May 13, 2025
Kele, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Ponton Industries
MEMPHIS, TN & YORBA LINDA, CA – MAY 13, 2025 – Kele, Inc. (“Kele”), a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, LLC (“Stephens Group”), is pleased to announce its acquisition of Tom Ponton Industries, Inc. (“Ponton Industries”), an instrumentation sales and consulting firm. The acquisition further expands Kele’s footprint within the instrumentation sales market. Ponton […]
March 6, 2025
Kalkomey Partners with Stephens Group to Further Its Leadership in Outdoor Education
RICHARDSON, TEXAS – MARCH 6, 2025 – Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC (“Kalkomey” or the “Company”), a leading provider of online recreational safety education in North America, today announced an investment from The Stephens Group, LLC (“Stephens Group”). Stephens Group’s investment marks a significant step in Kalkomey’s continued expansion and reinforces its mission to enhance outdoor safety […]
February 5, 2025
Stephens Group Acquires Astro Pak
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – February 5, 2025 – The Stephens Group, LLC (“Stephens Group”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Astro Pak LLC (“Astro Pak” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high purity and precision cleaning services for critical and highly regulated industries. Founded in 1959, Astro Pak has built an industry leading […]
January 16, 2025
Stephens Group Participates in Quantifind’s $22 Million Raise to Deliver Proven AI Compliance Solutions Globally and Launches its Payments Risk Intelligence Solution to Meet Escalating Demands
PALO ALTO, CA – January 16, 2025 – Adversarial actors are rapidly leveraging AI to launder funds, obscure payments, and commit financial crimes with growing sophistication. Financial institutions must catch up, adopting AI solutions with proven track records, robust controls, and rapid deployment. The right approach unifies accuracy, speed, and scale to combat these evolving […]
January 14, 2025
VisionSafe Welcomes Jon-Michael Kasten as CEO
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – January 14, 2025 – The Stephens Group, LLC (“Stephens Group”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon-Michael Kasten as Chief Executive Officer of VisionSafe, an industry leader in the provision of proprietary cockpit smoke displacement systems. Mr. Kasten brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in aerospace markets, with […]