Mike Kortas Gains Sole Ownership of NEXA Lending After Litigation Settlement

NEXA Lending Acquires UMortgage

August 24, 2026

Financial Services

NEXA Lending announced it has acquired UMortgage, bringing the independent brokerage into the NEXA organization. The deal will allow UMortgage founder/CEO Anthony Casa to join NEXA as an Executive Partner while preserving UMortgage’s brand and maintaining loan-officer centered control and economics.

NEXA Lending Strategic Investment and Phased Acquisition Agreement With Copper Ridge Ventures

May 21, 2026

Financial Services

NEXA Lending announced a strategic investment and phased acquisition agreement with Copper Ridge Ventures (CRV), a holding company owned by Tim Owens that focuses on mortgage joint ventures between loan officers and real estate professionals. The arrangement is designed to combine NEXA’s technology, marketing, compliance, and back-office infrastructure with CRV’s joint venture relationships to scale origination and expand CRV’s footprint.

Lexitas Acquires Kopy Kat

April 3, 2024

Legal Services

Lexitas, a national provider of technology-enabled legal support services and a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax Partners, has acquired Kopy Kat, a long-standing record retrieval and litigation support provider headquartered in Brea, California. The acquisition expands Lexitas' record retrieval and litigation support capabilities and brings Kopy Kat's team and resources into Lexitas' national platform.

Lexitas Acquires Kusar Court Reporters

January 31, 2023

Legal Services

Lexitas, a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax, has acquired Kusar Court Reporters, a Long Beach, California-based court reporting and litigation support firm founded in 1983. The acquisition expands Lexitas' presence in the Western U.S. and adds Kusar's realtime court reporting capabilities to Lexitas' technology-enabled litigation services platform.

Lexitas Acquires Grove & Associates

October 4, 2022

Legal Services

Lexitas, a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax, has acquired Grove & Associates, a Wheaton, Illinois-based court reporting and legal videography firm founded in 1999 by Kathie Grove. The deal expands Lexitas' presence west of Chicago and adds Grove's experienced team of reporters and videographers to Lexitas' nationwide litigation support platform.

Charter NEX Films and Next Generation Films to Combine

April 26, 2019

Packaging

Charter NEX Films, owned by private equity firms Leonard Green & Partners and Oak Hill Capital, has reached a definitive agreement with Dave Frecka to combine with Next Generation Films, creating a larger specialty films platform. The combined company will operate as two synchronized divisions, maintain existing management teams, and expand manufacturing footprint and technical capabilities across multiple U.S. states.