Advantage Investigations Strengthens Presence in the Northeast with NorStar Acquisition

CLEVELAND & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) national insurance investigative services platform Advantage Investigations (“Advantage” or the “Company”) recently completed the acquisition of NorStar Investigations (“NorStar”). This partnership brings together two established investigative organizations with a shared commitment to delivering exceptional service, reliable results and deep industry expertise.

Based in Fishkill, New York, NorStar provides surveillance, background checks, insurance fraud, insurance claim and legal investigations. The business primarily serves general liability insurance carriers, third-party administrators and law firms throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The NorStar team will continue handling assignments and serving clients with the same professionalism, responsiveness and quality clients have come to expect.

“The acquisition enhances NorStar's value proposition by providing access to the expanded national resources, technology and operational support of Advantage Investigations,” said NorStar Founder Bill Troiano. “We’re excited about the future as our team joins forces with Advantage to offer clients continuity with the same experienced personnel and investigative resources that have supported their results for years.”

“NorStar strengthens our presence in an important market and brings longstanding client relationships that complement Advantage’s existing capabilities,” said Advantage CEO Shelly Kummings. “We are pleased to have the NorStar team as part of Advantage and are committed to providing additional resources to support its clients.”

This marks the second add-on for Advantage since partnering with ACP in late 2025 and the Company’s sixth overall. Looking ahead, strategic acquisitions will remain an important component of Advantage’s growth strategy, with a focus on expanding capabilities, service offerings and geographic reach. Matt Iodice, Rob Langley, Stuart Schardin, Sarah Whitney and Joe Vitale 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.