NV5 to Acquire L3Harris’s Visual Information Solutions Software Business
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — NV5 Global Inc., a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions, entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire L3Harris Technologies Inc.’s Visual Information Solutions (VIS) commercial geospatial technology and software business. The acquisition expands NV5’s position as a provider of subscription-based software products for the analysis and management of geospatial data. The acquisition is an all-cash transaction and will be immediately accretive to NV5’s earnings. Closing is subject to regulatory approvals and is currently anticipated to occur during the first half of 2023.
VIS was founded in 1977, and the 150-employee business provides mission critical, commercial geospatial solutions through proprietary software applications, such as ENVI and SARscape, global software platforms for analyzing hyperspectral and satellite-based radar data. Through this transaction, NV5 will acquire 16 U.S. patents for geospatial data analysis, imaging, real-time weather monitoring, and situational awareness. NV5 will also acquire the trademarks for ENVI, IDL, Jagwire, Amplify, and Helios software applications, including 13 U.S. and non-U.S. trademark registrations.