Atwell acquires North Carolina engineering firm

SOUTHFIELD–Officials at the Southfield engineering firm Atwell LLC announced the acquisition of the operations of Capital Civil Engineering, an engineering firm in Apex, N.C.

The company said the acquisition expands Atwell’s presence in North Carolina and the Southeast. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

CCE has a 15-year history in engineering, site planning, land planning, and stormwater management. Founded by Michael Kane and co-owned by Michael McQuillen, the CCE team has decades of experience with regional and national projects.

“At CCE, we have a strong reputation of professionalism, high standards of quality, and client satisfaction,” said Kane. “Atwell shares the same values and goals, so we’re looking forward to expanding our capabilities and introducing new opportunities to our clients and employees.”

“CCE has an impressive portfolio of work and strong partnerships throughout North Carolina and beyond,” said Ron Waldrop, senior vice president at Atwell. “Their engineering expertise and client-centered approach mirror Atwell’s commitment to exceptional work and building strong relationships. We’re excited to work with the CCE team to support existing and future clients in reaching their goals.”

This is Atwell’s third acquisition in 2025, preceded by the acquisition of Georgia-based SEI Engineering in January and Arizona-based Terrascape Consulting in February.

Atwell is a national consulting, engineering, and construction services firm with more than 1,700 professionals located across the country, serving clients in real estate and land development, power and energy, hydrocarbons, and infrastructure, with services including land and right-of-way support, planning, landscape architecture, engineering, land surveying, environmental compliance and permitting, natural resources consulting and project and program management.

More at www.atwell.com.

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