Ren Inc. Acquires Stellar Technology Solutions

Stellar IT Solutions Acquires StanSource, Inc.

May 12, 2020

IT Services

Stellar IT Solutions, a Rockville, Maryland-based IT services firm, has acquired StanSource, an information technology services provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia. StanSource will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary as Stellar expands its talent footprint in the Washington, D.C. area and launches an in-house technology incubator to accelerate product innovation.

Great Hill Partners Makes Growth Investment in Ren

November 5, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Great Hill Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Ren, a leading donor-advised fund (DAF) technology and philanthropic infrastructure provider, to support product innovation, operational scale, and market expansion across financial advisors, wealth managers, and philanthropic institutions. Financial terms were not disclosed; Great Hill partners Nick Cayer, Matt Vettel, and Bob Anderson will join Ren’s board alongside existing representatives from Bain Capital, Valeas Capital, and Amy Danforth, while Bain Capital Tech Opportunities remains a significant shareholder.

Ren Receives Strategic Growth Investment from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Valeas Capital Partners

July 26, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Ren, an Indianapolis-based provider of donor-advised fund enablement software and services, received a strategic growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Valeas Capital Partners. The capital — Ren's first institutional funding — will be used to build new product features, rapidly scale the team, increase advisor and client awareness of donor-advised funds, and expand Ren's charity network; financial terms were not disclosed. Raymond James acted as exclusive financial advisor.

Trane Technologies Acquires Stellar Energy Americas

February 18, 2026

HVAC & Mechanical

Trane Technologies has completed the acquisition of Stellar Energy Americas, a provider of turnkey and modular data center cooling solutions. The purchase strengthens Trane's data center thermal management capabilities and accelerates deployment of prefabricated, scalable cooling systems to meet growing demand in the data center market.

Stellar One Consulting Acquires Zerion360

June 30, 2021

IT Services

Stellar One Consulting has acquired the assets, people, and customer contracts of Zerion360 and will operate the combined business under the Stellar One Consulting brand. The deal expands Stellar One's SAP ERP implementation capacity and strengthens its position as an SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Business One implementation and consulting provider for small and midmarket companies in North America.

Evergreen and Lyra Technology Group Acquire Sterling Technology Solutions

May 8, 2025

IT Services

Evergreen, together with Lyra Technology Group, has acquired Sterling Technology Solutions, a Charlotte-based managed services provider, as founder Tom Blanchard retires. Evergreen named Solei Dyment as Sterling's new CEO and plans to preserve the company's operations while expanding its East Coast reach and investing in capabilities such as AI and cybersecurity.