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Author Align Capital Posted on Aug 22, 2023Aug 21, 2023

StenTech Acquires Stencil Manufacturer Photo Etch Technology

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, August 22, 2023  |  Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) is pleased to announce its portfolio company StenTech (the “Company”), a leading provider of surface mount technology (“SMT”) stencils, pallets, tooling and related components, has acquired Photo Etch Technology...
Author Align Capital Posted on Aug 15, 2023Aug 14, 2023

ACP Secures New Platform with Investment in Global Guardian

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, August 15, 2023  |  Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) is pleased to announce it has made a growth capital investment in Global Guardian (or the “Company”), a comprehensive provider of security, medical and travel-related services to a global...
Author Align Capital Posted on Aug 9, 2023Aug 8, 2023

Schneider Geospatial Continues Growth Journey with Acquisition of Spatialest

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, August 9, 2023  |  Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) announced today that its portfolio company Schneider Geospatial, LLC (“Schneider Geospatial” or the “Company”) acquired Spatialest. Spatialest is a leading provider of assessor-focused GIS-based SaaS solutions, addressing appraisal modeling,...
Author Align Capital Posted on Jul 10, 2023Jul 6, 2023

Align Capital Partners Announces Partner Promotion

DALLAS, July 11, 2023  | Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) is pleased to announce the promotion of Matt Iodice to Partner on the Investment Team. Matt joined ACP in July 2017 after graduating from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management with his...
Author Align Capital Posted on Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023

Schneider Geospatial Strengthens GovTech Leadership; Expands into Asset Management with PeopleGIS

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, June 7, 2023  |  Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) announced today that its portfolio company Schneider Geospatial, LLC (“Schneider Geospatial” or the “Company”) acquired PeopleGIS. Headquartered in Massachusetts, PeopleGIS provides an asset management SaaS solution, focused on public...
Author Align Capital Posted on Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023

RCP’s 2022 Manager of the Year

On March 1, 2023, Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) was awarded RCP’s 2022 Manager of the Year. You may recall that ACP was recognized with RCP’s 2021 Deal of the Year. ACP continued to designate itself as a premier lower middle...
Author Align Capital Posted on Feb 28, 2023Feb 27, 2023

Marco Expands into Brewery End Market with Add-on of Jet Gasket & Seal

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, February 28, 2023 | Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) specialty supplier Marco Rubber & Plastics (“Marco” or the “Company”) has acquired Jet Gasket & Seal (“Jet”), a specialty distributor of seals, gaskets and related products primarily sold into...
Author Align Capital Posted on Feb 17, 2023Jul 5, 2023

ACP Founding Partner Announces Retirement

CLEVELAND, February 17, 2023  |  Align Capital Partners (“ACP” or the “Firm”) Co-Founder and Managing Partner Steve Dyke is retiring after a 35-year career in various finance and corporate leadership roles. During his 23 years in private equity, Steve completed...
Author Align Capital Posted on Feb 2, 2023Feb 15, 2023

ACP GovTech Platform Schneider Geospatial Acquires WebGUIDE Xtreme

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, February 2, 2023  |  Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) announced today that its portfolio company Schneider Geospatial, LLC (“Schneider Geospatial” or the “Company”) acquired the WebGUIDE Xtreme (“WGX”) product of Applied Data Consultants, a leading Geographic Information Systems...
Author Align Capital Posted on Jan 19, 2023Jan 18, 2023

StenTech Expands into Silicon Valley Region with Acquisition of ATD

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, January 19, 2023 | Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) is pleased to announce its portfolio company StenTech (the “Company”), a leading provider of surface mount technology (“SMT”) stencils, pallets, tooling and related components, has acquired Advanced Tooling Design,...
Author Align Capital Posted on Jan 12, 2023Jan 11, 2023

Align Capital Partners Completes Sale of iPROMOTEu

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, January 12, 2023 | Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) announced today the sale of iPROMOTEu (the “Company”) to Champlain Capital. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, iPROMOTEu is an outsourced service provider to a network of experienced, independent distributors of...
Author Align Capital Posted on Jan 5, 2023Feb 22, 2023

ACP Believes in the Power of Data with Growth Investment in Cleartelligence

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, January 5, 2023 | Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) announced today the recapitalization of Cleartelligence (or the “Company”), a data engineering and analytics consulting firm focused on helping enterprise clients envision, design and implement solutions that solve complex...
Author Align Capital Posted on Dec 20, 2022Oct 17, 2023

Align Capital Partners Closes Continuation Vehicle for E Source

CLEVELAND and DALLAS, December 20, 2022 | Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) announced today the successful closing of a single asset continuation fund (“ES EV Fund I, LP”) to support the next phase of growth for E Source ("E Source" or...
Author Align Capital Posted on Dec 6, 2022Dec 5, 2022

ACP Gets to the Right Result; Partners with Premier Biotech

Investment Continues ACP’s Momentum as a Leading Lower-Middle Market TIC Investor CLEVELAND and DALLAS, December 6, 2022 | Align Capital Partners (“ACP”) is pleased to announce it completed the recapitalization of Premier Biotech (the “Company”), a provider of point-of-care drugs...
Author Align Capital Posted on Nov 29, 2022Nov 29, 2022

ACP-Backed VetEvolve Continues to Add Scale in Mid-Atlantic Region

RICHMOND, VA — November 29, 2022 | Align Capital Partners’ veterinary practice management platform VetEvolve (the “Company”) recently welcomed its 30th partner practice, representing the Company’s 7th add-on acquisition this year. With practices located in Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, West Virginia...
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