FARO Technologies Acquires GeoSLAM

AMETEK to Acquire FARO Technologies

July 22, 2025

Industrial Services

AMETEK, Inc. agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of FARO Technologies, Inc. for $44 per share in cash, valuing FARO at approximately $920 million. The deal was approved by both boards and was expected to close in the second half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and FARO shareholder approval.

SAM Acquires GeoSolutions, LLC

May 8, 2023

Engineering Services

SAM, a leading provider of professional geospatial and inspection solutions, has acquired GeoSolutions, LLC, a The Woodlands-based geomatics firm. The acquisition strengthens SAM’s presence in the Houston metropolitan area, expands its client relationships in utilities, transportation and local government, and brings the GeoSolutions team into SAM to support ongoing geographic and capability growth.

FARO Technologies Acquires SiteScape

December 1, 2022

Software

FARO Technologies has acquired SiteScape, a developer of iOS-enabled LiDAR 3D scanning software for the AEC and O&M markets. FARO will integrate SiteScape’s mobile LiDAR capture capabilities into its FARO Sphere platform to expand its reality-capture offering and make low-resolution mobile scanning widely accessible to construction and facilities customers.

Totalmobile Acquires GeoPal

February 9, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Totalmobile has acquired Dublin-based GeoPal, a mobile workforce management SaaS provider, to strengthen its field service management offering in infrastructure, utilities and construction. The deal — executed after Bowmark Capital's 2020 investment in Totalmobile to support a buy-and-build strategy — adds specialised mobile working and real-time dashboard capabilities and provides cross-sell opportunities into GeoPal's ~15,000 end users.

Optics11 Acquires FAZ Technology from Fugro

February 21, 2020

Manufacturing

Optics11 has acquired FAZ Technology, Fugro’s fibre-optic R&D and product arm, including the FAZT family of FBG interrogators. The deal transfers FAZ’s optical sensing technology and product portfolio to Optics11 while retaining a manufacturing and sales collaboration with Femto Sensing International (FSI).

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.