Hoskin Group (River Associates) Acquires Measur

River Associates Acquires Hoskin Scientific

January 12, 2022

Industrial Services

River Associates Investments, a Chattanooga-based lower-middle market private equity firm, acquired Hoskin Scientific Limited, a Burnaby, British Columbia–based value-added distributor of test, measurement and monitoring equipment. The transaction closed on December 30, 2021, and was funded with equity from River VII with debt financing provided by Bank of Montreal and PNC Mezzanine Capital.

Hoskin Scientific Acquires Durham Instruments

September 29, 2023

Industrial Services

Oakville, Ontario-based Hoskin Scientific, a portfolio company of River Associates, has acquired Pickering, Ontario-based Durham Instruments, a supplier of test & measurement instrumentation, data acquisition and control systems. The deal, financed with mezzanine debt from PNC Mezzanine Capital, expands Hoskin's national footprint and strengthens its product and service offering across aerospace, automotive, industrial and research end markets.

Hoskin Scientific (River Associates) Acquires Davis Controls

December 18, 2025

Industrial Services

Hoskin Scientific Ltd., a portfolio company of River Associates Investments, has acquired Davis Controls, an Oakville, Ontario-based provider of industrial automation and process control solutions. The add-on transaction closed on November 21, 2025 and is intended to expand Hoskin's national product and service offering in test, measurement and process instrumentation across Canada.

Hoskin Group (River Associates Portfolio) Acquires Westech Industrial

January 30, 2026

Industrial Services

Hoskin Group, a Canada-based portfolio company of River Associates Investments, has acquired Calgary-based Westech Industrial, a supplier of analytical instrumentation and process control equipment. The add-on transaction closed on January 30, 2026 and expands Hoskin's national industrial and process instrumentation platform, creating cross-selling and capability extension opportunities.

AgEagle Acquires Measure to Expand Drone Software and Autonomous Control Capabilities

April 19, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. acquired Measure Global Inc. (Measure), a provider of the Ground Control cloud-based drone operating system, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $45 million. The acquisition adds Measure's autonomous flight, fleet-management and analytics software to AgEagle's sensor and drone platform to accelerate the company's push toward end-to-end drone solutions for agriculture, commercial and industrial customers.

RST / Measurand (Vance Street Capital) Acquires 3vGeomatics

July 9, 2021

Environmental Services

RST / Measurand, a portfolio company of Vance Street Capital, has acquired 3vGeomatics to integrate the company's InSAR satellite-based displacement monitoring with RST / Measurand's ground instrumentation and cloud data systems. The deal expands the combined firm's global geotechnical monitoring capabilities and creates an end-to-end monitoring and analytics offering for industries such as mining, pipelines and infrastructure.