Battery Ventures Takes Majority Stake in StoneEagle F&I

PCMI Acquires StoneEagle Enterprise Solutions Business Unit

November 18, 2025

Software

PCMI has acquired the Enterprise Solutions Business Unit of StoneEagle, adding administration software systems for contract and claims management to its F&I platform. The deal, following PCMI's investment by Thoma Bravo, is intended to strengthen PCMI's capabilities in the automotive finance & insurance administration space; StoneEagle’s Retail Business Unit will continue to operate independently.

Battery Ventures Agrees to Lead Growth Equity Investment in Signal AI

September 24, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Signal AI, a global risk and reputation intelligence platform, announced that Battery Ventures has agreed to lead a significant growth-equity investment. Battery will hold a majority stake, while existing minority investors Highland Europe, Mercuri, and MMC Ventures will retain minority positions. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Genstar Capital Acquires Majority Stake in First Eagle Investments

August 18, 2025

Financial Services

Genstar Capital has closed a majority investment in First Eagle Investments, a New York–based independent investment management firm with approximately $161 billion in assets under management. The deal marks the exit of prior majority owners Blackstone and Corsair and is intended to accelerate First Eagle’s expansion of investment capabilities and client reach while preserving the firm’s independence and management ownership stake.

StoneEagle Acquires Pencilwrench

June 5, 2023

Automotive

StoneEagle, an automotive F&I and service software provider, has acquired Pencilwrench, a web-based repair-event documentation software that helps technicians and service advisors create compliant warranty and service claims. The deal, executed with participation from StoneEagle investor Battery Ventures, expands StoneEagle's service and claims-product capabilities and aims to accelerate market adoption of Pencilwrench's tools; terms were not disclosed.

Stone Point Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Beeline

May 3, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Funds managed by Stone Point Capital have made a majority investment in Beeline, the Jacksonville-based provider of cloud solutions for sourcing and managing the extended workforce. Existing investor New Mountain Capital will remain a minority investor; the capital injection is intended to accelerate Beeline's platform innovation, AI capabilities and market expansion.

Battery Ventures Majority-Growth Investment in MadCap Software

January 11, 2022

Software

Battery Ventures has made a majority-growth investment in MadCap Software, a San Diego-based provider of single-source, multi-channel content authoring and publishing software. MadCap will use the funding to accelerate product enhancements, expand its services and global presence, improve go-to-market capabilities, and potentially pursue targeted acquisitions.