SYDNEY, February 20, 2026 — Fluent Commerce, a global provider of Order Management Systems (OMS), announces today that it has secured A$46m in new funding from Bain Capital. The investment will support continued, profitable global growth – enabling customers to scale faster with new AI-powered capabilities. The capital will:

●    Fund further “AI with ROI” investments
●    Accelerate customer acquisition
●    Support the roll-out of Fluent Connect (new AI integration platform)
●    Continue expansion into key international markets

Fluent Commerce CEO, Graham Jackson, said: “At Fluent Commerce, our goal is to serve our customers with real-time data to enable them to remove profit leaks and to grow. Whether it’s into a new market or launching a new brand or experience, we provide that decision-making engine for AI-ready commerce operations. This investment from Bain Capital enables us to supercharge our international growth and become the AI powerhouse for global brands.”

Fluent Commerce is dedicated to helping companies optimise inventory, move faster and deliver better customer experiences through its scalable, distributed platform. Customers include global brands such as Prada Group, L’Oreal, Kingfisher, LVMH and JD Sports.

In January, Fluent Commerce launched its new AI-powered integration platform, ‘Fluent Connect’, which enables retailers and brands to connect Fluent Order Management with critical third-party systems, such as payment gateways, carriers and POS systems, in a matter of hours rather than weeks. By dramatically reducing integration complexity and time-to-value, Fluent Connect allows customers to go live faster, scale more easily, and keep pace with ongoing innovation and growth.

This latest funding highlights investor confidence in Fluent’s long-term vision and continued global expansion. Bain Capital, a global private capital investment firm with over $215 billion (USD) in assets under management, continues to demonstrate its commitment to supporting high-growth companies through its latest transaction with Fluent Commerce.

Paul Kennedy, a Partner at Bain Capital said: “We are excited to partner with Fluent Commerce as it accelerates its global expansion. Fluent has built a best-in-class commerce platform guided by a proven management team, a focused customer-first strategy, and technology leadership that has earned the trust of leading global brands. Bain Capital’s conviction in Fluent is grounded in our global technology investing experience which we will continue to apply as we support the company’s ongoing growth.”

This transaction was advised by Neu Capital.

Managing Director from Neu Capital, Cyrus Church said: “Fluent Commerce is a fantastic Australian success story.  It’s been a pleasure arranging this capital as they continue to expand worldwide.”

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About Fluent Commerce
Fluent Commerce is a global software company focused on inventory availability data management at scale and distributed order management (DOM) for commerce. Fluent Order Management provides accurate, real-time inventory availability across all locations, order orchestration, fulfillment optimization, fulfillment location management, in-store pick-and-pack, customer service, and reporting.
Fluent Commerce works with organizations such as JD Sports, L’Oréal, Prada Group, ALDO Group, LVMH, Dulux and Kingfisher. For more information, visit fluentcommerce.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, portfolio companies, 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 1,900 employees, and approximately $215 billion in assets under management. To learn more, visit www.baincapital.com. Follow @BainCapital on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).

About Neu Capital

Neu Capital is a full-service independent debt advisory firm delivering tailored capital solutions to public and private mid-market companies. Neu Capital arranges billions of dollars of transactions across asset-backed securities, corporate finance and special situation structures.

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• Lyngsoe Systems has acquired mk Solutions’ (“mkS”) business in North America, comprising high-end automated handling systems and self-check solutions for libraries
• Following the acquisition, Lyngsoe Systems gains the right to sell mkS’s products in the US and Canada and becomes the sole supplier of support and service for existing customers in North America
• The acquisition strengthens Lyngsoe Systems’ position and service capacity in the North American library market

Effective 1 January 2026, Lyngsoe Systems has acquired mk Solutions’ (“mkS”) business in North America, which comprises high-end automated handling systems and self-check solutions for libraries. The acquisition is carried out through Lyngsoe Systems Inc., the North American entity within Lyngsoe Systems Library Solutions.

As a result of the acquisition, Lyngsoe Systems obtains the right to sell mkS’s products in the US and Canada. It will also be the sole supplier of support and service for existing customers in North America. Ongoing project deliveries will continue to be completed by mkS in cooperation with Lyngsoe Systems. mkS’s European and further international operations remain unchanged.

“The acquisition of mk Solutions is a natural step for us, as it aligns with our strategy and our product portfolios targeted at these markets complement each other. Equally important for both companies is our commitment to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful value for our customers,” says Henrik Kjeldgaard, CEO of Lyngsoe Systems Library Solutions.

“This acquisition is fully aligned with Lyngsoe Systems Library Solutions’ strategy and strengthens its platform in North America. We are pleased to support the team as they broaden their offering and continue to build long-term value through reliability and close customer partnership,” says Carl Fürstenbach, Chairman of Lyngsoe Systems and Partner at Accent Equity.

For additional information, please contact:

Carl Fürstenbach, Partner at Accent Equity, carl.furstenbach@accentequity.se, +46 70 322 98 99
Henrik Kjeldgaard, CEO of Lyngsoe Systems Library Solutions, hkj@lyngsoesystems.com, +45 96 98 09 80

About Lyngsoe Systems:
Lyngsoe Systems, founded in 1952, is one of the world’s leading software developers and system integrators of logistical solutions. The company’s advanced solutions include asset-tracking and automation for a wide range of complex logistical environments. Lyngsoe Systems Library Solutions develops, manufactures, delivers, and services innovative and reliable library solutions, including automated material handling and self-service equipment.
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About mk Solutions:
mk Solutions GmbH is a leading provider of high-end automated handling systems and self-check solutions, including innovative 24/7 library systems. The company develops and manufactures hardware, with proprietary software that powers these systems and supports library workflows.
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About Accent Equity:
Accent Equity has since 1994 invested in private Nordic companies where a new partner or owner can serve as a catalyst. Our ambition is to invest in and develop the companies to be Nordic, European or Global leaders through a professional, hands-on and long-term oriented approach that results in superior and sustainable returns.
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The transaction, led by Carlyle AlpInvest, will enable SRS to accelerate growth and capitalize on new opportunities

PHILADELPHIA & LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lovell Minnick Partners (“Lovell Minnick”), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, business services, and financial technology companies, today announced the successful close of a single asset continuation vehicle for SRS Acquiom (the “Company”), a company that provides a comprehensive platform to help manage merger and acquisition transactions as well as bilateral and syndicated loan facilities.

This transaction, led by Carlyle AlpInvest, further extends Lovell Minnick’s longstanding partnership with SRS Acquiom, which began in 2018 when Lovell Minnick completed a majority investment in the Company. In the seven years since Lovell Minnick invested in the Company, SRS Acquiom has grown its breadth and depth of service offerings and expanded internationally. This partnership has resulted in substantial growth in revenue, profitability, and new jobs created throughout the organization, while also generating strong returns for Lovell Minnick’s investors.

Extending this partnership allows current and new investors, co-investors, and members of SRS Acquiom’s management team to continue their active involvement as shareholders alongside Lovell Minnick and Carlyle AlpInvest. It also underscores SRS Acquiom’s broader strategic priorities, including its ongoing international expansion across the UK and Europe, a continued focus on strategic acquisitions, and the Company’s commitment to further growing its presence and suite of tech-enabled solutions in core markets.

“This continuation fund underscores our strong conviction in SRS Acquiom as they further their position as a leader in the transaction services market,” said Steven Pierson, Managing Partner at Lovell Minnick. “As we deepen our partnership with the SRS team, we look forward to providing additional resources to support the Company’s next phase of growth.”

“SRS prioritizes bringing advanced technology and high-quality services to its clients, helping transform the future of how M&A transactions and private credit deals are managed,” said Tom Hutchins, Principal at Lovell Minnick. “We look forward to continuing our work with the Company’s management team to accelerate growth and launch several new solutions for clients.”

“SRS Acquiom has consistently demonstrated strong growth while establishing a differentiated market position,” said Michael Hacker, Partner, Carlyle AlpInvest. “Lovell Minnick has built impressive scale with the business over the past decade, and we’re excited to invest alongside them to support SRS Acquiom’s continued momentum.”

“Lovell Minnick shares our vision to streamline the M&A and loan agency processes,” said Paul Koenig, CEO of SRS Acquiom. “This transaction provides additional capital to support strategic acquisitions across our business, complementing our organic growth strategies. In terms of organic growth, the transaction enables us to further invest in our people, technology, and services to continue to deliver a best-in-class experience for our clients, while also supporting our expansion into international markets.”

Evercore served as the primary financial advisor to Lovell Minnick, and Kirkland & Ellis served as the primary legal counsel on the transaction.

About Lovell Minnick

Lovell Minnick Partners is a private equity firm with over 25 years of experience partnering with growth-oriented companies. Lovell Minnick leverages deep sector experience and a broad network of strategic advisors to help management teams scale their companies at an accelerated pace. The firm collaborates with executive teams seeking to achieve long-term success and value creation through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Since inception in 1999, Lovell Minnick has raised over $5.8 billion of committed capital, invested in more than 55 unique platform companies and completed over 230 add-on acquisitions. Lovell Minnick targets growth-oriented, middle-market companies with a particular focus on companies in the financial services, business services, and financial technology sectors.

About Carlyle AlpInvest

Carlyle AlpInvest is a leading global private equity investor with $102 billion of assets under management and more than 700 investors as of September 30, 2025. It has invested with over 370 private equity managers and committed over $111 billion across primary commitments to private equity funds, secondary transactions, portfolio financings, and co-investments. Carlyle AlpInvest employs more than 290 people in New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.carlylealpinvest.com.

About SRS Acquiom

SRS Acquiom delivers the smartest way to run a dealTM with solutions that reduce the administrative burden throughout the entire deal lifecycle. Our services include payments administration and escrow agent services, online document solicitation and reporting, professional shareholder representation, and virtual data rooms. For loan and credit transactions, we provide independent administrative, collateral, and sub-agent services. Since 2007, we have helped sophisticated deal parties reduce administrative drag, so they can focus on what they do best.

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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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Clear Hill Strategies for Turn/River Capital
T: +1 415.305.6590
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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.

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.