Siris Capital Group

Today we announced the sale of Fiery, a sizable division of EFI for Imaging (EFI), to global technology leader Seiko Epson Corporation. Fiery is a leading provider of digital front end (“DFE”) servers and workflow solutions for the industrial and graphic arts print sectors. ? Over the course of our partnership, Siris operationalized Fiery as an independent company, grew its leadership position in the DFE market and made significant progress expanding the product portfolio and deepening strategic partnerships. ? This sale reflects an important component of our investment thesis in EFI. Going forward, we will continue to support EFI, which is now positioned as a streamlined, pure-play leader in the industrial inkjet category. ? Read more about this milestone here:?

We are thrilled to welcome Siris’ newest Associates, Daniel Cockerill, Gavin Viegas?and Pedro Sanchez, to our West Palm Beach and New York offices. Each of them bring valuable perspectives and insights which will benefit our firm and portfolio companies. We look forward to working with them and seeing all that they will accomplish!

We’re thrilled to announce several mid-year promotions at Siris! These key team members have gone above and beyond to support our portfolio companies and the Siris platform. We look forward to seeing all they will continue to accomplish! ? Please join us in congratulating: Operations: Jonathan Liva for his promotion to Director of Finance Investment Team: Matthew Montaquila for his promotion to Vice President Paul Shalhoub for his promotion to Senior Associate Jordan Iannone for her promotion to Senior Associate Sergio Morales for his promotion to Senior Associate Ethan Hsu for his promotion to Associate

Congratulations to the Equiniti team on the $275 million dividend distribution completed this week – a reflection of strong execution and ongoing operational outperformance since our investment ~2.5 years ago. Keep up the good work!

The Siris team recently participated in Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Compass Summer Investor Conference, joining policymakers and financial services leaders to discuss how we can leverage our collective influence to create a more inclusive economy. Of note Frank Baker moderated a panel with Darrick Hamilton and Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell to discuss how baby bonds – an innovative policy enacted in CT in which newborn children receive a funded trust at birth – can help reduce the racial wealth gap, and also held an engaging keynote fireside chat with Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak.?

Our very own Melissa Erchick recently participated in the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Inc.’s Academic Leaders Council meeting, where she collaborated with local academic leaders and executives to discuss both the evolving workplace and alignment of industry needs and academic curriculum in the region. We are proud to be leaders in South Florida’s growing financial services community and look forward to continuing to build meaningful relationships with universities and executives across the area.

This #pridemonth, Siris is proud to celebrate our LGBTQ+ team members and portfolio company employees as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure equal opportunities for all. We firmly believe that diversity drives innovation and improves performance.?

Attending the Private Equity New York Forum today? Our very own Sherwyn Williams CISSP, CCSP, Head of IT and Cybersecurity, will provide valuable insights as to how private equity firms are firms are leveraging technology to mitigate cybersecurity risks while improving transparency during the “Technology & Cybersecurity in Private Equity” Panel.?

We are excited to share that our new portfolio company BearCom has acquired The Surveillance Shop, a commercial security integrator based in Canada. This transaction will help support BearCom’s growth strategy focused on expanding capabilities across key adjacent markets, including video security, access control, and wireless enablement.?

In an interview with Middle Market Growth Magazine, Partner Tyler Sipprelle discussed our research-driven investment approach and deep technology expertise that underpinned Siris’ recent #acquisition of BearCom. Read the full interview to learn more about our investment in BearCom and how we operate technology companies in transition.