Align Capital Partners has acquired AKS Engineering, a civil engineering and surveying consulting firm.
AKS Engineering is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that provides civil engineering, surveying, natural resource management, permitting, and land use planning services. The company also offers landscape architecture, forestry engineering, hydrographic surveying, and geographic information system (GIS) map displays.
AKS serves mixed-use developers, residential and commercial builders, government agencies, and industrial firms. Founded in 1996, AKS employs more than 360 people and is headquartered south of Portland in Tualatin, Oregon, with six additional offices across Oregon and Washington.
“The partnership with ACP marks an exciting new chapter for AKS. As our business has grown over the years, we determined it was the right time to partner with the ACP team to help AKS tap into additional resources, continue serving clients at the highest level, and create more opportunities for our employees,” said Blair Carlson, the CEO of AKS. “In ACP, we are confident that we’ve found a firm with the same core values, who recognize the value of the relationships we’ve built with our clients, employees, and local communities, and shares our growth vision for the future.”
“We’re excited to partner with the AKS team to continue to grow the company in the Northwest,” said Jack Parks, a partner at ACP. “Through key organic growth initiatives and the completion of four add-on acquisitions to date, the team has already done a tremendous job growing AKS and establishing a burgeoning leader. We look forward to helping expand on that momentum through continued investment and complementary acquisitions.”
Align Capital Partners typically invests between $20 million and $60 million in North American-based companies with EBITDA ranging from $3 million to $15 million and enterprise values of up to $150 million. Its sectors of focus include software and tech-enabled services, professional business services, industrial services, specialty manufacturing, and specialty distribution.
In November 2022, ACP closed its third fund, Align Capital Partners Fund III LP, above its target with $620 million in capital commitments. The firm has offices in Dallas and Cleveland.
In addition to Mr. Parks, ACP’s transaction team included Rob Langley, Brad Mundt, Matt Bowen, Ben Bryles, and Ryan Schmidt.
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