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title: EIP-backed Guardian Infrastructure Services Acquires E2 Consulting Engineers
description: E2 Consulting Engineers (E2) has joined the newly formed Guardian platform, marking a significant milestone in the company’s growth and expansion across the utility services sector. As part of the transaction, E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. will become E2 Consulting Engineers, LP, aligning with Guardian’s strategic vision and ownership structure. Greg Ricks has been appointed CEO of E2 and Board Chairman of the Guardian platform, bringing extensive utility industry leadership to support future growth. E2’s operations and management remain unchanged, with Hersh Saluja continuing as President of Professional Services. Backed by Energy Impact Partners (EIP), Guardian Infrastructure Services is focused on delivering engineering, program management, inspection, and technical services to utilities nationwide. The acquisition strengthens E2’s expertise in transmission and distribution, substation engineering, utility program delivery, and infrastructure modernization, positioning the company to better support grid reliability, resiliency, safety, undergrounding, and energy transition initiatives across North America.
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# [EIP-backed Guardian Infrastructure Services Acquires E2 Consulting Engineers](https://news.e2.com/eip-backed-guardian-infrastructure-services-acquires-e2-consulting-engineers)

 Written by [E2 News](https://news.e2.com/author/e2-news) | Jul 30, 2026, 3:59:59 PM

E2 Consulting Engineers (E2) has joined the newly formed Guardian platform, designed to support our continued growth, operational investment, and expanded capabilities across the utility services sector.

 

In connection with the transaction, E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. will officially become E2 Consulting Engineers, LP, reflecting our new ownership structure and alignment with the Guardian platform.

 

E2 welcomes Greg Ricks, as CEO of E2, and Board Chairman of the Guardian platform. His decades of leadership and utility experience will support E2’s next phase of growth and help advance the broader Guardian platform strategy.

 

E2’s day-to-day operations and management structure remain intact. Hersh Saluja will continue to serve as President of E2’s Professional Services, providing continuity and leadership for employees, clients, and partners as E2 joins the Guardian platform.

 

E2 continues to support critical utility infrastructure programs tied to electricity, gas, and water reliability, wildfire mitigation, integrity management, pipeline safety and compliance, utility undergrounding, infrastructure modernization, and broader grid investment initiatives.

 

The acquisition of E2 and the creation of the Guardian platform by Energy Impact Partners (EIP) strengthen E2’s engineering and technical services capabilities, adding expertise across utility transmission and distribution, substation engineering, inspection, utility program delivery, and management services.

 

About Guardian Infrastructure Services

 

Guardian Infrastructure Services is an EIP-backed, utility-focused infrastructure services platform established to support the growing need for outsourced technical labor across utility and infrastructure services. Guardian intends to pursue growth through organic expansion, operational improvement, and selective acquisitions that add complementary engineering, program management, inspection, and other technical services for a diverse set of utility customers.

 

About Energy Impact Partners

 

Founded in 2015, Energy Impact Partners is a global investment firm focused on advancing the transition to a sustainable future. The firm partners with leading corporations across utilities, energy, technology, industrial, and critical infrastructure sectors to drive innovation across the energy ecosystem.

 

The acquisition reflects EIP’s broader strategy of building a scaled utility infrastructure services platform that supports critical grid modernization, resiliency, reliability, and energy transition programs across North America.

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