Bentley Systems Acquires Cesium

Bentley Systems Acquires Citilabs and Orbit Geospatial Technologies

October 20, 2019

Software

Bentley Systems acquired Citilabs, a provider of CUBE transportation simulation and Streetlytics mobility analytics, and Orbit Geospatial Technologies (Orbit GT), a 3D and mobile mapping software provider. The acquisitions expand Bentley's digital cities and mobility digital twin capabilities by combining traffic simulation, mobility analytics, and reality-modeling/mapping technologies with Bentley's engineering and cloud services.

Bentley Systems (iTwin Ventures) Acquires Blyncsy

August 14, 2023

Transportation

Bentley Systems' corporate venture arm, iTwin Ventures, has acquired Blyncsy, a Salt Lake City–based provider of AI and computer-vision services for transportation operations and roadway asset analytics. Blyncsy will adopt Bentley's iTwin Platform and its AI roadway analytics will be incorporated into Bentley's mobility and infrastructure digital twin offerings to accelerate asset analytics for departments of transportation and other infrastructure owners.

Bentley Systems Acquires Seequent

June 21, 2021

Software

Bentley Systems completed the acquisition of Seequent Holdings Limited for approximately $900 million in cash plus 3,141,342 BSY Class B shares, adding Seequent's 3D geological modelling and cloud geodata capabilities to Bentley's infrastructure engineering software portfolio. The deal was a purchase of the majority stake previously held by Accel-KKR and is intended to expand Bentley's subsurface and geoscience capabilities across infrastructure, energy, and natural resources markets.

Bentley Systems Acquires Talon Aerolytics and Pointivo Technology

January 5, 2026

Software

Bentley Systems acquired Talon Aerolytics and the technology and technical expertise of Pointivo to strengthen its Asset Analytics portfolio. The deals (closed in December) expand Bentley's digital twin and AI capabilities for infrastructure asset inspections, drone data processing, and automated damage detection across telecommunications and electric utilities.

Bentley Systems Acquires SPIDA Software

June 14, 2021

Software

Bentley Systems has acquired SPIDA Software, a Columbus, Ohio-based developer of specialized utility pole design, analysis, and asset management software. The acquisition (advised by 7 Mile Advisors to SPIDA) adds approximately 26 colleagues to Bentley and will integrate SPIDA's structural analysis and pole-management capabilities into Bentley's OpenUtilities grid digital twin and cloud services to support grid modernization and 5G/EV infrastructure demands.

Spatial Business Systems Acquires GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc.

January 2, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Spatial Business Systems, a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, has acquired GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc. (GSI), a provider of distribution design and vegetation management software for the power and utility industry. The add-on acquisition, which closed January 2, 2026, expands SBS’s intelligent design platform with GSI’s cloud-based Distribution Design Studio (DDS) and mobile Forester field offerings to better serve utilities and infrastructure customers across North America and Europe.