Alpine Power buys GR industrial battery firm
REDFORD TWP.—Alpine Power Systems Inc. announced the acquisition of the assets of Battcom Inc., an industrial battery provider based in the Grand Rapids suburb of Grandville. Battcom was founded in …
Lear acquires connected-car software firm
SOUTHFIELD—The Southfield auto supplier Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seattle-based Xevo Inc., a Bellevue, Wash.-based automotive software supplier that develops products …
Lansing fiber optic firm bought out
EVANSVILLE, Ind. –MetroNet Fiber Inc., a provider of fiber-optic internet, TV and phone service in more than 50 cities in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, announced the acquisition of Lansing-based LightSpeed …
Atwell completes buyout of Texas engineering firm
SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield-based consulting, engineering and construction services firm Atwell LLC announced its acquisition of Austin, Texas based Texas Engineering Solutions, an established civil engineering firm, providing professional design …
Manistee electronics firm acquired
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Florida private equity firm New Water Capital L.P. announced that its portfolio company, Myotek, has acquired Amptech Inc., a value-added manufacturer of electronics and electrical …
OptimizeRx acquires CareSpeak Communications
ROCHESTER — OptimizeRx Corp. (Nasdaq: OPRX), a provider of digital heatlh messaging for the pharmaceutical industry, announced the acquisition of Somerset, N.J.-based CareSpeak Communications Inc., a provider of health messaging …
Cisco to buy Ann Arbor’s Duo Security for $2.35B
ANN ARBOR — Duo Security, a cybersecurity firm that now employs 700 people, will be acquired by the San Jose, Calif.-based tech giant Cisco Systems Inc., for a combination of …
JR Automation Acquires Esys Automation
HOLLAND — JR Automation, the Holland-based industrial technology provider, has announced the acquisition of Auburn Hills-based Esys Automation. a designer and builder of robotics for the vehicle assembly industry. JR’s …
Michigan’s first private ISP bought by Indiana media firm
ANN ARBOR — Online Tech LLC, Michigan’s first private internet service provider dating back to the dawn of the internet era in 1994, has been acquired by Mishawaka, Ind.-based Schurz …
Lansing’s Liquid Web buys Oklahoma company
LANSING — The Lansing-based managed hosting services provider Liquid Web LLC has announced the purchase of Oklahoma City-based iThemes, a provider of WordPress plugins that include BackupBuddy, iThemes Security Pro, …