Spire Capital Partners Completes Controlling Investment in PenLink

PenLink Acquires Cobwebs Technologies to Add OSINT Capabilities

July 11, 2023

Cybersecurity

PenLink, with capital partner Spire Capital, has acquired Cobwebs Technologies to integrate AI-powered open-source intelligence into PenLink's digital investigation platform. The deal expands PenLink's capabilities for law enforcement, public safety, and national security customers by combining Cobwebs' web-intelligence and OSINT tools with PenLink's digital-evidence analytics.

Centerbridge Partners Acquires MeridianLink

October 24, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Centerbridge Partners has completed the acquisition of MeridianLink, taking the cloud-based lending and account-opening software provider private for $20.00 per share. The transaction includes a minority investment from Silversmith Capital Partners and will allow MeridianLink to accelerate product innovation, including AI and data capabilities, while delisting from the NYSE.

PenLink Acquires GeoTime Product Line from Uncharted Software

September 12, 2022

Software

PenLink, a Lincoln, Nebraska-based developer of mission-critical communications and digital evidence software, has acquired the GeoTime product line from Uncharted Software, Inc. The acquisition (backed by investor Spire Capital) expands PenLink’s geospatial visualization and analysis capabilities and complements its flagship PLX platform for law enforcement and public-safety customers.

Spire Capital Invests in ERI Solutions, Inc.

January 24, 2019

Industrial Services

Spire Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, announced an undisclosed investment in ERI Solutions, Inc., a Wichita, Kansas provider of testing, inspection, safety, environmental and compliance services. The capital will support ERI's cloud-based technology platform, expand its client footprint and enable growth through new service offerings and strategic acquisitions while CEO Nathan Vander Griend remains in place.

Spire Capital Invests in The Inception Company

January 12, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Spire Capital has made a growth investment in The Inception Company, a Fairfield, New Jersey-based provider of virtual engagement platforms and production services, to support expansion of studios, product development, sales and marketing, and complementary acquisitions. Founder Doug Mack will move to a board role while Spire partners will join the company's board; Santander provided debt financing and Intrepid acted as Inception's financial advisor.

St. Cloud Capital Invests in Sentinel to Support Acquisition of Omnilink Systems

May 2, 2022

Government & Public Sector

St. Cloud Capital made a growth capital investment in Sentinel Offender Services to support Sentinel’s acquisition of Omnilink Systems, a division of Sierra Wireless. The deal brings Omnilink’s OM500 GPS electronic monitoring technology into Sentinel’s product suite and DNA software platform to expand Sentinel’s capabilities and scale in the electronic monitoring market for government and corrections customers.