Professional services and investment management company Colliers announced Sept. 21 that its Engineering & Design operating unit entered into an agreement encompassing all of the U.S. Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions to partner with Bergmann, an award-winning engineering, architecture and design services firm located in Rochester, N.Y.
This new partnership adds scale to CED’s existing service offerings and expands its geographic footprint.
Bergmann senior leadership will continue to oversee operations and will become significant shareholders in the combined business under Colliers’ unique partnership model. The transaction is expected to close by the fourth quarter of this year, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“We became an important player in the engineering, design and consulting sector with the establishment of CED last year. This new partnership with Bergmann is the next step in our strategy to build further scale, increase capabilities, and expand our geographic footprint in the U.S. and beyond,” said Jay Hennick, global chairman and chief executive officer of Colliers.
“Bergmann’s long and impressive history of serving clients in multiple real estate and infrastructure markets, in partnership with the professionals that make it happen day to day, made it a perfect fit with Colliers,” said Elias Mulamoottil, head, Strategic Investments & Corporate Development, Global for Colliers International Group Inc.. “With the expected push to reimagine, rebuild and upgrade aging infrastructure in the U.S., this new partnership strengthens our service offerings and geographic footprint while helping clients achieve their objectives.”
