Quickie: Autodesk adds more estimating, Nemetschek adds digital sculpting It feels a bit like a year-end flush of deal pipelines, with Nemetschek and Autodesk announcing the fourth and fifth acquisitions just this week in our PLMish world: First, Autodesk said that it...
Procore finally IPOs; valued at $8.5 billion No doubt about it: the market for makers of IT solutions targeted at the construction industry is HOT. Procore finally completed its initial public offering yesterday, raising $635 million by selling 9.5 million shares at...
Quickie: Bentley acquires for iTwin offering Bentley just announced that it is acquiring sensemetrics and Vista Data Vision, both of which make software for Internet of Things (IoT) applications targeted at infrastructure use cases. Bentley says the companies will...
Bentley acquires Nadhi for project controls, focus on India Bentley Systems just announced that its Acceleration Initiatives business has acquired India-based Nadhi Information Technologies, a “specialist in project controls, analytics, and decision support for...
GRAITEC + StrucSoft boosts independence & readiness for modern AEC build I often write about Germany’s Mensch und Maschine (MuM). MuM is an Autodesk reseller and a software developer in its own right; I’ve been covering their quarterly earnings...
Bentley builds construction portfolio with E7 A couple of days ago, amid all of the earnings reports (and ahead of its own, on Tuesday), Bentley Systems announced that it has acquired E7, an Australia-based maker of project delivery software for heavy civil...
Hexagon adds OxBlue visual AI to AEC offerings Hexagon just announced that it is acquiring OxBlue, a maker of high-definition, time-lapse photography, and live video streaming services, that are used in construction to capture and document progress. OxBlue, says...
Quickie: Nemetschek’s cautious optimism, RIB roars ahead A quick update on Nemetschek and RIB’s AEC-ish earnings — and on the progress of Schneider Electric’s acquisition of a majority of RIB’s shares, since you’ve been asking....
Bentley buys voice-based construction app maker Bentley Systems just announced that it has acquired NoteVault, which makes voice-based solutions for construction management. Start NoteVault on your mobile device, speak into it, and the app’s...
Autodesk takes minority stake in Aurigo, for infrastructure project delivery Here’s an interesting one that I didn’t see coming: rather than acquiring, Autodesk is taking a minority stake in the privately-held AEC-focused firm, Aurigo Software....
