CapitalWorks Acquires Libra Industries

Patriot Capital Invests in Libra Industries

December 10, 2024

Manufacturing

Patriot Capital announced a new growth investment in Libra Industries, an existing portfolio company of CW Industrial Partners, to support the company's next stage of growth. Libra is a U.S.-based systems integrator and outsourced manufacturing partner providing PCBA/EMS, precision machining and metal fabrication to semiconductor, medical, aerospace and industrial OEM markets.

Libra Industries Acquires Benchmark Electronics' Guaymas, Mexico Facility

January 28, 2020

Manufacturing

CapitalWorks' portfolio company Libra Industries has acquired Benchmark Electronics' contract manufacturing facility in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. The acquisition adds sheet metal, machining, complex assembly and systems-integration capabilities to Libra's existing operations (Ohio and Texas), enhancing its technical capabilities to serve aerospace & defense, medical, semiconductor and industrial customers; terms were not disclosed.

RQM+ Acquires Libra Medical

May 10, 2023

Healthcare Services

RQM+, a global MedTech regulatory and clinical services provider, has acquired Libra Medical, a contract research organization (CRO) specializing in early-stage clinical trials for complex medical devices and diagnostics. The acquisition expands RQM+'s clinical trial capabilities—particularly first-in-human (FIH) studies, regulatory affairs and quality assurance—and brings Libra's founder, Dr. Sew-Wah Tay, into RQM+ to continue client relationships.

BharCap Acquires Majority Stake in Electronic Merchant Systems

August 19, 2024

Payments & Fintech

BharCap Partners has made a strategic majority investment in Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS), a Cleveland-based merchant solutions and payments provider. Bain Capital Credit and Group 1001 provided senior debt financing and acted as equity co-investors to support the transaction; terms were not disclosed.

Tideshift Capital Group Acquires Libera, Inc.

April 16, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Boston-based private investment firm Tideshift Capital Group has acquired Libera, Inc., a Jamestown-based provider of AI-driven case management SaaS for vocational rehabilitation and government agencies. Tideshift said the acquisition will accelerate Libera’s product innovation — including AI, event-sourcing data architecture, and analytics — and support expansion into adjacent public and private markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

Creation Technologies Acquires IEC Electronics Corp.

October 6, 2021

Manufacturing

Creation Technologies completed the acquisition of IEC Electronics Corp., an electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider with strengths in aerospace & defense, medical and industrial markets. The deal adds IEC locations in Newark and Rochester, New York and Albuquerque, New Mexico and expands Creation's capabilities with precision machining, interconnect (cable and harness) and analytical laboratory testing services.