B.R. engineering firm acquires two local companies in merger

Forte and Tablada Inc., a Baton Rouge-based engineering firm, announced this morning it has acquired Engensus LLC and Engensus Measurements LLC, a pair of engineering and technology companies also based in Baton Rouge. Financial terms of the deal, which became effective on Jan. 1, were not disclosed. The merger brings to four the number of subsidiary companies Forte and Tablada has acquired over the past six years. In 2007 Baton Rouge Land Surveying was added to the roster, and in 2010 Shreveport-based BBC was acquired. Engensus founders Joey Coco and Samuel Amoroso will assume leadership positions at Forte and Tablada. Coco, a member of the 2011 Baton Rouge Business Report Forty Under 40 class, will become a firm principal along with existing members of the Forte and Tablada team. Amoroso, who holds a doctoral degree in civil engineering, will help expand the firm’s technical practice. “The merger of our companies is strategic on many fronts. At a minimum, we’ve added several major service areas to our Forte and Tablada capabilities with the acquisition; but more importantly, we’ve joined forces with several of Baton Rouge’s young and forward-looking talent,” says Ann Trappey, Forte and Tablada CEO and president, in a prepared statement.