WestView Capital Partners Completes Sale of Unified Patents to Anaqua

Boston, MA - August 4, 2026 - WestView Capital Partners ("WestView"), a Boston-based growth equity firm, announced today that it has completed the sale of Unified Patents ("Unified") to Anaqua, the leading provider of intellectual property ("IP") management technology and services. Unified is a pioneering provider of IP risk mitigation and intelligence solutions based in Washington, DC.

Through a unique membership model, Unified Patents serves more than 300 members across more than a dozen "technology zones" that include Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing & Cloud Storage, Content Delivery & Streaming, Electronic Payments, Cybersecurity, and Mobile Communications, among others. It operates by monitoring patent assertion activity, proactively challenging weak patents and negotiating royalty-free licenses to protect those zones. Unified also has a growing set of related activities, such as prior art searching, AI-enhanced claim charting, and demand-letter analysis, that together form a comprehensive, cost-effective protection and risk-mitigation strategy.

"WestView has been an exceptional partner throughout our journey," said Kevin Jakel, co-founder and CEO, Unified Patents. "Their support helped us expand the platform, grow our membership, and further establish Unified as a leader in IP risk mitigation solutions. We are proud of what we have accomplished with WestView and we are excited to partner with Anaqua to continue that momentum."

As part of this transaction, Jakel joins Anaqua in a new role as Chief Intellectual Property Strategist. He will continue to support the core Unified Patents business while also working to serve Anaqua customers more broadly. Co-founder and current Unified Patents President Shawn Ambwani joins Anaqua as Senior Vice President, Head of Unified Patents, responsible for managing the Unified Patents business unit. Additionally, Jonathan Stroud, Unified Patents' current Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer, will join Anaqua as Vice President, Head of Unified Patents Operations.

Jonathan Hunnicutt, Managing Partner at WestView, said "Unified is a great example of the type of investments we seek to make in industry-defining, category of one companies. We are thrilled for the Unified team who has built an exceptional company with a unique offering in the IP space as they begin this next chapter with Anaqua." Jeff Clark, Partner at WestView, added "We are proud to have partnered with the Unified team and are excited to see what they will accomplish together with Anaqua. The combination will bring a stronger suite of software and services to any company with intellectual property."

JEGI LEONIS served as exclusive financial advisor and Latham & Watkins served as legal advisor for Unified Patents and WestView. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Unified PatentsUnified Patents is a membership-based organization that works to deter unmeritorious patent assertions across key technology sectors, including automotive, cloud computing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and semiconductors. By combining intelligence, analytics, and invalidity challenges, Unified Patents seeks to protect innovation, reduce costs, and create legal certainty for its more than 300 members. For more information, visit https://www.unifiedpatents.com/.

About Anaqua
Anaqua, Inc. is a premier provider of integrated intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services for corporations and law firms. Its IP management software platforms offer best practice workflows with big data analytics and tech-enabled services to create an intelligent environment designed to inform IP strategy, enable IP decision-making, and streamline IP operations, and protect organizations' freedom to operate tailored to each segment's needs. Today, nearly half of the top 100 U.S. patent filers
and global brands, as well as a growing number of law firms worldwide use Anaqua's solutions. Over two million IP executives, attorneys, paralegals, administrators, and innovators use the platform for their IP management needs. The company's global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia. For additional information, please visit
Anaqua.com, or on Anaqua's LinkedIn.

About WestView Capital Partners
WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm focused exclusively on middle market growth companies, manages $2.7 billion in capital across five funds. WestView partners with existing management teams to sponsor minority and majority recapitalizations, growth, and consolidation transactions in several sectors, including healthcare technology and outsourcing, business services, software and IT services, and growth industrial. For more information, please visit wvcapital.com.