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Siris Completes Acquisition of TAKKION
Siris Completes Acquisition of TAKKION
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and CENTENNIAL, Colo., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Siris (together with its affiliates, “Siris”), a leading private equity firm targeting services companies that support critical technology infrastructure, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in TAKKION, a premier integrated services provider to the renewable energy industry, from funds managed by Apollo (NYSE:APO) (the “Apollo Funds”). Through this partnership, Siris and TAKKION will look to further optimize the company’s operations, expand its proven service capabilities into adjacent renewable sectors, and pursue both organic and inorganic growth opportunities to drive long-term value creation.
“The closing of this transaction is an important milestone for TAKKION as we look to capitalize on the increasing demand for renewable energy,” said Pete Bierden, Chief Executive Officer of TAKKION. “Siris is the ideal partner for our next chapter and, with the team’s support, we look forward to expanding our capabilities into logical adjacencies and continuing to support our customers’ evolving energy needs.”
TD Securities and Wells Fargo served as financial advisors and Sidley Austin served as legal advisor to Siris on the transaction. Harris Williams acted as financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins LLP served as legal counsel to the Apollo Funds.
About Siris
Siris is a leading private equity firm focused on control investments in North American middle-market services companies that support critical technology infrastructure underpinned by secular tailwinds, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital transformation. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, the firm has invested approximately $9 billion since its inception as of December 31, 2025. www.siris.com
About TAKKION
TAKKION is a leading independent service provider delivering integrated solutions for renewable energy projects across North America. The company supports the full asset lifecycle—from logistics and transportation to construction, operations, maintenance, remanufacturing, and electrical services. With a nationwide network of skilled professionals and specialized equipment, TAKKION brings the scale and technical expertise to execute complex projects safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. Guided by its core values of Safety, Integrity, and Transparency, TAKKION helps customers maximize performance and long-term asset value. Learn more at www.takkion.com.
About Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of December 31, 2025, Apollo had approximately $938 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
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Siris Announces Sale of Equiniti to Bullish
Siris Announces Sale of Equiniti to Bullish
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Siris, a leading private equity firm targeting service companies that support critical technology infrastructure, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell Equiniti (“Equiniti” or “the company”), a leading global transfer agent and provider of mission-critical shareholder services, to Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides regulated market infrastructure and information services. Under the terms of the agreement, Bullish will acquire Equiniti in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.2 billion. Additional details regarding the transaction will be provided by Bullish.
Siris first acquired Equiniti in 2021 and combined it with AST, its U.S. counterpart, to create a scaled global transfer agent and shareholder services platform. Under Siris’ ownership, Equiniti underwent a substantial transformation, including a strengthened and simplified portfolio of high-quality assets, strategic enhancements to the leadership team and increased operational efficiency. Through the implementation of these strategic initiatives, Equiniti has experienced meaningful market share gains and EBITDA growth and today serves as the regulated transfer agent and system of record for nearly 3,000 public companies.
This transaction will combine Bullish’s blockchain-native market infrastructure – spanning exchange, liquidity, clearing, and custody services – with Equiniti’s scaled transfer agent platform, creating the global transfer agent for tokenized securities and the first fully integrated blockchain‑enabled issuer services provider.
As capital markets move to the blockchain with tokenized securities, this combination addresses a foundational gap in market infrastructure – the absence of a transfer agent built for the blockchain. The combination benefits the ecosystem. Issuers will receive real-time cap table visibility, automated corporate actions, broader investor access, and lower costs. Investors receive 24/7 trading, instant settlement, and frictionless asset movement.
“When Siris invested in Equiniti, we identified a scaled, high-quality infrastructure platform with deep client relationships and significant untapped potential and partnered closely with Dan and his team to strengthen the business and prepare it for its next phase of growth. Under our ownership, we more than tripled Equiniti’s EBITDA, reflecting the strength of the business and the significant value created over that period,” said Frank Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris. “This outcome reflects our strategy of backing tech-enabled services businesses at the center of market transformation. Tokenization represents one of the most significant shifts in market infrastructure since the advent of electronic trading, and we are confident that Bullish is exceptionally well positioned to build on Equiniti’s strength and capture the meaningful growth opportunities ahead.”
“With Siris’ support, Equiniti has strengthened its position as a leading global provider of shareholder, regulatory and communications technology,” said Dan Kramer, Chief Executive Officer of Equiniti. “Siris has been an exceptional partner, and together we have enhanced our services and delivered for our clients. We are proud of our team and the position we have commanded as a global leader in shareholder services, and we look forward to building on this momentum in our next chapter.”
The transaction is expected to close in January 2027, subject to required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Following transaction close, Equiniti will operate under the Bullish umbrella alongside Bullish Exchange and CoinDesk. Evercore, FT Partners, Wells Fargo and LionTree Advisors served as financial advisors and Sidley Austin LLP served as legal advisor to Siris on the transaction.
About Siris
Siris is a leading private equity firm focused on control investments in North American middle-market services companies that support critical technology infrastructure underpinned by secular tailwinds, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital transformation. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, the firm has invested approximately $9 billion since its inception as of December 31, 2025.
For more information, visit www.siris.com.
About Equiniti
Equiniti delivers trusted data, intelligent insight, and seamless administration across the full equity ownership lifecycle. We help issuers, investors, and employees navigate complexity, strengthen market engagement, and achieve better outcomes through technology-powered solutions backed by expert service. Our 5,000+ global associates support more than 12,000 organizations and over 20 million shareholders worldwide.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Veteran Private Equity Investor Seth Harward Joins Siris as Managing Director – Business Development
Veteran Private Equity Investor Seth Harward Joins Siris as Managing Director – Business Development
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Siris, a leading private equity firm targeting service companies that support critical technology infrastructure, today announced that veteran private equity investor Seth Harward has joined the firm as Managing Director – Business Development. Mr. Harward will leverage his 16 years of direct private equity experience, extensive network, origination capabilities and franchise-building expertise to enhance Siris’ business development capabilities and support the firm’s long-term growth.
“I am excited to welcome Seth to Siris,” said Frank Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris. “Seth brings to our firm an exceptional track record of sourcing and evaluating investments in the technology and services sectors. He joins the firm at an important time, following our recent investment in TAKKION, which marked the first commitment from our newest fund. I am confident that Seth will play a key role in helping us continue this momentum.”
Prior to joining Siris, Mr. Harward served as a Managing Director in Piper Sandler’s merchant banking group, where he helped lead the firm’s technology investing efforts. Before joining Piper Sandler, he was a Partner at Frontier Growth, where he evaluated growth-stage software companies and was instrumental in building and leading the firm’s origination and business development capabilities.
“I have admired Siris for some time and am thrilled to join the firm at such a pivotal moment in its growth trajectory,” said Mr. Harward. “I was drawn to Siris because of the exceptional team which, under Frank’s leadership, is well positioned to take advantage of market-driven tailwinds across the tech-enabled service ecosystem. I look forward to working alongside the team to identify new and lucrative opportunities for our new fund and to generate value for investors.”
Mr. Harward holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
About Siris
Siris is a leading private equity firm focused on control investments in North American middle-market services companies that support critical technology infrastructure underpinned by secular tailwinds, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital transformation. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, the firm has invested approximately $9 billion since its inception as of December 31, 2025. www.siris.com
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Siris Agrees to Acquire a Majority Stake in TAKKION from Apollo Funds
Siris Agrees to Acquire a Majority Stake in TAKKION from Apollo Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and CENTENNIAL, Colo., March 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Siris (together with its affiliates, “Siris”), a leading private equity firm targeting services companies that support critical technology infrastructure, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in TAKKION, a premier integrated services provider to the renewable energy industry that generated approximately $600 million in revenue in 2025, from funds managed by Apollo (NYSE:APO) (the “Apollo Funds”). The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Founded in 2019, TAKKION is a scaled, diversified energy services platform operating in an increasingly attractive industry in light of surging power demand from data centers and the electrification of industry and transportation. Today, customers rely on TAKKION for full lifecycle renewable energy services across operations, maintenance & repair, construction, transportation, and fixed site logistics. Siris will partner with TAKKION’s highly experienced management team to further optimize operations, expand its proven service capabilities into adjacent renewable sectors, and pursue both organic and inorganic growth opportunities. Already a leader in wind energy services, TAKKION is well-positioned to continue expanding into adjacencies such as solar, battery, and transmission. Headquartered in Centennial, CO, TAKKION has approximately 2,000 employees and serves a blue-chip customer base of leading developers, utilities and OEMs.
“TAKKION provides a mission-critical service, supporting the renewable energy sector, and is well positioned to further capitalize on the accelerating energy demands driven by AI data center expansion,” said Frank Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris. “TAKKION is the first commitment out of our new fund and aligns squarely with our goal of partnering with tech-enabled services companies that are underpinned by meaningful secular tailwinds. We look forward to partnering closely with TAKKION to drive long-term growth and value creation.”
“This partnership with Siris marks an important milestone for TAKKION,” said Pete Bierden, Chief Executive Officer of TAKKION. “With a strong team, a culture of safety and operational excellence, and deep customer trust, we are well positioned for this next chapter of growth. Siris brings the capital and expertise to expand our capabilities and meet the growing demands of the energy industry. We’d also like to thank the Apollo team for being exceptional partners and supporting TAKKION’s growth.”
Scott Browning, Partner at Apollo, said, “TAKKION has become an industry leader in wind logistics and operational services, building its differentiated and customer-centric platform through strategic investments, disciplined M&A and operational enhancements. We are grateful to the TAKKION team for their partnership and believe the business is well positioned for continued success under Siris ownership.”
TD Securities and Wells Fargo served as financial advisors and Sidley Austin served as legal advisor to Siris on the transaction. Harris Williams acted as financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins LLP served as legal counsel to the Apollo Funds.
About Siris
Siris is a leading private equity firm focused on control investments in North American middle-market services companies that support critical technology infrastructure underpinned by secular tailwinds, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital transformation. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, the firm has invested approximately $9 billion since its inception as of December 31, 2025. www.siris.com
About TAKKION
TAKKION, a family of companies comprised of Transportation Partners & Logistics (TP&L), Global Specialized Services (GSS), RENEW Energy, and Airway Services, is Moving Energy Forward. As the leading independent service provider in the renewable industry, TAKKION is strategically positioned to support and enhance the growth and lifecycle of renewable energy, backed by an extensive network of people and assets across North America. Guided by core values of Safety, Integrity, and Transparency, TAKKION is dedicated to delivering exceptional service to both its customers and employees.
About Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of December 31, 2025, Apollo had approximately $938 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Media Contacts
Dana Gorman / Mallory Griffin
H/Advisors Abernathy
dana.gorman@h-advisors.global / mallory.griffin@h-advisors.global