Luminate Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in FMX

Luminate Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Axonify

April 20, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on enterprise software, announced a strategic growth investment in Axonify, a Waterloo-based leader in frontline employee training SaaS. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and other growth initiatives while Axonify continues to be led by CEO and co-founder Carol Leaman; Luminate partners will join the company’s board.

Luminate Capital Partners Invests in Ease, Inc.

March 7, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners has made a majority-stake growth investment in Ease, Inc., a San Clemente–based provider of plant floor audit SaaS for manufacturers. The investment will fund product development and global growth while Spotlight Equity Partners, the prior majority shareholder, retains a minority stake.

LFM Capital Invests in Accelevation LLC

August 30, 2022

Manufacturing

LFM Capital, a Nashville-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services, has invested in Accelevation LLC, a vertically integrated manufacturing group serving data center, electric vehicle, and robotics markets. Financial terms were not disclosed; the investment will be the third portfolio company in LFM's third fund and is intended to support Accelevation's growth in the high-growth data center market.

Enlightenment Capital Invests in Fenix Group

June 22, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm Enlightenment Capital has made a growth investment in Fenix Group, a Chantilly, Virginia–based provider of battlefield edge networks and integrated systems. The capital will support Fenix's expansion of facility footprints, engineering refinement and scaling of manufacturing capacity to meet growing DoD and intelligence community demand for tactical LTE/5G communications solutions.

Merit Capital Partners and Fulton Capital Acquire AFX, Inc.

March 7, 2024

Manufacturing

Merit Capital Partners and Fulton Capital partnered with AFX management to acquire AFX, Inc., a Waukegan, Illinois-based designer, assembler and distributor of contemporary and decorative lighting fixtures. Merit provided subordinated debt and equity to support the transaction; the deal positions AFX to continue expanding sales and improving operations across its commercial, residential and hospitality end markets.

Mainsail Partners Invests $40 Million in Fexa

July 28, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Mainsail Partners has made a $40 million growth equity investment in Fexa, a Mullica Hill, New Jersey–based provider of cloud-based facilities management SaaS. Fexa will use the capital to accelerate product development, enhance integration capabilities, and broaden industry partnerships as it scales across retail, healthcare, automotive and logistics end markets.