Audax Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Keystone

RLH Equity Partners Invests in Keystone Strategy LLC

July 29, 2021

Consulting

RLH Equity Partners has made a growth investment in Keystone Strategy LLC, a strategy, economics, and technology consulting firm that advises large enterprises, law firms and government agencies. The capital will support Keystone’s continued growth and expansion of its interdisciplinary capabilities across data architecture, AI, platform strategy and antitrust/economic advisory services.

Audax Private Equity Invests in Stout

October 28, 2021

Professional Services

Audax Private Equity has agreed to make a minority growth investment in Stout alongside the firm’s employee shareholders, with existing shareholders retaining a meaningful equity stake and management continuing to lead. The capital will support Stout’s future growth initiatives, including pursuing strategic add-on acquisitions; the transaction was expected to close in Q4 2021.

Audax Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Flashpoint

July 21, 2021

Cybersecurity

Audax Private Equity acquired a majority stake in Flashpoint, a New York–based provider of actionable threat intelligence and intelligence automation, in July 2021. Terms were not disclosed; Audax said the investment will support Flashpoint’s product development, organic growth and buy‑and‑build/inorganic expansion to broaden its cyber intelligence capabilities and customer reach across commercial and government markets.

Audax Private Equity Acquires Oakbridge Insurance from Corsair

September 26, 2023

Insurance

Audax Private Equity has partnered with Oakbridge's management team to acquire a majority stake in Oakbridge Insurance Agency LLC from Corsair Capital; terms were not disclosed. Audax said it will support Oakbridge's buy-and-build strategy to accelerate growth across the Southeast while Oakbridge's management and employees retain a significant ownership position.

LRES Corporation Acquires Keystone Asset Management

September 1, 2021

Real Estate

LRES Corporation, a California-based provider of property valuations and REO asset management, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Keystone Asset Management, Inc., a Lansdale, Pennsylvania-based REO and valuation services firm. The deal, announced Aug. 23, 2021, expands LRES’s servicing and valuation capabilities and adds an Eastern time zone team to its operations.

Audax Private Equity Recapitalizes Congress Wealth Management

April 28, 2023

Financial Services

Audax Private Equity completed a strategic recapitalization of Congress Wealth Management, partnering with management as CI Financial sold its stake. Bain Capital Credit provided a senior credit facility to support Audax's investment; the transaction will support Congress' organic growth and buy‑and‑build expansion of its wealth management platform, which manages over $5 billion in client assets and serves roughly 2,300 HNW and family office clients.