Operating Company Industrial Services

GPRS

Maumee, Ohio, United States

GPRS provides damage prevention and existing-conditions services, including utility locating, ground penetrating radar (GPR), concrete scanning, NASSCO-certified CCTV video pipe inspection & leak detection, and 3D reality capture (3D laser scanning and photogrammetry). GPRS visualizes project data in its SiteMap® software/GIS platform and also provides as-built documentation and project/facility management capabilities.

Focus Areas
Private utility locating, Ground penetrating radar (GPR) services, Concrete scanning

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

6 addon

GPRS Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for GPRS. 1 2019 1 2020 1 2021 1 2022 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    GPRS
    Target
    Accu-Scan GPR Corporation
    Type
    Addon

    Maumee-based GPRS has acquired Accu-Scan GPR Corporation, a Middle Village, New York provider of concrete scanning and utility locating services. The acquisition expands GPRS' subsurface detection capabilities and strengthens its market position in the Northeastern United States as an add-on to its existing services platform.

  • Buyer
    GPRS, CIVC Partners, Kohlberg & Company
    Target
    Existing Conditions
    Type
    Addon

    GPRS, a Maumee, Ohio-based provider of subsurface utility locating and reality-capture services (and a CIVC portfolio company), has acquired Existing Conditions, a Boston-based 3D laser scanning and reality-capture firm. The deal, which closed on August 1, expands GPRS' nationwide reality-capture and as-built documentation capabilities and geographic reach while retaining Existing Conditions' team and leadership.

  • Buyer
    GPRS (Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC), CIVC Partners
    Target
    Baker Utility Partners
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    GPRS (a CIVC Partners portfolio company) has acquired Baker Utility Partners, a private utility locating service, as its eighth add-on acquisition. The deal expands GPRS's footprint and capabilities in regions including Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma and provides Baker with additional capital and resources while the business continues to operate under its existing management.

  • Buyer
    Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), CIVC Partners
    Target
    New York Leak Detection
    Type
    Addon

    Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), a CIVC Partners portfolio company, has acquired New York Leak Detection, a provider of utility locating and leak detection services in the Northeast. The acquisition is an add-on that expands GPRS’ leak detection capabilities and strengthens its market position in the Northeast.

  • Buyer
    Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), CIVC Partners
    Target
    Pacific Coast Locators
    Type
    Addon

    Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), a CIVC portfolio company, has acquired Pacific Coast Locators, a California-based provider of private utility locating and concrete scanning services. The acquisition — GPRS' fifth — expands GPRS' footprint and capabilities in California and strengthens its market position in private utility locating and concrete scanning.

  • Buyer
    GPRS, CIVC Partners, LP
    Target
    Master Locators, Inc. (utility locating business)
    Seller
    Master Locators, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    GPRS, a portfolio company of CIVC Partners, has acquired the utility locating business of Master Locators, Inc., expanding GPRS' presence in the Northeastern United States. The deal brings Master Locators' regional team and leadership (including COO Kyle Sareyka joining GPRS as Northeast Regional Director) into GPRS to add scale across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware.

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