Connection Magazine: The Architecture and Design Journal of the Young Architects Forum Article: “Mergers and Acquisitions, Understanding the Process and Navigating Career Trajectory after Expansion”

In this recent Connection Magazine: The Architecture and Design Journal of the Young Architects Forum article, SSOE’s Laura Morton, AIA, NCARB, Senior Architect, and Betsy Hurner, Vice President of Corporate Development, discuss mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the AEC industry. They share their experience during SSOE’s recent acquisition of the 100-year-old Southeast U.S. firm formerly known as Stevens & Wilkinson. Within the article, Laura offers her viewpoint as an architect at the firm being acquired, while Betsy elaborates on the M&A process at a large A/E corporation. Continue Reading →

SSOE Vice President Betsy Hurner to Present at Professional Services Management Journal’s A/E/C M&A Summit

TOLEDO, Ohio, November 17, 2022 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, announced today that Betsy Hurner, Vice President of Corporate Development, and Donya Edler, Executive Vice President at Smartegies—a growth consultancy serving architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms across North America—have been selected to deliver the closing keynote at the Professional Services Management Journal’s (PSMJ) annual A/E/C M&A Summit to be held December 1-2, 2022 at the Royal Sonesta New Orleans in Louisiana. Continue Reading →