SFW Capital Partners Completes Majority Investment in Captify Technologies

SFW Capital Partners Completes Majority Recapitalization of Pion Inc.

May 20, 2021

Medical Devices

SFW Capital Partners completed a majority recapitalization of Pion Inc., a Billerica, Massachusetts-based provider of analytical instrumentation, software, reagents and services for pharmaceutical formulation development and quality control. Founders Mike and Sharon Kelly are reinvesting and will retain an ownership stake while Brian Dutko was named CEO as the company pursues product development, international expansion, enhanced sales and marketing, and strategic acquisitions.

SFW Capital Partners Majority Recapitalizes RDI Technologies

February 17, 2022

Industrial Services

SFW Capital Partners completed a majority recapitalization of RDI Technologies, with founder and senior management reinvesting to retain a meaningful equity stake. RDI, a Knoxville-based provider of vision-based analytical solutions for predictive maintenance and test & measurement, will partner with SFW to accelerate growth, expand product and sales capabilities, pursue add-on acquisitions, and build an international footprint.

Model ML Acquires Captide

February 12, 2026

Data & Analytics

Model ML has acquired Captide, a financial data platform that converts global corporate filings into LLM-ready documents and structured data. The deal expands Model ML's AI workflow capabilities by adding disclosure intelligence—used by Big 4 firms, consultants and major financial institutions—to enable its agents to reliably retrieve, reason over, and cite corporate filings.

SFW Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Greenshades Software

March 7, 2019

Software

SFW Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in Greenshades Software in partnership with Greenshades' co-founders, David Rosas and Matt Kane. Greenshades, a Jacksonville-based provider of payroll tax and HCM software serving more than 4,000 mid-market customers, will use the investment to expand its product portfolio, enhance sales and marketing, enter new markets, and accelerate growth.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Searchlight Cyber

January 18, 2024

Cybersecurity

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Searchlight Cyber, a Portsmouth-based dark web intelligence and threat intelligence software company. The founders and existing investor Astra Capital Management remain invested; proceeds will be used to accelerate R&D, expand go-to-market capabilities and support organic growth and acquisitions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

SFW Capital Recapitalizes Caron Products and Services

January 13, 2021

Medical Devices

SFW Capital Partners completed a strategic recapitalization of Caron Products and Services, partnering with Caron CEO Steve Keiser and VP Dave Figel who remain significant shareholders. The recapitalization will fund expansion of Caron’s product portfolio, enhancement of sales, marketing and service capabilities, and support inorganic growth through acquisitions.