IPS Group Acquires Populus Technologies
November 6, 2025
IPS Group, a San Diego-based provider of smart parking and curb management technologies, has acquired Populus Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of mobility data, curb management and parking payments software. The acquisition will integrate Populus' mobility and curb-data platform with IPS's parking, payment and enforcement systems to expand IPS's smart mobility capabilities for municipalities, universities, transportation agencies and private operators.
- Buyers
- IPS Group, Inc.
- Targets
- Populus Technologies, Inc.
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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