Under May River ownership since April 2018, Dickson invested in sensing technology and cloud-based monitoring for regulated life sciences applications.
The platform broadened via the take-private acquisition of French environmental monitoring company Oceasoft.
Copeland acquires Dickson from May River Capital
Copeland, owned by Blackstone, acquired environmental monitoring platform Dickson from May River Capital on Sept. 23, 2026.
Dickson expanded from a family-owned, single-site business into a global platform serving customers in more than 50 countries.
Operations span Addison, Illinois; Montpellier, France; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.