Waverock Software Acquires PlanIT Geo

AeroVironment Acquires Planck Aerosystems

August 17, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

AeroVironment, Inc. has acquired Planck Aerosystems, a San Diego-based developer of advanced unmanned aircraft navigation and autonomy solutions. The acquisition will accelerate AeroVironment's autonomy capabilities by integrating Planck's embedded Autonomous Control Engine (ACE) and other technologies into its medium unmanned aircraft systems (MUAS) business, expanding capability for operations from moving platforms and in GPS-denied environments.

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.

Caymus Equity Recapitalizes PlanIT Group

September 11, 2020

IT Services

Caymus Equity Partners completed a recapitalization of PlanIT Group LLC, an Atlanta-based IT consulting and staffing firm, and named Mike Gallagher as CEO. The investment provides PlanIT with capital and resources to expand into underserved industries and pursue add-on acquisitions to scale its IT consulting and staffing services across healthcare, government and commercial markets.

ParkerGale Invests in e-PlanSoft

September 10, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

ParkerGale has made a growth investment in e-PlanSoft, the Irvine-based provider of electronic plan review software. The capital will fund product and AI feature development, improved services, and expanded support capabilities; Jon Sonnenschein has joined e-PlanSoft as CEO. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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.

Morningstar Acquires PlanPlus Global

March 3, 2020

Software

Morningstar, Inc. has agreed to acquire PlanPlus Global, a Toronto-based financial-planning and risk-profiling software provider. The deal (terms undisclosed) is intended to expand Morningstar's financial-planning capabilities and integrate PlanPlus's FinaMetrica Profiler and ProPlanner products into Morningstar's advisor-facing offerings; the transaction was expected to close in the second quarter of 2020.