Advantage Investigations Enhances Capabilities with Lange Technical Services

DALLAS & CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) national insurance investigative services platform Advantage Investigations (“Advantage” or the “Company”) recently completed the acquisition of Lange Technical Services (“Lange”). The addition of Lange broadens Advantage’s service offering to include accident reconstruction and forensic services.

Founded in 1990, Lange provides collision damage analysis, vehicle fire origination determination and other investigative services to auto and property & casualty liability carriers. Headquartered in Deer Park, New York, the business is led by founder Jeff Lange and supported by experienced technicians who will remain with the business as part of the Advantage team.

“We could not be more excited to join the Advantage Investigations team,” said Lange. “For more than 35 years, our success has been built on delivering exceptional service to our clients. We look forward to the expanded opportunities and resources this partnership will provide.”

“Adding collision analysis and accident reconstruction services to Advantage’s platform will enhance our opportunity to be the Premier Auto Claim Investigative Partner to our clients,” said Advantage CEO Shelly Kummings. “We are excited to welcome the Lange team to Advantage and look forward to building on their strong technical expertise and longstanding client relationships.”

This marks the first add-on for Advantage since partnering with ACP in late 2025 and the Company’s fifth overall. The transaction supports Advantage’s long-term growth strategy, focused on expanding capabilities and service offerings through targeted acquisitions. Matt Iodice, Rob Langley, Stuart Schardin, Sarah Whitney, Joe Vitale and Sandy Bishop worked alongside management on the transaction.

About Advantage Investigations

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advantage Investigations is a provider of insurance investigative services that helps clients validate the legitimacy of claims, identify and reduce fraud, control financial losses and support accurate claims resolutions. The Company’s nationwide network of in-house investigators delivers timely and actionable surveillance and research services to a diversified base of national and regional clients. For more information, visit advantageinvestigations.com.

About Align Capital Partners

Align Capital Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm that partners with business owners and management teams to help create shared success. ACP manages $3.2 billion in committed capital with investment teams in Cleveland and Dallas. ACP brings experience and resources to help lower-middle market companies accelerate their growth, to the benefit of management, employees and the firm’s investors. ACP makes control investments in differentiated companies within the business services, technology, specialty manufacturing and distribution sectors. For more information, visit aligncp.com.

Disclosures: This press release is not an offer to sell securities or interests in any fund managed by ACP.