firms operate and equips him with a practical, sector‑grounded perspective that enhances the strategic guidance he provides to clients.
Jack holds an MBA with an emphasis in Management and Entrepreneurship from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor of Architecture from Université de Montréal. He is fluent in four languages.
MAYNARD YOUNG
MBA LLB
Principal
M&A - Mfg./Distr.
Tel: (949)614-5564
Maynard Young brings 30 years of financial, operations and M&A experience as an advisor to Blackcastle. Prior to joining the firm, Maynard was CFO of a large private company specializing in manufacturing, construction, distribution and foundries. During his tenure he was instrumental in growing company sales from $50 to $900 million. Most of this growth was attributable to a strategy of acquiring mid-size North American companies, including several public companies. Maynard successfully led the acquisition, divesture and privatization of over 50 companies with overall responsibility for negotiation, due diligence, legal, closing and post-closing matters. Post-acquisition, he was responsible for the financial integration of acquired companies to realize synergies and maximize shareholder value. This extensive experience, combined with his knowledge of operations, makes him uniquely qualified when dealing with buyers and sellers of companies.
Maynard holds MBA and LLB degrees from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia.
CHRIS KASSARDJIAN
MBA
Principal
M&A - Industrial/Mfg.
Tel: (949)614-5564
Chris Kassardjian brings to Blackcastle over 30 years of international business experience as the founder and president of several industrial services companies located in West Africa and a boutique M&A firm in British Columbia. Chris has 15 years of experience in the industrial recycling of waste hydrocarbons. He is a graduate of physics and math, and holds an MBA and BSc in Marketing from California State University of Hayward.
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CONTACT
BLACKCASTLE PARTNERS
OUR ADDRESS
Miami:
1000 Brickell Plz, Miami, FL 33131, United States
Las Vegas:
5940 South Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89118, United States
Los Angeles:
325 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014, United States
Email: info@blackcastlepartners.com