GPRS Acquires New York Leak Detection

GPRS (CIVC Portfolio Company) Acquires Pacific Coast Locators

November 20, 2020

Engineering Services

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), a CIVC portfolio company, has acquired Pacific Coast Locators, a California-based provider of private utility locating and concrete scanning services. The acquisition — GPRS' fifth — expands GPRS' footprint and capabilities in California and strengthens its market position in private utility locating and concrete scanning.

GPRS Acquires Accu-Scan GPR Corporation

August 6, 2025

Industrial Services

Maumee-based GPRS has acquired Accu-Scan GPR Corporation, a Middle Village, New York provider of concrete scanning and utility locating services. The acquisition expands GPRS' subsurface detection capabilities and strengthens its market position in the Northeastern United States as an add-on to its existing services platform.

GPRS Acquires Baker Utility Partners

February 2, 2022

Industrial Services

GPRS (a CIVC Partners portfolio company) has acquired Baker Utility Partners, a private utility locating service, as its eighth add-on acquisition. The deal expands GPRS's footprint and capabilities in regions including Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma and provides Baker with additional capital and resources while the business continues to operate under its existing management.

GPRS (CIVC Portfolio Company) Acquires Master Locators' Utility Locating Business

August 13, 2019

Environmental Services

GPRS, a portfolio company of CIVC Partners, has acquired the utility locating business of Master Locators, Inc., expanding GPRS' presence in the Northeastern United States. The deal brings Master Locators' regional team and leadership (including COO Kyle Sareyka joining GPRS as Northeast Regional Director) into GPRS to add scale across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware.

GPRS (CIVC Portfolio Company) Acquires TruePoint Laser Scanning

June 1, 2022

Engineering Services

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), a CIVC Partners portfolio company, has acquired TruePoint Laser Scanning to add 3D laser scanning, as‑built surveys, and BIM modeling capabilities to its subsurface locating and concrete scanning services. The acquisition expands GPRS’s above‑ground mapping and reality-capture offerings and supports integration with its SiteMap platform to better serve AEC, utilities, and facility-management customers.

Kohlberg Acquires Majority Stake in GPRS from CIVC

June 29, 2020

Engineering Services

Kohlberg & Company has acquired a majority stake in GPRS Holdings, LLC from CIVC Partners, with GPRS CEO Matt Aston and the management team remaining significant owners and CIVC retaining a meaningful stake. Headquartered in the Toledo area, GPRS is a leading provider of ground penetrating radar, utility locating and concrete scanning services across the U.S.; financial terms were not disclosed.