Oakline Invests in Anark
August 6, 2025
Oakline Holdings (“Oakline”), a Boston & Toronto based firm focused on investing in high-quality vertical market software businesses, is pleased to announce its investment in Anark Corporation (“Anark”), a Colorado based industrial software company providing technical data publishing and collaboration solutions.
Anark is a proven software supplier serving aerospace, defense, transportation, high tech and other industrial manufacturers. Its software extends the digital thread beyond traditional systems, empowering engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to accelerate decision-making, reduce costs, and improve product quality. Anark integrates with existing engineering tools to deliver powerful 3D technical data and secure, collaborative workflows to the people and processes across the extended model-based enterprise. With this investment, Oakline seeks to build upon Anark’s market-leading position to expand its footprint and enhance its product offerings within the digital thread ecosystem.
“Partnering with Oakline is a significant opportunity to build on our success with the world’s most innovative manufacturers and accelerate the next phase of our growth,” said Fred Waugh, CEO of Anark. “As the industry shifts from legacy 2D documents to fully digital, 3D model-based processes, manufacturers need solutions that bridge engineering, manufacturing and the supply chain.”
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Anark’s talented team to build upon their market-leading position providing best-in-class engineering software to tier-one industrial manufacturers,” said Joe Mingail, Founder and CEO of Oakline. “We look forward to accelerating growth through continued investment and innovation in Anark’s employees, products, and customer service.”
Ascentage Advisors served as an advisor to Anark on the transaction. Ascentage is a leading corporate development and M&A advisory firm addressing the strategic needs of growth-stage industrial software companies. The principals are registered representatives of Pickwick Capital Partners, LLC, a member of FINRA and SIPC.
About Anark
Anark Corporation provides technical data publishing and collaboration software that accelerates innovation by extending the digital thread for leading manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, GE, Schaeffler, Boeing, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams use Anark to generate interactive 3D content that simplifies access to complex product data and the collaborative processes that use them. With over 20 years serving industrial innovators, Anark is advancing the model-based enterprise to help manufacturers speed time to market, improve quality, and reduce compliance risk. For additional information, visit anark.com.
About Oakline Holdings
Oakline invests in high-quality vertical market software businesses in partnership with management teams so they can not only think and act like an owner but also continue to be one. Partner businesses remain independent while being grouped into portfolios with related companies serving similar vertical markets, sharing in the upside value that affiliation with the platform creates. Oakline merges the long-term growth orientation of permanent capital with the partnership approach of private equity. For additional information, visit oaklineholdings.com.