Capital Resource Partners V recently completed a $10.25 million investment in United Country Real Estate, a rural real estate franchisor that provides lead generation and information services to its franchisees. The Company offers its franchisees brand equity, technology support services, training, marketing, print advertising, signage and the benefits of being a member of a nationwide… Continue Reading →

Engineering News-Record (ENR) Magazine, the most recognized, construction trade magazine in the world, has rated K2 Industrial Services as the #1 Top Rated Painting Contractor in America. Amongst the 14 largest construction trades in America, including crafts such as Mechanical, Electrical, Steel Erection, etc., K2 Industrial Services is rated #101st overall when comparing the Top… Continue Reading →

OrderMotion, the award winning provider of a web-based order- and fulfillment-management system for multi-channel retailers, today announced that Donny Askin has been named CEO of the newly incorporated company. The recent acquisition of CommercialWare, Inc. by Datavantage presented the opportune moment to establish OrderMotion as a separate company and appoint Donny Askin as its CEO,… Continue Reading →

CHICAGO, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eCollege(R) , a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, today announced it has been named to Forbes’ list of the 25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies for the third consecutive year. eCollege ranked eighth on the list this year, up from twelfth on the list last… Continue Reading →

Capital Resource Partners completed the sale of CommercialWare, Inc. to Datavantage, a subsidiary of Micros Systems. The sale did not include CommercialWare’s subsidiary, OrderMotion. Headquartered in Natick, MA, CommercialWare will operate as a division of Datavantage. Serving a combined customer base of over 400 brands and retailers, CommercialWare and Datavantage will share and deliver complementary… Continue Reading →

Leading embedded software developer Ardence, Inc., announced today that fourth-quarter sales of RTX, its flagship software product, reached a record high as the company increased its RTX customer base and penetrated new markets. RTX, which provides unmatched control of Windows embedded operating systems, said significant enhancements to RTX drove the 60% increase over its previous… Continue Reading →

Capital Resource Partners V has recently completed a $10 million investment in TVR Communications, a developer and single-source supplier of interactive television systems, television and telephone rental programs, and audio/visual products and services to the healthcare industry. The Company’s solutions provide hospitals with a source of revenues, an easier way to fulfill patient education requirements,… Continue Reading →

Capital Resource Partners completed the sale of Spir-it Brands to Prospect Partners, a Chicago based private equity firm. Spirit Brands, best known for its custom Swizzle Sticks, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty and customized disposable plastic serving products sold worldwide through foodservice and specialty advertising distributors, restaurant chains, casinos, nightclubs and bars…. Continue Reading →

In December 2005, SoftBrands, Inc. common stock was listed by the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SBN. “SoftBrands is very pleased to begin trading today on the American Stock Exchange,” said George Ellis, SoftBrands chairman and chief executive officer. “This will provide more liquidity for our stock and increase our awareness with the… Continue Reading →

CommercialWare, Inc. (www.commercialware.com), the leading provider of cross-channel commerce infrastructure solutions for retailers, was named #11 in the sixth annual RIS Leaderboard survey of the best retail software vendors. Driven by Top 10 rankings in 11 of the 12 categories that make up the annual survey, CommercialWare earned its ranking based upon customer evaluations of… Continue Reading →