Solstice Labs Acquires Bridgetower Capital Assets to Launch Solstice Staking AG

Solar Capital Ltd. Acquires Majority Stake in Kingsbridge Holdings LLC

November 3, 2020

Financial Services

Solar Capital Ltd. acquired an 87.5% majority stake in Kingsbridge Holdings LLC on November 3, 2020, investing approximately $216 million (about $136 million of equity and $80 million of debt). The stake was purchased from TZP Capital Partners II, LP and affiliates with Kingsbridge management rolling a portion of their equity; the acquisition expands Solar Capital's specialty finance platform by adding lease origination and asset finance capabilities through Kingsbridge's equipment leasing business based in Lake Forest, Illinois.

The Tie Acquires Stakin

January 6, 2026

Financial Services

The Tie, an institutional digital-asset solutions provider, has acquired staking provider Stakin (which manages roughly $1.5 billion in assets under delegation) to launch a new Infrastructure Solutions division. The acquisition brings Stakin’s non-custodial, enterprise-grade staking infrastructure into The Tie’s institutional platform to offer a unified gateway and expanded capabilities for hedge funds, asset managers, banks and other institutional clients.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in BSI Software AG

July 4, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Funds advised by Bregal Unternehmerkapital have acquired a majority stake in Swiss CRM and CX software provider BSI Software AG. The transaction represents a full exit for Capvis Equity V LP and is intended to support BSI's continued product development and expansion across Europe while the founders and management retain a significant stake.

Bitwise Acquires Ethereum Staking Provider Attestant

November 26, 2024

Financial Services

Bitwise Asset Management has acquired Attestant Limited, an institutional-grade Ethereum staking provider with $3.7 billion in staked assets. The Attestant team will join Bitwise and be rebranded as Bitwise Onchain Solutions to expand Bitwise's non-custodial staking and onchain services, with initial staking offered at a $10 million minimum.

Astorg Acquires Majority Stake in Steliau

February 26, 2024

Industrial Services

Astorg, a European private equity firm, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Steliau, a pan-European value-added distributor (VAD) of electronic solutions, from B&Capital. Steliau, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Montrouge, France, employs more than 200 people across eight countries and will partner with Astorg to accelerate organic growth and execute a buy-and-build strategy.

Wave Financial Acquires Cardano Staking Pool SkyLight

September 30, 2021

Financial Services

Wave Financial LLC acquired the Cardano staking pools SkyLight (SKY, SKY2) and will operate them through its Wave Pool, naming SkyLight founder Umed Saidov, CFA as Head of Staking Operations. The move expands Wave's digital-asset product set by enabling the firm's clients to stake Cardano through Wave's institutional platform as it grows its Cardano-related capabilities.