PNC Riverarch Capital Acquires Barr GeoSpatial Solutions

Blue Sage Capital Invests in Geo-Solutions, Inc.

November 14, 2023

Industrial Services

Austin-based private equity firm Blue Sage Capital has completed a majority investment/recapitalization in Geo-Solutions, Inc., a New Kensington, Pennsylvania geotechnical and environmental remediation services provider. Blue Sage will partner with Geo-Solutions' management to expand geographic footprint, extend service lines, pursue strategic acquisitions and reinvest in the business.

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.

NV5 Global Acquires GIS Solutions, Inc.

April 4, 2024

Data & Analytics

NV5 Global, Inc. (NV5) has agreed to acquire GIS Solutions, Inc., a Springfield, Illinois–based provider of enterprise GIS application development, cloud database design, data science, and project management services for state departments of transportation and utilities. The deal, paid with a combination of cash and stock, is expected to be immediately accretive to NV5 and expands NV5’s geospatial and cloud-managed data capabilities.

PNC Riverarch Capital Acquires Messenger Holdings, LLC

February 8, 2022

Consumer Products

PNC Riverarch Capital has acquired Messenger Holdings, LLC, a 110+-year-old manufacturer and marketer of memorialization products and provider of tech-enabled services to funeral homes. Financial terms were not disclosed; Messenger is headquartered in Auburn, Indiana and will be partnered with Riverarch to support accelerated growth and expand its product and technology offerings.

NV5 Global Acquires Quantum Spatial from Arlington Capital Partners

December 20, 2019

Data & Analytics

NV5 Global, Inc. completed the acquisition of Geospatial Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries including Quantum Spatial in an all-cash transaction (reported around $303–$318 million). The acquisition expands NV5's geospatial data analytics capabilities and diversifies its customer base across federal, state and commercial clients, with Arlington Capital Partners selling the company.

PNC Riverarch Capital Acquires Empire Group from Kian Capital Partners

February 7, 2020

Manufacturing

PNC Riverarch Capital has acquired Empire Group, a Raleigh, North Carolina–headquartered wholesale distributor of commercial foodservice equipment and OEM parts, from Kian Capital Partners. Terms were not disclosed; under Kian's ownership Empire expanded to seven locations, served 5,500+ customers and materially grew revenue and EBITDA.