Wrapmate Makes Majority Investment in Wrapify

Vision Graphics and Banner Capital Acquire Queen of Wraps

January 2, 2025

Manufacturing

Vision Graphics, in partnership with private equity firm Banner Capital Management, acquired Queen of Wraps, a Utah-based commercial vehicle wrap and large-format graphics provider. Queen of Wraps will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vision Graphics with founders Bryan Griffith and the Griffith family remaining significant owners; the deal is intended as an add-on to the Vision Graphics platform to expand vehicle-wrap capabilities and accelerate geographic growth.

Uber Technologies Acquires Postmates

December 18, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Uber Technologies, Inc. agreed to acquire Postmates, Inc. in an all-stock transaction announced in November/December 2020 valued at approximately $2.65 billion. The deal combines Postmates' last-mile delivery and delivery-as-a-service capabilities with Uber's global Rides and Eats platform to create operational synergies, expand merchant reach, and improve batching and logistics efficiency.

3M Makes Strategic Investment in Repairify (asTech)

February 23, 2021

Automotive

3M Company has made a strategic (minority) investment in Repairify, Inc. d/b/a asTech, a Kinderhook Industries portfolio company that provides OEM diagnostics, calibration and repair technology to the automotive repair aftermarket. The investment will help asTech accelerate its tools, technology and service offerings and expand commercially across the Americas and Europe; financial terms were not disclosed.

DRB Systems, LLC Acquires Washify Services, LLC

March 14, 2021

Software

DRB Systems, a New Mountain Capital–backed provider of car-wash software and hardware, has acquired Washify, a West Roxbury, Massachusetts–based provider of point-of-sale and marketing software for car washes. The deal — an add-on to DRB’s car-wash technology platform — was completed from Washify founder Adam Korngold and private equity owner Ambina Partners to expand DRB’s POS and subscription product capabilities for car wash operators.

Ethos Partners Completes Buyout of Pet Mate

April 12, 2024

Consumer Products

Ethos Partners has completed a buyout of UK-based Pet Mate, the designer, manufacturer and distributor of pet products (brands include Cat Mate, Dog Mate and Fish Mate). Ethos and its HNW investor base provided equity while Shawbrook Financial Sponsors provided senior debt; the deal aims to support product innovation and domestic and international expansion under CEO Andrew Lane.

InnoCaption Acquires CaptionMate

November 1, 2024

Telecommunications

InnoCaption has acquired CaptionMate, expanding its mobile call-captioning footprint and multilingual capabilities. CaptionMate will operate as a standalone service supported by InnoCaption's engineering and customer-service teams, with CaptionMate founder Beryl Bucher serving in a temporary advisory role.