HID Global Acquires Bluvision

HID Acquires Sewio Networks

August 6, 2024

Industrial Services

HID has acquired Sewio Networks, a Brno-based provider of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), to expand HID's RTLS portfolio and add high-precision UWB capability for asset tracking, intralogistics and smart factory use cases. Sewio’s hardware, on-premise and cloud software, and professional services will be integrated into HID’s Identification Technologies and Internet of Things Services units to better serve automotive and manufacturing customers.

HID Acquires Vizzia Technologies

July 30, 2024

Healthcare Services

HID Global has acquired Vizzia Technologies, a provider of hardware-agnostic real-time location systems (RTLS) and managed services for healthcare facilities. The acquisition expands HID's Healthcare RTLS portfolio—adding asset management, tracking, environmental monitoring, patient workflow and hand-hygiene capabilities—and integrates Vizzia into HID's Internet of Things Services business unit.

HID Global Acquires GuardRFID

February 8, 2023

Healthcare Services

HID Global has acquired GuardRFID, a Vancouver-based provider of real-time location services (RTLS) hardware and software for healthcare, to expand HID’s healthcare and active RFID/RTLS offerings. GuardRFID will be integrated into HID’s Identification Technologies business and IoT unit to broaden patient safety, staff duress, asset-tracking and infant-security solutions for healthcare providers.

Bluestem Equity Acquires United Vision Logistics

December 28, 2022

Transportation

Bluestem Equity Ltd. completed the acquisition of Lafayette, Louisiana-based United Vision Logistics (UVL), a land transportation and logistics provider offering heavy haul, long haul, and expedited services across the United States and Canada. UVL — which operates out of Lafayette and Houston and maintains a network of over 100 facilities and a large fleet of owner-operators and partnered carriers — will continue operating under its existing leadership as Bluestem partners to grow the business.

Hudson Hill Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Blue.cloud

March 2, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Hudson Hill Capital made a majority equity investment in Tampa-based cloud digital transformation firm Blue.cloud at an enterprise value exceeding $100 million. The capital will be used to expand AI capabilities, pursue acquisitions, and scale the team as Blue.cloud builds on a 2021 run-rate of roughly $39 million and a global workforce of about 320 employees.

HID Global Acquires Omni-ID

August 18, 2021

Manufacturing

HID Global, an ASSA ABLOY Group company, has acquired Omni-ID, a Rochester-based manufacturer of rugged RAIN UHF RFID tags and industrial IoT hardware. The acquisition strengthens HID’s RFID and IoT capabilities — including passive UHF temperature sensing and active/tagging technologies — and expands its sales and manufacturing footprint in India and China.