Certerra, a leading provider of technology-enabled testing, inspection, and certification services for critical infrastructure, has announced the acquisition of Paramount Consulting & Engineering, a provider of building envelope consulting, inspection, and specialized testing services in South Florida. The deal strengthens Certerra’s presence in one of the most active and technically demanding building envelope markets in the United States, driven by the region’s stringent durability and performance requirements. Financial terms were not disclosed.
For more than 15 years, Paramount Consulting & Engineering has delivered comprehensive building envelope solutions across the Greater Miami and South Florida markets, including glass and glazing inspection, waterproofing, forensic investigation, and special inspections. The firm maintains a portfolio of more than 1,500 active projects and serves a diverse client base of developers, architects, general contractors, and property managers. The acquisition expands Certerra’s capabilities across the built environment and reinforces its position as a full-lifecycle TIC provider, offering services from the ground up through the roof across its Southeast and Building Envelope Divisions.
Las Vegas-based Certerra has unified more than 20 businesses into a national platform since 2021, combining local expertise with specialized capabilities and scaled resources. The company employs more than 1,800 engineers, technicians, and scientists across more than 65 offices and laboratory facilities nationwide and is a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners. Womble Bond Dickinson served as legal advisor to Certerra, while Cassel Salpeter provided advisory services and J2 Advisory Group served as legal advisor to Paramount Consulting & Engineering.
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“The acquisition of Paramount Consulting & Engineering brings a highly specialized team with deep expertise in building envelope consulting, forensic engineering, and code-driven inspection services to our Southeast and Building Envelope Divisions. Paramount Consulting & Engineering’s technical depth and proven track record in South Florida position us as a full-lifecycle TIC provider, offering services from the ground up through the roof.”
Ed Lyon, Chief Executive Officer, Certerra
“Joining the Certerra platform is a natural next step for our team and a tremendous opportunity to bring our building envelope expertise to a national scale. Over the past 15 years, we have earned a reputation for technical rigor, longstanding client partnerships, and deep expertise in complex building envelope systems, and we are excited to build on that legacy as part of Certerra.”
Cesar Soto, Founder, Paramount Consulting & Engineering
