PRIME AE Acquires Klavon Design Associates
PRIME AE, an architecture and engineering firm, has acquired Klavon Design Associates, Inc. The move is intended to enhance PRIME AE's expertise in landscape architecture, planning, and its work on federal projects. The acquisition expands the company's service offerings and strengthens its market position.
- Klavon Design Associates, founded in 1996 by Dina Cole Klavon, operates as a women-owned small business based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dina Klavon, who has over 40 years of experience, currently serves on the Pennsylvania State Board of Landscape Architects. - The acquisition is intended to leverage Klavon's extensive experience with federal agencies, including a long-standing relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense, to expand PRIME AE's own federal market footprint. - PRIME AE is managed by Platform Holdings Capital, an investment company that focuses on acquiring and scaling lower-middle-market infrastructure and technical business services companies into sector leaders. - This purchase is one of several recent strategic acquisitions by PRIME AE to expand its geographic presence and service capabilities, following deals for firms like Connelly & Wicker in Florida and Jacobi, Toombs & Lanz in the Midwest. - Kurt Bergman, CEO of PRIME AE, stated that the integration of Klavon's capabilities will expand support for clients in landscape architecture, planning, and sustainability, in addition to federal work. - Founded in 2007, PRIME AE is an ENR Top 500 firm with more than 600 employees spread across 25 offices in 10 states. - Klavon President Dina Cole Klavon noted that PRIME AE's commitment to preserving her firm's successful practices while providing additional resources was a key factor in the decision to join the larger organization.
