Affix Holdings forms specialty label and identification products platform via combination of AAi, Guaranteed Labels, and Sticker Ranch

AAi Labels & Decals Acquires Guaranteed Labels

August 2, 2026

Manufacturing

AAi Labels & Decals, a portfolio company of Portrait Capital, acquired Guaranteed Labels, a custom label and technical support provider based in Moody, Alabama. The acquisition expands AAi’s platform production capacity, product offerings, and customer base, and the deal closed on June 30, 2026.

Gauge Capital Recapitalizes Affordable American Insurance (AAI)

February 9, 2026

Insurance

Gauge Capital has made a strategic growth investment to recapitalize Affordable American Insurance (AAI), a tech-enabled property & casualty insurance agency network. The investment will provide growth capital to expand AAI's team and resources, accelerate organic expansion across its agency network, and pursue strategic acquisitions to scale the national platform.

Portrait Capital Acquires AAi Labels & Decals and Sticker Ranch to Create Specialty Label Platform

September 19, 2025

Manufacturing

Portrait Capital has acquired AAi Labels & Decals (Art Advertising, Inc.) and Sticker Ranch, combining the two businesses into a single specialty label platform. The deal pairs AAi’s five-decade expertise in durable, compliance-driven labels with Sticker Ranch’s web-to-print digital capabilities to expand customer solutions and pursue further strategic acquisitions under new CEO Lynn Higgs.

Peak Technologies Acquires Graphic Label

April 8, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Peak Technologies, a portfolio company of Sole Source Capital, has acquired Graphic Label LLC; terms were not disclosed. Graphic Label, headquartered in Yakima, Washington, provides AIDC consumables, hardware, software and on-site services primarily to the food & beverage market — the add-on expands Peak's geographic reach into the Pacific Northwest, strengthens on-site service and label capabilities, and creates cross-selling opportunities.

I.D. Images (Sole Source Capital) Acquires Digital Printing Concepts, Multi-Action Communications, and Valley Forge Tape & Label

January 5, 2022

Packaging

I.D. Images, a portfolio company of Sole Source Capital, has acquired Digital Printing Concepts, Multi-Action Communications, and Valley Forge Tape & Label to more than double the size of the platform and expand its manufacturing footprint across the U.S. and Canada. The add-on transactions (terms undisclosed) expand IDI’s product capabilities in durable, track-and-trace, and pressure-sensitive labels and add multiple production sites serving food & beverage, healthcare, grocery and logistics end markets.

Resource Label Group Acquires StickerGiant.com

October 7, 2021

Packaging

Resource Label Group, a portfolio company of Ares Management Corporation, has acquired StickerGiant.com, Inc., a Longmont, Colorado-based e-commerce custom sticker and label manufacturer. Terms were not disclosed; StickerGiant will continue to operate under its brand with manufacturing remaining in Longmont as an add-on to Resource Label's label and packaging platform to expand digital short-run and e-commerce capabilities.