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StarLIMS Announces Strategic Investment By Turn/River Capital

Franciso Partners

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., [January 13, 2026] — StarLIMS, a global enterprise informatics platform for laboratories, today announced a strategic investment by Turn/River Capital, a leading software private equity firm. Existing investor Francisco Partners will exit its investment as a result of this transaction.

StarLIMS powers manufacturing and research lab operations worldwide. The company enables greater data automation and visibility, regulatory control, and workflow management, with a product suite that includes: Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN), Laboratory Execution Systems (LES), and Scientific Data Management Systems (SDMS). Looking ahead, StarLIMS sees a significant opportunity to responsibly embed AI across its platform and operating model to accelerate insight generation, extend automation at scale, and drive durable value for customers.

Turn/River’s investment marks an important milestone in StarLIMS’ evolution, positioning it to accelerate its product innovation, deepen customer engagement, and expand into new markets. “Our mission has always been to empower laboratories with data-driven insights and robust informatics solutions that make scientific work more efficient, compliant, and connected. Turn/River’s deep experience scaling global software companies will help us accelerate our mission and impact,” said Trey Cook, Chief Executive Officer of StarLIMS.

Turn/River’s investment underscores its commitment to advancing software companies that are critical to modern industries. “StarLIMS represents the type of software leader we seek: innovative, mission-driven and essential to its customers’ success,” said Matthew Amico, Partner at Turn/River Capital. “We’re excited to partner closely with the StarLIMS team to build on this strong foundation and accelerate product innovation and customer value,” added Priya Diwakar, Senior Vice President at Turn/River Capital.

“It has been rewarding to partner with Trey and the leadership team at StarLIMS to strengthen its position as a leading provider of laboratory informatics software,” said Ezra Perlman, Co-President at Francisco Partners. “We look forward to StarLIMS’ continued success in this next chapter,” added Nick Nelson, Vice President at Francisco Partners.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal advisor to Turn/River. Harris Williams served as the exclusive financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to Francisco Partners and StarLIMS.

About StarLIMS
As a recognized leader in LIMS and informatics solutions, StarLIMS is committed to providing quality products and services to over 1,100 customers across the globe. Found in more than 2,000 laboratories, StarLIMS serves life sciences, CDMOs, food & beverage, chemical, agrochemical, oil & gas, consumer goods, contract testing, R&D, public health, and clinical diagnostics organizations. With a modern R&D ELN incorporated into its portfolio, StarLIMS addresses the critical challenges customers face in finding an advanced platform that supports them from R&D through commercialization.

About Turn/River Capital Turn/River Capital is a private equity firm that applies a proprietary growth engineering strategy to investing, partnering with software businesses to accelerate growth and build enduring value. The firm’s team of equal parts investors and operators provides hands-on operational support and the flexible capital to systematically scale marketing, sales, and customer success at its portfolio companies. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Turn/River invests globally with a focus on North America and Europe. Learn more at www.turnriver.com

About Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners is a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses. Since its launch over 25 years ago, Francisco Partners has invested in over 500 technology companies, making it one of the most active and longstanding investors in the technology industry. With over $50 billion in capital raised to date, the firm invests in opportunities where its deep sectoral knowledge and operational expertise can help companies realize their full potential. For more information on Francisco Partners, please visit www.franciscopartners.com.

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Defense Unicorns Raises $136 Million Series B to Build the Software Backbone of the Department of War

BainCapital

Reaching a $1B valuation underscores Defense Unicorns’ role as modern foundational infrastructure for secure software delivery across critical military platforms.

SAN ANTONIO – Jan. 13, 2026 – Today, Defense Unicorns, the leader in airgap software delivery for national security mission systems, announced the completion of a $136 million Series B financing round led by Bain Capital. The investment brings the company to unicorn status with a valuation exceeding $1 billion, driven by the company’s rapid and profitable growth. The company has seen a 300% increase in adoption year-over-year in military systems.

The Department of War is prioritizing modernization and speed, and Defense Unicorns’ platform addresses a critical infrastructure challenge by enabling secure, rapid software updates across disconnected environments from submarines, ships, and aircraft to forward operating bases. Warfighters often operate in conditions where connectivity is limited or nonexistent, and the ability to deploy software updates securely and instantly is now essential to mission success. Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS) bridges high security requirements while supporting partners and allies with modern software solutions essential for next-generation national security capabilities.

“Defense Unicorns gives our nation a wartime software advantage,” said Dr. Rob Slaughter, CEO of Defense Unicorns. “The U.S. has significant commercial software advantages, but the systems we go to war with are typically outdated. At Defense Unicorns, we make software a strategic deterrent by making it easy to deploy and operate software in any mission environment,” continued Dr. Slaughter.

The funding round was led by Bain Capital’s Tech Opportunities fund, the growth technology platform of Bain Capital. With participation from Ansa Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, AVP, Uncorrelated Ventures, and the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, David H. Petraeus.

“We are thrilled to support Defense Unicorns as it works to ensure that U.S. service members have access to the most advanced, secure, and rapidly deployable software possible. Defense Unicorns plays a vital role in helping the military modernize mission systems, enabling capabilities that directly improve readiness, resilience, and operational advantage in the field,” said Dewey Awad, a Partner at Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. “We believe Defense Unicorns is building foundational infrastructure for modern defense,” added Zach Berger, a Managing Director at Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. “The company combines unmatched technical expertise with a deep understanding of how the military operates, and that combination is critical to delivering real, measurable impact for service members who rely on software in high-stakes environments.”

Demand for secure software delivery continues to rise. Marco DeMeireles, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Ansa Capital, stated, “We’ve been proud to partner with Defense Unicorns since the Series A, and our continued investment reflects the conviction we’ve built watching the team execute against an incredibly complex and mission-critical problem. What Rob and the team have built is foundational infrastructure for modern defense, and this next chapter only reinforces the scale of impact ahead.”

The new capital will enable Defense Unicorns to further scale and integrate open-source and commercial dual-use technology throughout the U.S. military and allied forces. To address the most critical modernization needs in defense, the company plans to advance product development across the following strategic products:

  • UDS: A secure, portable, airgap-native runtime platform, purpose-built to solve DOW-specific software delivery challenges. UDS makes deploying and updating software on military systems fast and easy, with essential tools for packaging, deploying, monitoring, and sustaining mission applications.
  • UDS Registry: The first software registry of its kind to offer the speed, reliability, and mission-critical performance required by military systems operating in the most extreme environments. UDS Registry gives the U.S. and our allies an American-maintained solution that secures our software supply chain and maintains trust and reliability across the software development lifecycle.
  • UDS Army: A new approach to accelerate the continuous delivery of secure, mission-ready software to soldiers. UDS Army gives commercial software vendors a faster, simpler path to bring their capabilities to Army missions by combining secure DevSecOps pipelines with pre-authorized cloud environments.

“Before UDS, there was no open, secure, and airgap-native modern software delivery capability for warfighters. More than just a piece of software, UDS is an entire open ecosystem of tools and technologies purpose-built to securely bring capabilities to the field faster. I’m grateful for the incredible teams at Defense Unicorns that continue to evolve UDS to bring even more technical advantage to our nation’s heroes,” concluded Co-Founder and CTO Jeff McCoy.

About Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns is a veteran-owned defense technology company founded in 2021 by Rob Slaughter, Jeff McCoy, and Andrew Greene to make software a strategic deterrent for the U.S. Department of War. The company builds open-source, airgap-native technologies that enable the secure development, delivery, and sustainment of mission software across cloud, on-premises, and tactical edge environments. Defense Unicorns’ technology is trusted by the operators of some of the most critical systems in the world, including the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, and Space Force.
Learn more at https://defenseunicorns.com.

About Bain Capital 
Founded in 1984, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We are committed to creating lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. As a private partnership, we lead with conviction and a culture of collaboration, advantages that enable us to innovate investment approaches, unlock opportunities, and create exceptional outcomes. Our global platform invests across five focus areas: Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit &Capital Markets, and Real Assets. In these focus areas, we bring deep sector expertise and wide-ranging capabilities. We have 24 offices on four continents, more than 1,850employees, and approximately $185 billion in assets under management. Bain Capital’s Tech Opportunities business (baincapitaltechopportunities.com) aims to help growing technology companies reach their full potential. We focus on companies in large, growing end markets with innovative or disruptive technology where we believe we can support transformational growth. Our dedicated, tenured team has deep experience supporting growing technology businesses—bringing together differentiated backgrounds in private and public equity investing as well as technology operating roles. We invest behind fundamental long-term tailwinds as technology penetrates across industries, creating a large and growing number of investment opportunities. To learn more, visit www.baincapital.com. Follow @BainCapital on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).

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OneStream enters into definitive agreement to be acquired by Hg for $6.4 billion

HG Capital

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The full announcement can be found here.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., January 6, 2026 – OneStream, Inc. (Nasdaq: OS) (“OneStream” or the “Company”), the leading enterprise Finance management platform that modernizes the Office of the CFO by unifying core Finance and operational functions – including financial close, consolidation, reporting, planning and forecasting – today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hg, a leading investor in software, services and data businesses. The all-cash transaction values OneStream at approximately $6.4 billion in equity value. Hg will be OneStream’s majority voting shareholder. General Atlantic, a leading global investor, will also be a significant minority investor alongside Tidemark, a leading technology investment firm.

Under the terms of the agreement, OneStream shareholders will receive $24.00 per share in cash. The per-share purchase price represents a 31% premium to OneStream’s closing share price on January 5, 2026 and a 27% premium to its volume-weighted average share price over the 30-trading day period ending the same date. An entity controlled by Hg will acquire all outstanding shares, including those shares owned by investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, which took OneStream public in 2024. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Upon completion of the transaction, OneStream will become a privately held company. Hg will invest in OneStream from its Saturn Fund.

“Today marks a pivotal moment for OneStream and our vision to be the operating system for modern Finance,” said Tom Shea, CEO of OneStream. “The Office of the CFO is at a critical AI inflection point, and we believe OneStream is well positioned for this shift. As we build on our strong foundation of growth, we are thrilled to partner with the teams at Hg, General Atlantic and Tidemark. Through this partnership, we are able to significantly advance our AI-first go-to-market strategy and expand our Finance AI capabilities at a rapid pace. This transaction delivers immediate value to our shareholders and is a vote of confidence in our strategy, our talented employees and our partner ecosystem. We look forward to having the ability to move faster, think bigger and deliver more for our forward-thinking Finance customers”

“With over $4.5 billion invested in providers that serve the Office of the CFO to date, we understand the tremendous opportunity for OneStream, as technology and industry trends continue to place increasing demands on Finance teams,” said Alan Cline, Partner and Head of North America at Hg. “To meet this need, OneStream’s powerful AI differentiation, strong global customer base and clear vision for the future of modern Finance make it a leading enterprise provider in this space and exceptionally well positioned for the future.”

“We’re excited to support Tom and the OneStream team,” added Joe Jefferies, Partner at Hg. “We will seek to preserve the strong customer focus and entrepreneurial culture that have been central to their success, while bringing Hg’s deep expertise in scaling software businesses. This includes support from our AI team of over 100 specialists and supporting partnerships, as well as Hg Catalyst, our dedicated AI incubator designed to accelerate AI product innovation across Hg’s portfolio.”

“OneStream is reimagining enterprise Finance with an AI-focused, multi-product platform that provides immense value to the Office of the CFO,” added Jimmy Miele, Managing Director at General Atlantic. “We look forward to accelerating OneStream’s growth and innovation alongside Hg and Tidemark.”

Transaction Details

The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by OneStream’s Board of Directors, is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. KKR, in its capacity as the holder of a majority of OneStream’s voting power, has approved the transaction. No further approval of OneStream’s stockholders is required or will be sought.

Upon completion of the transaction, OneStream’s Class A common stock will no longer be listed or traded on any public stock exchange.

Mr. Shea will continue to serve as CEO, and the current leadership team will remain in place. OneStream will maintain its headquarters in Birmingham, Michigan.

Advisors

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is acting as lead financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to OneStream, and Centerview Partners LLC also provided financial advice to OneStream. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, is serving as legal advisor, and FGS Global is serving as strategic communications advisor to OneStream. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal advisor to Hg.

About OneStream

OneStream is how today’s Finance teams can go beyond just reporting on the past and Take Finance Further by steering the business to the future. It’s the leading enterprise Finance platform that unifies financial and operational data, embeds AI for better decisions and productivity and empowers the CFO to become a critical driver of business strategy and execution.

We deliver a comprehensive cloud-based platform to modernize the Office of the CFO. Our Digital Finance Cloud unifies core financial and broader operational data and processes and embeds AI for better planning and forecasting, with an extensible architecture, so customers can adopt and develop new solutions, achieving greater value as their business needs evolve.

With over 1,700 customers, including 18% of the Fortune 500, a strong ecosystem of go-to-market, implementation, and development partners and 1,600 employees, our vision is to be the operating system for modern Finance. To learn more, visit onestream.com.

About Hg

Hg is the leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. We help to build sector-leading enterprises that supply critical software applications or workflow services to deliver intelligent automation for their customers. We take an active approach to value creation, combining deep end-market knowledge with world class operational resources to provide compelling support to entrepreneurial leaders looking to scale enduring businesses. With a vast European network and strong presence across North America, Hg has approximately $100 billion in assets under management and more than 400 employees. Our portfolio spans more than 55 companies worth over $185 billion in aggregate enterprise value, employing more than 130,000 people and consistently growing revenues at more than 20% annually.

About General Atlantic

General Atlantic is a leading global investor with more than four and a half decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 830 companies throughout its history. Established in 1980, General Atlantic continues to be a dedicated partner to visionary founders and investors seeking to build dynamic businesses and create long-term value. The firm leverages its patient capital, operational expertise, and global platform to support a diversified investment platform spanning Growth Equity, Credit, Climate, and Sustainable Infrastructure strategies. General Atlantic manages approximately $118 billion in assets under management, inclusive of all strategies, as of September 30, 2025, with more than 900 professionals in 20 countries across five regions. For more information on General Atlantic, please visit: www.generalatlantic.com.

About Tidemark

Tidemark is a growth equity firm purpose-built to help companies win and scale. Tidemark is powered by a community of investors, entrepreneurs, and operators who are energized by ideas, a love of competition, and the drive to give back. We give 10% of our profits to our foundation, Tidemark10, to support the communities we serve. For more information, visit www.tidemarkcap.com

Contacts

OneStream

Investor Contact
Anne Leschin
VP, Investor Relations and Strategic Finance
OneStream
investors@onestreamsoftware.com

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Victoria Borges
VP, Corporate Communications
OneStream
media@onestreamsoftware.com

Hg

Media Contact
Tom Eckersley
tom.eckersley@hgcapital.com

General Atlantic

Media Contact
Emily Japlon & Sara Widmann
media@generalatlantic.com

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this communication may be characterized as forward-looking under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially.

Statements in this communication regarding OneStream that are forward-looking may include statements regarding: (i) the transaction; (ii) the expected timing of the closing of the transaction; (iii) considerations taken into account in approving and entering into the transaction; (iv) the anticipated benefits to, or impact of, the transaction on OneStream’s business; and (v) expectations for OneStream following the closing of the transaction. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be consummated.

Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, in addition to those identified above, include: (i) the possibility that the conditions to the closing of the transaction are not satisfied, including the risk that required regulatory approvals to consummate the transaction are not obtained, on a timely basis or at all; (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to a right to terminate the transaction, including in circumstances requiring OneStream to pay a termination fee to Hg; (iii) possible disruption related to the transaction to OneStream’s current plans, operations and business relationships, including through the loss of customers and employees; (iv) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and other charges incurred by OneStream related to the transaction; (v) the risk that OneStream’s stock price may fluctuate during the pendency of the transaction and may decline if the transaction is not completed; (vi) the diversion of OneStream management’s time and attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; (vii) the response of competitors and other market participants to the transaction; (viii) potential litigation relating to the transaction; (ix) uncertainty as to timing of completion of the transaction and the ability of each party to consummate the transaction; and (x) other risks and uncertainties detailed in the periodic reports that OneStream filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including OneStream’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

All forward-looking statements in this communication are based on information available to OneStream as of the date of this communication, and, except as required by law, OneStream does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

  

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AnywhereNow Announces the Sale of IQ Messenger to Main Capital Partners

Bregal Milestone

The sale to Main Capital Partners will enable accelerated international growth for IQ Messenger, while allowing AnywhereNow to focus on its core Customer Experience SaaS activities.

Anywhere365 Group B.V. (“AnywhereNow”), a global pioneer and innovator in AI-first customer experience solutions today announced the decision to sell IQ Messenger (“IQM”), a leading provider of a vendor-neutral critical communication platform for healthcare institutions, to Main Capital Partners (“Main”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the acquisition is subject to customary approvals and completion of the consultation process with the works council of AnywhereNow.

AnywhereNow helps brands deliver exceptional customer experiences through enhanced engagement, efficient workforce collaboration, AI-driven insights, Agentic AI platforms, and a full omni-channel service experience, leveraging the power of Teams and Azure Communication Services as well as considerable integrations including with SAP, Salesforce and ServiceNow. AnywhereNow is backed by Bregal Milestone, a leading software growth private equity firm, since late 2019. As part of the partnership, AnywhereNow has completed 5 acquisitions in recent years, including IQM in late 2019.

The sale of IQM is aligned with AnywhereNow’s strategy, which is focused on its core corporate Customer Experience SaaS platform, and crystallises significant value of AnywhereNow whilst allowing IQM to accelerate its growth journey via the backing from Main, a leading software investment firm with extensive experience in healthcare software. Main will help IQM drive continued innovation to create value for its customers, while maintaining a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction. Main will also support an ambitious strategy to accelerate (international) expansion through both organic growth and a targeted buy-and-build approach.

“The sale of IQM is a key milestone for AnywhereNow and allows us to exclusively focus on our fast-growing corporate Customer Experience SaaS activities, customers and product roadmap. We’re very proud of the journey achieved with IQM in recent years and believe that Main is the best possible partner for IQM and will help unlock its full growth potential.”

Will Blench

CEO – AnywhereNow

Lazard is acting as sole financial advisor and NautaDutilh is acting as sole legal advisor to AnywhereNow in connection with the transaction.

About AnywhereNow 

Founded in 2010, AnywhereNow is a Netherlands-headquartered and fast-growing provider of Customer Experience SaaS solutions. AnywhereNow empowers voice and digital dialogues for organisations worldwide and brings to life Agentic AI platforms for increased productivity and effectiveness. AnywhereNow’s products are award-winning, recognised by industry analysts, and trusted by over 2,000 global customers, including Rabobank, DHL, Emirates, KPMG, Swarovski, Mazda, Deloitte, Aldi, Vodafone and Zeiss. For more information, please visit Anywhere.now. 

About Bregal Milestone 

Bregal Milestone is a leading software private equity firm with c.€1.7 billion of capital raised since inception. The firm provides growth capital and operational support to build market-leading software companies. Bregal Milestone is part of Bregal Investments, a leading global investment platform with assets under management of over €19 billion. Bregal Milestone was recognized by GrowthCap as one of the Top Private Equity Firms of 2025. For more information, please visit www.bregalmilestone.com.

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Flexera Acquires ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to Expand its FinOps Solution with Agentic and AI-Enabled Cost Optimization

Thomabravo

Itasca, IL—Flexera, the global leader in technology spend and risk intelligence, today announced two major moves in its continued expansion in FinOps. It has acquired ProsperOps, an AI-enabled FinOps automation solution for public cloud, and Chaos Genius, a fast-growing innovator in AI-driven cost optimization for Snowflake and Databricks.

These strategic additions augment Flexera’s capabilities to deliver the most comprehensive, intelligent, and autonomous FinOps solution on the market including cost reporting and allocation, workload optimization, and rate optimization. They also expand Flexera’s product reach into the emerging areas of FinOps for AI and FinOps for Data Clouds.

ProsperOps brings an autonomous approach to managing cloud commitments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, helping enterprises move beyond passive recommendations and into active savings outcomes. ProsperOps extends Flexera’s FinOps for AI capabilities and supports finance, engineering, and procurement teams with intelligent automation that takes action without human intervention. As a Flexera company, ProsperOps, growing more than 90% with $6B of annual cloud usage under management, will continue operating under its own brand to ensure continuity for customers and partners while integrating complementary Flexera FinOps features.

“As enterprises adopt AI across their infrastructure, the need for intelligent, automated execution has never been greater,” said Jim Ryan, CEO of Flexera. “ProsperOps strengthens our ability to deliver on that promise, helping organizations govern cloud spend with precision and scale outcomes that were previously out of reach.”

“ProsperOps was founded on the belief that many of the critical cloud cost optimization use cases, particularly rate optimization, could be delivered through AI-enabled management. As the market matures, customers are asking for more than point solutions; they want unified rate optimization, workload optimization, and cost visibility,” said Chris Cochran, CEO and Co-Founder of ProsperOps. “Together, we are uniquely positioned to deliver the comprehensive FinOps platform organizations have been asking for.”

Another fast-growing challenge in cloud spend management is the runaway costs of Snowflake and Databricks, as data analytics and AI workloads scale rapidly. Chaos Genius delivers agentic-based FinOps for AI that autonomously optimizes inefficient usage across Snowflake and Databricks and has already helped Fortune 500 enterprises reduce costs by up to 30%.

“Chaos Genius brings the autonomous automation through agentic AI for Snowflake and Databricks optimization that our customers and partners need,” said Jim Ryan, CEO of Flexera. “It delivers real-time intelligence and control that puts them back in command of their cloud and AI investments.”

“Joining Flexera allows us to scale our impact globally and empower more organizations to govern data cloud costs amid exponential AI growth,” said Preeti Shrimal, CEO of Chaos Genius.

Flexera is accelerating toward a unified FinOps future as cloud costs surge and AI reshapes enterprise technology strategy. The additions of ProsperOps and Chaos Genius build on Flexera’s integration of Spot and Snow, reinforcing its position as the only provider with comprehensive capabilities across the entire FinOps Framework as defined by the FinOps Foundation.

“Organizations need more than dashboards. They need execution,” added Ryan. “With ProsperOps and Chaos Genius, Flexera delivers the AI-powered execution layer for modern FinOps.”

About Flexera

Flexera helps organizations understand and maximize the value of their technology, saving billions of dollars in wasted spend. Powered by the Flexera Technology Intelligence Platform, our award-winning IT asset management, FinOps and SaaS management solutions provide comprehensive visibility and actionable insights on an organization’s entire IT ecosystem. This intelligence enables IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to address skyrocketing costs, optimize spend, mitigate risk and identify opportunities to create positive business outcomes. More than 50,000 global organizations rely on Flexera and its Technopedia reference library, the largest repository of technology asset data. Learn more at flexera.com.

About ProsperOps

ProsperOps is the leading FinOps Automation Platform for cloud cost optimization on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Eliminating waste and achieving cost savings goals is challenging when cloud usage is dynamic but commitments are manual. Founded in 2018, ProsperOps automates and synchronizes rate optimization with workload optimization, eliminating waste, reducing costs and risk, and improving efficiency for FinOps teams. With ProsperOps, customers achieve world-class Effective Savings Rates, lower Commitment Lock-In Risk, and maximum flexibility. ProsperOps autonomously manages $6 billion of annual cloud usage and has generated over $3 billion of lifetime savings.

About Chaos Genius

Chaos Genius is a leading Data FinOps platform focused on optimizing costs across modern data clouds, including Snowflake and Databricks. The platform combines granular spend observability with intelligent recommendations and Autonomous Agents to optimize Data and AI costs. Trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises and fast-growing startups alike, Chaos Genius helps organizations reduce data cloud waste through instance right-sizing, workload optimization, and autonomous cost-saving agents—without compromising performance or innovation.

Read the release on the Flexera website here.

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IAS Announces Completion of Acquisition by Novacap

Novacap

Integral Ad Science, a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, announced the successful completion of its acquisition by Novacap, a leading North American private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction that values IAS at approximately $1.9 billion.

“We’re excited to officially enter IAS’s next chapter as a private company, with the support and resources to enhance our leadership in global media measurement and optimization and provide even greater value for our customers around the world,” said Lisa Utzschneider, CEO of IAS. “Our AI-powered platform is already setting the standard for trust and transparency in digital media quality and, with Novacap, we will be well positioned to move even faster to deliver breakthrough solutions that help brands succeed in a complex digital world.”

“IAS is a category leader with significant opportunity to build on their momentum, and we’re thrilled to fuel their continued growth on the path ahead,” said Samuel Nasso, Partner, Technologies, at Novacap. “We look forward to working closely with Lisa and the talented team of IAS employees, with a focus on investing in innovation, scaling globally, and creating transformative value for advertisers and publishers.”

Under the terms of the agreement, IAS shareholders will receive $10.30 in cash for each share of IAS common stock they own. With the completion of the transaction, IAS common stock has ceased trading and IAS will no longer be publicly listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Advisors

Jefferies LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor to IAS, and Kirkland & Ellis is serving as legal advisor to IAS.

Evercore is serving as financial advisor to Novacap, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is serving as legal advisor to Novacap.

About IAS

http://integralads.comIntegral Ad Science (IAS) is a leading global media measurement and optimization platform that delivers the industry’s most actionable data to drive superior results for the world’s largest advertisers, publishers, and media platforms. IAS’s software provides comprehensive and enriched data that ensures ads are seen by real people in safe and suitable environments, while improving return on ad spend for advertisers and yield for publishers. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality. For more information, visit integralads.com

About Novacap

Novacap is a leading North American private equity investor and one of Canada’s most experienced private equity firms. Founded in 1981 to partner with visionary entrepreneurs, Novacap focuses on control buyouts of middle market and lower-middle market companies across four core strategies: Technologies, Digital Infrastructure, Industries and Financial Services. Novacap combines deep sector expertise and strategic and operational excellence to partner with entrepreneurs and management teams. Since its inception, the firm has made primary and add-on investments in more than 250 companies. With over US $10 billion in assets under management and a presence across offices in Montreal, Toronto, and New York, Novacap accelerates value creation through strategic growth initiatives and a strong focus on execution.

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Empowering the Future of Energy: How exnaton is Leading Europe’s Electrification Shift

Elevator Ventures

Our portfolio company exnaton is driving electrification across Europe.

As Europe accelerates toward full-scale electrification, utilities are under increasing pressure to modernize their systems, launch innovative energy products, and meet rapidly evolving customer expectations. The rise of electric vehicles, rooftop solar and decentralized flexibility is transforming the energy market from a linear value chain into a dynamic ecosystem – one that demands smarter billing, transparent data andregulatory compliance at unprecedented scale.

Regulatory requirements are amplifying this shift. The EU Electricity Market Design law (Directive EU/2024/1711) has been transposed into national law, reshaping how Member States enable flexibility, consumer participation and dynamic pricing. This policy is underpinned by the continent-wide rollout of smart meters: Spain has reached 100% coverage, the Netherlands is above 95%, France is at 93%, and Austria has already surpassed roughly 95% of its meters by late 2024. Germany is targeting 95% by 2030 and Poland is moving toward 100% by 2031.

Utilities know change is unavoidable, and most recognize the challenge of moving fast enough in this new environment of electrification, flexibility and data-driven regulation.

This is where exnaton comes in.

A Real-World Challenge: Utilities Need Flexibility, not full IT Overhauls

Most utilities operate on legacy ERP systems built for a world of stable, predictable electricity flows. But dynamic tariffs, prosumer models, energy communities and smart electric vehicle charging require a more innovative approach to analyzing data coming from PoDs (Point of Delivery). The in-house development of capabilities, such as automated billing and seamless customer interfaces, is slow, expensive and often impractical.

Customers, meanwhile, increasingly expect transparency and personalization. Regulators demand accuracy and flexibility. Markets reward innovation.

exnaton bridges this gap with a modern intelligence layer that transforms existing infrastructure – without forcing utilities to rebuild it.

About exnaton: An Intelligence Platform Built for the New Energy System

Founded in Zurich in 2020, exnaton develops an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps utilities deploy next-generation energy products rapidly and at scale. Rather than replacing existing IT architecture, exnaton adds a modular, flexible intelligence layer that handles billingworkflows, dynamic pricing and data analysis.

Today, more than 50 utilities across Europe rely on exnaton’s technology – including examples such as TotalEnergies in Belgium, the E.ON brands eprimo, Bayernwerk in Germany, enersuisse in Switzerland, and Burgenland Energie in Austria – collectively demonstrating how exnaton enables both large multinational suppliers and regional champions to drive the digital transformation of the energy sector.

With research backgrounds from ETH Zürich, Stanford University, and University of St. Gallen, the team combines academic depth with practical industry expertise. Their mission is simple: empower utilities to deliver sustainable, data-driven energy products that make the energy transition tangible for every household.

Deep Dive: How the Platform Works – and why it matters

exnaton’s intelligence platform focuses onthree key areas that address the most pressing needs of today’s utilities:

AI-Enhanced Billing

Utilities can automate complex billing processes using granular, 15-minute energy data from smart meters. AI-powered processing ensures accuracy, reduces operational costs and minimizes manual reconciliation work – critical for dynamic tariffs and flexible grid fees.

Modular & Scalable Architecture

The platform integrates directly with existing ERP systems, enabling faster time-to-market for new, time-series-based energy products. Its modularity supports a wide range of use cases, from energy communities and peer-to-peer sharing to intelligent electric vehicle charging and prosumer billing.

White-Label Customer Experience

exnaton provides a customizable user interface that allows consumers to easily monitor their energy consumption, production and – where integrated – smart device activity. This transparency empowers customers to make data-driven decisions – and increases their engagement with sustainable products.

For utilities, this combination improves efficiency, unlocks new business models, and strengthens customer loyalty. For consumers, it makes the energy transition intuitive, accessible, and actionable.

Why Energy Tech: The “Beyond Banking” Trend

For Elevator Ventures, this is a crucial investment that aligns perfectly with our focus on “Beyond Banking” solutions in relevant areas like energy transition. The energy market represents a huge opportunity, particularly given Raiffeisen’s existing activities in the Austrian energy sector like Auri by Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien, Enlion and Raiffeisen Regenerative as well as the strong network of clients and partners in energy utilities across Austria and Central and Eastern Europe. As we see it, exnaton can play a leading role in the integration of finance into the future of energy.

Looking Ahead: Scaling Europe’s Decarbonized Grid

With its newly raised Series A financing, exnaton is poised to accelerate its European expansion and further develop AI-driven capabilities for real-time billing and decentralized and data-driven flexibility management.

Join us in Powering the Future

At Elevator Ventures, we believe in elevating the growth of founders who are building the infrastructure for tomorrow. By supporting exnaton, we are backing a team that is redefining how utilities innovate – and is ultimately accelerating the transition to a cleaner, smarterand more flexible energy system.

Learn more about exnaton: https://www.exnaton.ai/

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Steelhead Technologies Announces $84M Growth Capital Investment from Mainsail Partners

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Calumet, MI – December 11, 2025 – Steelhead Technologies, an all-in-one ERP software purpose-built for metal finishers and fabricators, today announced an $84 million growth investment from Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with vertical SaaS businesses. The funding will be used to expand the platform’s capabilities and Steelhead’s suite of AI-driven tools that are designed to help shops maximize their efficiency and profitability.

Steelhead was founded in 2021 to solve a long-standing gap in the market: manufacturers want to grow, but struggle with manual processes and outdated systems that add time and cost to each transaction. Instead of spreadsheets and paper travelers, Steelhead’s cloud-based platform digitizes the shop floor, streamlining quoting, scheduling, inventory, production tracking, quality and accounting into a single, easy-to-use system. Customers have processed more than 1.6 billion parts on the platform and their revenue trends indicate a 17% annual growth rate.

“Shops that want to scale need tools and partners that can scale with them,” said Jeff Halonen, co-founder and CEO of Steelhead. “Our customers are experiencing margin and revenue growth, as they finally have a system built to help drive these opportunities. With Mainsail’s investment, we hope to share it with thousands of more shops so they can get ahead — and stay ahead.”

Steelhead’s impact is tangible. Minnesota’s D&K Powdercoating tripled in revenue and size over four years since digitizing production with Steelhead, and Houston’s Precision Spray cut its average production cycle time from 35 days to seven. “If you told me a few years ago that our guys would be walking around with iPads —in my shop—I wouldn’t have believed you,” said Dana Schnepf, president of D&K. “Technology has been a game changer for our industry, and our business is stronger than ever.”

Steelhead’s product is purpose-built for finishing and fabrication shops with a highly configurable workflow engine, which enables the platform to model each shop’s specific processes for stamping, plating, anodizing, heat treating, welding, bending and assembling, powder coating and painting. This flexibility is critical in finishing and fabrication, where workflows vary significantly by shop and part type.

“Many of the metal finishers and manufacturers in the U.S. have been in business for generations but are still running the same way they did decades ago,” said Jason Frankel, Partner at Mainsail Partners. “They’ve upgraded their equipment and materials but often do not have the digital infrastructure necessary to tie it all together in an efficient and profitable way. It’s not an uncommon scenario across skilled trades and why we believe in the impact that vertical software like Steelhead can have on its customers.”

“Steelhead has built a market leading product to help shops better serve ‘the last mile’ of the manufacturing process. We’re excited to partner with Jeff and the Steelhead team as they continue to bring much-needed visibility and control to a market that’s ready for modernization,” added Anthony Hayes, Principal at Mainsail Partners.

About Steelhead

Based in Michigan, Steelhead helps finishers and fabricators grow their businesses and move parts, not paper. Steelhead’s secure cloud platform digitizes the production floor and unifies quoting, inventory, production, quality, and accounting in a single, easy-to-use system. AI tools help shops optimize labor, schedule more efficiently, and understand job costs in real time. By replacing manual processes with real-time operations data, Steelhead helps shops improve margins, shorten lead times, and significantly expand revenues. Learn more at http://www.gosteelhead.com/.

About Mainsail Partners

Mainsail Partners is a growth equity firm that invests in bootstrapped B2B software companies to help them grow into market leaders. Our team is purpose-built to include experienced investors and software operators who help founders build great teams, develop industry-leading products, design data-driven and scalable infrastructure, harness the power of AI to drive productivity and innovation, and grow market share. Mainsail’s hands-on support and best practices are delivered through a collaborative approach that respects founder-led cultures and helps build on each company’s commitment to its people and customers. With offices in Austin and San Francisco, Mainsail Partners has raised nearly $4 billion in committed capital and partnered with 100+ companies over the last 22+ years. For more information, visit www.mainsailpartners.com.

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Namox joins the Remazing Group

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Hamburg, 9th of December 2025 – As of today, Namox, the Dresden-based Amazon agency, becomes part of the Remazing Group. Through this collaboration, the Remazing Group solidifies its position as one of Europe’s leading providers of online marketplace solutions.

Founded in 2017 by CEO Marco Podavka, Namox offers services such as Amazon content production, brand store creation, PPC and DSP advertising, as well as international marketplace expansion. In addition, the company provides consulting, training, and hands-on support to enhance overall marketplace performance.

With Namox, the Remazing Group’s portfolio expands by 40 brands across the Household, Fashion, Fitness & Nutrition, and Home & Garden categories. All clients across the group are expected to benefit from an increase in knowledge, capabilities, and specialised expertise. Furthermore, the combined organisation is expected to generate synergies through shared technology solutions and centralised functions.

With this merger, the Remazing Group continues its strong growth trajectory and establishes itself as a unique European platform in the e-commerce sector, supported by proprietary software solutions that leverage advanced data analytics, automation capabilities, and scalable infrastructure to drive superior performance for brands. Approximately 200 e-commerce experts across 7 offices in 5 countries work together to drive client success and create innovative solutions for more than 400 brand
partners.

Hannes Detjen & Emil Beck, Co-Founders Remazing Group: “We are very pleased to welcome Marco and his excellent team to the Remazing Group. Namox has consistently impressed us with its deep expertise and outstanding performance. We are firmly convinced that together we will realize our vision with
even greater speed.”

Marco Podavka, Founder Namox: “Joining the Remazing Group marks an important milestone for Namox. We see tremendous potential in combining our strengths to deliver even greater value to our clients. My team and I are excited for the journey ahead and look forward to shaping the future of marketplace excellence together.”

About Remazing

Remazing is a leading international provider of services and software solutions for brands on Amazon and other online marketplaces. As a global partner of industry leaders, we help brands write their own success stories in all relevant markets. Our team of e-commerce experts develops locally tailored strategies and implements content optimizations, advertising campaigns and monitoring using our own software solution, Remdash. For more information visit www.remazing.eu

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Bure divests holding in Mentice

Bure

Bure Equity AB (publ) (“Bure”) has signed an agreement to divest 4,037,824 shares in Mentice AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market.

The buyer is Gulf Offshore Limited, a company controlled by the Howell family, which is currently the main owner of Mentice.

Following the transaction, Bure’s holding of shares in Mentice amounts to 100,000. Bure’s remaining holding secures Bure’s issued call options in Mentice.

 

Henrik Blomquist, CEO
henrik.blomquist@bure.se
Telephone: +46 (0) 8-614 00 20

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