SAM Companies Acquires MTPLS Surveying & Mapping
May 22, 2023
SAM Companies (SAM) acquired MTPLS Surveying & Mapping, a Baltimore-based geomatics and surveying firm, to expand its geospatial, unmanned aerial mapping, and inspection capabilities in the Mid-Atlantic and utility markets. The MTPLS team, including owner and president Michael Trent, will join SAM as part of the company’s ongoing inorganic growth strategy to broaden technical capabilities and geographic presence.
- Buyers
- SAM Companies
- Targets
- MTPLS Surveying & Mapping
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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