Arup recognized as leading advisory firm in North America

Arup has been recognized by Forbes, Business Insider, IJGlobal, and Infralogic for its significant impact on the North American advisory sector. These honors highlight the firm’s growing market presence in management consulting and investor advisory across infrastructure, energy, and technology. The recognition underscores Arup's strategy of combining technical engineering expertise with strategic advisory to help clients navigate complex built-environment challenges.

Arup’s recent accolades from Forbes and Business Insider reflect the firm’s expanding footprint in the United States management consulting market. These rankings, based on independent research, identify firms with significant market influence and strong reputations for helping clients navigate multidisciplinary organizational and asset challenges. Tim Treharne, Arup’s Americas Advisory Services Leader, stated that these recognitions mark an exciting moment for the firm as it seeks to deepen its relationships with clients by providing evidence-based investment decisions and optimized outcomes.

In the realm of investor advisory, Arup has maintained a dominant position, being named the Global Technical Advisor of the Year by IJGlobal for five consecutive years. According to Infralogic, the firm ranked as the top technical advisor globally by deal volume in 2025, advising on approximately $146 billion in investments. These intelligence platforms specifically highlighted Arup’s technical prowess in complex infrastructure transactions, such as the Hyperion Data Center Megaproject, which serves as a benchmark for the firm’s contributions to the data center and energy markets.

The firm’s advisory practice distinguishes itself by merging traditional management consulting with deep technical engineering disciplines to implement realistic, people-first solutions. This integrated approach is designed to help both public and private sector clients manage risks and optimize returns in increasingly complex infrastructure and energy environments. By focusing on organizational resilience, Arup aims to leverage its international experience to support North American clients facing tomorrow’s challenges, building on its previous status as a Forbes global best firm in 2025.