Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents Core States Group in its Acquisition of Barghausen Consulting Engineers

August, 2024

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to Core States Group, a portfolio company of Harren Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Barghausen Consulting Engineers. Our Acquisition Search services included identifying the target and making contact with its owner, as well as providing assistance on valuation, transaction structure and the negotiation and closing of the transaction.

Barghausen Consulting Engineers, based in Kent, WA, is a multidisciplinary services firm focused on providing land development expertise for over 40 years. Founded in 1982, Barghausen offers a wide range of services, including civil engineering, land surveying, architecture, energy system design, landscape architecture, permit expediting, and land use planning. The firm has worked on various projects across the United States and operates extensively throughout the West Coast, with seven branch locations in the region.

Core States Group, based in West Chester, PAis an integrated, industry-leading architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firm with 18 offices across the United States and Canada. The company designs, builds, and manages projects and programs throughout North America, earning recognition on top A/E/C industry lists. Core States serves a variety of well-known brands across multiple markets, including Retail, Restaurants, Financial Services, Grocery, Convenience, Housing, and Semiconductors.


For more information, please contact one of the individuals below:

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com


Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.


Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com

Matt Clarke
Managing Director
480-626-0017
mclarke@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Dudek
Vice President
630-730-5978
mdudek@thirdcoastca.com