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Architecture and Engineering Services Update 2H 2025

April 9, 2026/in Insights, Market Updates

Architecture and engineering firms closed out 2025, navigating a market defined by structural tailwinds and uneven demand. Data centers and power infrastructure drove outsized growth, public funding continued to underpin core end markets, and AI-enabled workflows moved from experimentation to standard practice, even as commercial real estate remained a drag and private sector caution persisted.

The question now is whether firms can capitalize on a generational infrastructure build cycle while managing the technology transitions and consolidation pressures reshaping the industry.

Download the 2H 2025 Architecture & Engineering Services Update to see the data, valuations, and recent deals.

Key Insights Include:

– Highlighted sector trends and insights
– Summary of key M&A transactions that are reshaping markets
– Public company updates

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Jim Owen

Managing Director

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Electrical Services Market Update Spring 2026

March 26, 2026/in Insights, Market Updates

In our latest Electrical Services Market Update, we explore the forces redefining the sector in 2026, including how buyers are approaching the market, the expansion of utility and infrastructure players into electrical services, and the shift toward integrated system solutions for AI applications.

Gain timely insights into valuations, competition, and growth opportunities across the electrical services sector.

Electrical Services Market Update Insights & Trends Include:

– Strategic buyers targeting founder-led businesses and passing on large sponsor-owned assets
– Utility and infrastructure players expanding into electrical services to capture AI-driven demand
– Strong growth outlook with rising valuations supported by sustained demand across end markets

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Luke Smith

Managing Director
720.846.0004

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Utility Services Market Update Spring 2026

March 19, 2026/in Insights, Market Updates

In our Spring 2026 Utility Services Market Update, we examine the forces reshaping the industry as power demand accelerates and infrastructure investment enters a new phase of expansion. Hyperscale data centers, artificial intelligence, and industrial reshoring are driving a structural shift in electricity consumption, while utilities respond with record capital investment and grid modernization efforts.

Download the report for key insights and analysis to help you understand the trends influencing growth, investment, and strategic activity across the industry.

Utility Services Market Update Insights & Trends include:

– AI-driven power demand sparks a new era of grid investment
– Material shortages threaten to limit large-scale power expansion
– Hyperscale data center growth accelerates fiber infrastructure development

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Luke Smith

Managing Director
720.846.0004

Email Luke

Architecture and Engineering Services Update 1H 2025

September 17, 2025/in Insights, Market Updates

Architecture and engineering firms enter the back half of 2025 with mixed demand and clear priorities. Power, water, transportation, healthcare, and data center work are providing momentum, while office and retail remain softer and housing is rate-sensitive. Firms are scaling AI, BIM, and cloud workflows, elevating cybersecurity, and leaning on selective M&A to add talent and capability.

The question now is whether technology-enabled productivity and disciplined consolidation can outpace labor constraints and uneven end markets.

Download the 1H 2025 Architecture & Engineering Services Update to see the data, valuations, and recent deals.

Key Insights Include:

– Highlighted sector trends and insights
– Summary of key M&A transactions that are reshaping markets
– Public company updates

Contact BaseRock Partners

Jim Owen

Managing Director

Email Jim

Jim Owen

Luke Smith

Luke Smith

Jim Owen

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