Acquisitions in County Galway, Ireland

FotoNation's founders and senior management have completed a management buyout of the company’s chip-level hardware, firmware and imaging business, returning control to longtime executives. The move reunites FotoNation's leadership to focus on next-generation edge AI imaging (chiplets, ultra-low-power inference) and to target markets including surveillance, IP cameras, drones and mobile devices; the assets were divested by Tobii following its earlier acquisition of Xperi’s imaging business.

Heitman LLC acquired a self-storage property in Galway, Ireland to expand its U-Store It platform and strengthen its presence in the Irish self-storage market. The bolt-on acquisition adds approximately 72,000 square feet (plus ~36,000 sq ft expansion capacity) and is part of Heitman's strategy to scale its U-Store It business across Ireland.

BHSL, an Irish waste-to-value environmental management company, has agreed to acquire Glan Agua — a leading water and wastewater solutions group based in Loughrea, County Galway. The acquisition (subject to CCPC approval) brings Glan Agua's turnkey water, MEICA and UK operations into BHSL's platform to expand its capability across water and wastewater services and support further growth across the UK and Ireland.