M&A Deal Summary

Cansel Survey Equipment Acquires Dowco Technology Services

On December 31, 2015, Cansel Survey Equipment acquired software company Dowco Technology Services from Dowco

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cansel Survey Equipment’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Cansel Survey Equipment’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Cansel Survey Equipment’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-12-31
Target Dowco Technology Services
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Cansel Survey Equipment
Sellers(s) Dowco
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Dowco Technology Services

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Dowco Technology Services Ltd. is a reseller of construction technology software solutions for contractors, architects, engineers, project managers, fabricators, and detailers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cansel Survey Equipment

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Cansel Survey Equipment, Inc. is a distributor of new and pre-owned land-based positioning systems and other equipment. It offers software, hardware, and services to the engineering, surveying, construction, mining, architecture, utilities, forestry, and government industries.


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Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-12 Effigis

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Effigis is a geospatial information serving major Canadian utilities and telecommunication providers. Effigis draws from a vast selection of geospatial data collection tools to provide services ranging from land information collection to the development of custom solutions that address land mapping, field operations tracking, asset management and cable network monitoring needs. Effigis was founded in 1991 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Dowco

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Dowco Group of Companies is a service company specializing in 3D modelling, Steel Detailing, and BIM Services. Size, global reach, adoption of edge technology, software. Dowco was formed in 1970 and is based in Surrey, British Columbia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: British Columbia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1