Acquisitions in Puerto Rico

Alcanza Clinical Research has acquired FDI Clinical Research, a multi-specialty clinical research site based in San Juan with an additional site in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The acquisition expands Alcanza’s investigator site network into Puerto Rico, adding Phase I capability and broader therapeutic coverage to reach more diverse patient populations for sponsors and CROs.

Blackford Capital has acquired PACIV, a full-service industrial process automation and systems integrator founded in 1997 with offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Cork, Ireland. HCAP Partners participated as a co-investor / financing partner; PACIV's management and founder Jorge Rodriguez will remain involved as shareholders and board members as Blackford positions PACIV as the cornerstone of a new industrial automation platform focused on pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device end markets.

3i Group plc has acquired EC Waste, LLC, a leading non-hazardous solid waste services provider in Puerto Rico, from Post Capital Partners. EC Waste serves over 100,000 residential and more than 8,500 commercial and industrial customers, operates multiple landfill sites and transfer stations, employs over 350 people, and hosts a large renewable natural gas project; financial terms were not disclosed.

RIB Software acquired a majority growth investment in Integration Technologies (Intech), purchasing Advent-Morro Equity Partners’ stake to deepen RIB’s Americas cloud capabilities and accelerate adoption of its MTWO vertical cloud platform. The investment positions Intech to expand its managed cloud, Microsoft Azure and cybersecurity services across Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the Americas while integrating with RIB’s global MSP network.