Crestline

Crestline Investors is a credit-focused alternative investment firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, with additional offices in New York City, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Tokyo. Founded in 1997, the firm specializes in providing flexible senior debt solutions, including senior secured, unitranche, and second lien financing, primarily to lower-middle and middle-market companies in North America and Europe. Crestline targets businesses with highly recurring revenue, asset coverage, and those in preferred sectors such as healthcare, education, technology, telecom, and specialty finance. The firm also manages opportunistic funds that seek to offer capital across the capital structure, including debt and structured equity, and is open to investing in growth-oriented companies with negative cash flow. Crestline employs both quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify investment opportunities across various asset classes, including private equity, debt, and real assets.

William Palmer

Managing Director

Chris Semple

Partner

Rahul Vaid

Managing Director

29 past transactions

Constrafor

Debt Financing in 2024
Constrafor is a technology company focused on the construction sector, providing a cloud-based platform designed to enhance productivity and financial management for general contractors and subcontractors. The platform simplifies and standardizes essential back-office tasks, such as subcontractor procurement, contract management, invoice processing, and diversity procurement, all within a single interface. For general contractors, Constrafor facilitates efficient interactions with subcontractors by managing bids, deadlines, and communication with suppliers. Subcontractors benefit from features like fast receivables financing through an Early Pay Program, which accelerates payment cycles and improves cash flow, enabling them to take on additional projects. By integrating these functionalities, Constrafor aims to revolutionize the construction industry's procurement processes.

Credent Wealth Management

Private Equity Round in 2024
Credent Wealth Management is a financial services firm focused on providing a range of solutions to help clients secure their financial futures. The company specializes in financial planning, investment management, and retirement planning, along with tax minimization strategies and charitable giving. Additionally, it offers services in risk management, multigenerational estate planning, business planning, and high-net-worth investing. By guiding clients through significant financial events, Credent Wealth Management aims to address a diverse array of financial needs, ensuring tailored strategies that align with individual goals and aspirations.

SumUp

Debt Financing in 2024
SumUp, established in 2011, is a leading financial technology company specializing in mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions. It enables businesses, particularly small and medium-sized ones, to securely and conveniently accept card payments using smartphones or tablets. SumUp's proprietary hardware and mobile apps facilitate transactions, supporting magstripe, chip, and contactless payment methods. The company operates in 13 countries, including Germany, the UK, and Brazil, and employs over 100 people worldwide. SumUp's offerings also extend to SDKs and APIs for third-party integrations.

Napier

Private Equity Round in 2024
Napier is a developer of compliance software focused on detecting suspicious activities and ensuring anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. The company offers an intelligent compliance platform that integrates big data technologies with artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance efficiency and mitigate financial and reputational risks. Napier's software includes features such as transaction monitoring, transaction screening, client screening, and client activity reviews, allowing users to address compliance obligations effectively. The platform is designed to be fast, scalable, and user-friendly, enabling organizations across various sectors to strengthen their AML defenses and trade compliance capabilities while focusing on specific outcomes.

Upperline Health

Private Equity Round in 2023
Upperline Health specializes in improving chronic care by coordinating frequent specialist visits. It aims to enhance patient care through interdisciplinary teams and collaboration with primary care providers, payers, and other healthcare professionals.

GiGstreem

Venture Round in 2023
GiGstreem, LLC, founded in 2016 and based in Tysons, Virginia, is a broadband Internet service provider that caters to both residential and commercial customers. The company specializes in high-speed internet solutions, offering fiber and micro/fiber hybrid services designed to enhance connectivity for homes and businesses. In addition to standard internet access, GiGstreem provides a range of services, including business phone solutions, managed network services, and temporary event Wi-Fi for live streaming. By focusing on speed and customer support, GiGstreem aims to transform the high-speed internet landscape, meeting the diverse needs of its clients.

B Media Group

Private Equity Round in 2022
B Media Group, established in 2009, specializes in outdoor advertising services, offering both digital and static billboard formats. The company aims to assist businesses in enhancing their brand visibility by providing strategic advertising solutions that leverage real-time information. With a focus on personalized services, B Media Group employs a team of marketing professionals who work to deliver flexible advertising options tailored to individual client needs. Through various billboard structures, the company enables businesses to effectively promote their brand value and expand their market reach.

SumUp

Venture Round in 2022
SumUp, established in 2011, is a leading financial technology company specializing in mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions. It enables businesses, particularly small and medium-sized ones, to securely and conveniently accept card payments using smartphones or tablets. SumUp's proprietary hardware and mobile apps facilitate transactions, supporting magstripe, chip, and contactless payment methods. The company operates in 13 countries, including Germany, the UK, and Brazil, and employs over 100 people worldwide. SumUp's offerings also extend to SDKs and APIs for third-party integrations.

FinditParts

Series A in 2022
FinditParts is a leading online marketplace for heavy-duty truck parts, offering over 2 million items from over 800 suppliers. It specializes in streamlining the procurement of vehicle components, including heavy-duty, OEM, aftermarket parts, and hard-to-find items, aiming to reduce downtime and enhance operational efficiency for fleets, repair shops, and owner-operators.

Service Compression

Debt Financing in 2022
Service Compression is a provider of natural gas compression services based in Lubbock, Texas. The company specializes in sustainable custom compressor solutions and offers a diverse range of services that include a compression rental fleet, an equipment rebuild center, and compressors fleet management. Additionally, Service Compression assists its customers in managing various compressor facilities, ensuring efficient and reliable operation tailored to specific needs. Through its comprehensive offerings, the company aims to support the natural gas industry with innovative and effective compression solutions.

VPLS

Venture Round in 2022
VPLS is a global provider of cloud-to-edge computing and technology services, specializing in hardware and software procurement as well as managed services. The company operates a robust global network backbone with over 200 Gbps of transit capacity, facilitating access to the internet and major public clouds such as Amazon, Azure, Google, and Oracle. VPLS offers a comprehensive suite of services, including cloud, colocation, hosting, backup, and disaster recovery, supported by carrier-neutral data centers that comply with various industry standards. The organization provides full-stack IT expertise encompassing network management, hosting, cloud solutions, security, and managed services tailored to mission-critical application infrastructure. With Network and Security Operations Centers located in Orange, California, and Bangkok, Thailand, VPLS delivers 24/7 managed service support to more than 7,000 customers worldwide, ensuring reliable help desk, server management, security, switch, and wireless services.

Cartessa Aesthetics

Private Equity Round in 2021
Cartessa Aesthetics is a company that specializes in sourcing and distributing advanced aesthetic medical devices tailored for plastic surgeons, dermatologists, physicians, and medical spas. The firm focuses on providing innovative technology that enhances skin care treatments and dermatological care, allowing healthcare professionals to effectively address patient needs. By supplying state-of-the-art devices, Cartessa Aesthetics enables its clients to improve skin fitness and reduce the signs of aging, thereby enhancing the overall patient experience in aesthetic medicine.

GiGstreem

Private Equity Round in 2021
GiGstreem, LLC, founded in 2016 and based in Tysons, Virginia, is a broadband Internet service provider that caters to both residential and commercial customers. The company specializes in high-speed internet solutions, offering fiber and micro/fiber hybrid services designed to enhance connectivity for homes and businesses. In addition to standard internet access, GiGstreem provides a range of services, including business phone solutions, managed network services, and temporary event Wi-Fi for live streaming. By focusing on speed and customer support, GiGstreem aims to transform the high-speed internet landscape, meeting the diverse needs of its clients.

SumUp

Debt Financing in 2021
SumUp, established in 2011, is a leading financial technology company specializing in mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions. It enables businesses, particularly small and medium-sized ones, to securely and conveniently accept card payments using smartphones or tablets. SumUp's proprietary hardware and mobile apps facilitate transactions, supporting magstripe, chip, and contactless payment methods. The company operates in 13 countries, including Germany, the UK, and Brazil, and employs over 100 people worldwide. SumUp's offerings also extend to SDKs and APIs for third-party integrations.

Broadvoice

Private Equity Round in 2020
Broadvoice is a leading provider of hosted voice and data solutions in North America, aimed at enhancing business efficiency while lowering costs. The company operates a fault-tolerant nationwide network and continuously develops new features and services tailored to the needs of various sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, retail, education, and government. Broadvoice's communication platform integrates business phones, video conferencing, texting, and collaboration tools under a single phone number, facilitating secure and effective client connections. The company markets its services through several brands, such as VOIP.com and PhonePower, each targeting specific demographics.

Riversand

Private Equity Round in 2019
Riversand is a data management company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. It specializes in master data management and product information management solutions, which are available both on-premise and in the cloud. Riversand's platform is designed to help enterprises transform their data into a driver of growth, offering features such as elastic scaling, minimal disruption during upgrades, and enhanced insights through automation and self-service capabilities. This enables clients to effectively manage their data and achieve greater business growth with extensive application extendability.

Performive

Debt Financing in 2019
Performive partners with mid-sized businesses worldwide, offering secure VMware-based cloud solutions alongside on-demand engineering resources and round-the-clock customer support. With over 20 global data centers, Performive enables clients to expand into new markets while focusing their IT teams on driving innovation.

VPLS

Venture Round in 2019
VPLS is a global provider of cloud-to-edge computing and technology services, specializing in hardware and software procurement as well as managed services. The company operates a robust global network backbone with over 200 Gbps of transit capacity, facilitating access to the internet and major public clouds such as Amazon, Azure, Google, and Oracle. VPLS offers a comprehensive suite of services, including cloud, colocation, hosting, backup, and disaster recovery, supported by carrier-neutral data centers that comply with various industry standards. The organization provides full-stack IT expertise encompassing network management, hosting, cloud solutions, security, and managed services tailored to mission-critical application infrastructure. With Network and Security Operations Centers located in Orange, California, and Bangkok, Thailand, VPLS delivers 24/7 managed service support to more than 7,000 customers worldwide, ensuring reliable help desk, server management, security, switch, and wireless services.

Riversand

Private Equity Round in 2018
Riversand is a data management company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. It specializes in master data management and product information management solutions, which are available both on-premise and in the cloud. Riversand's platform is designed to help enterprises transform their data into a driver of growth, offering features such as elastic scaling, minimal disruption during upgrades, and enhanced insights through automation and self-service capabilities. This enables clients to effectively manage their data and achieve greater business growth with extensive application extendability.

Urgent Team

Series D in 2018
Urgent Team Holdings, Inc. operates urgent care centers, offering immediate and primary healthcare services. Their centers serve suburban neighborhoods, rural towns, and underserved communities, providing a wide range of services including treatment for injuries, illnesses, and preventive screenings. They also offer occupational health services and wellness care, ensuring affordable and convenient walk-in medical services for patients.

Actifio

Series F in 2018
Actifio specializes in enterprise data management solutions. It offers Virtual Data Pipeline technology that decouples data from infrastructure, enhancing business resilience, agility, and cloud access. The company's application-centric approach enables customers to capture, manage, and utilize data more efficiently across various environments.

Ironhorse Funding

Corporate Round in 2018
Ironhorse Funding is an alternative specialty lender serving motorcycle and powersports dealerships and finance companies, as well as clients in the RV and marine industries. It provides financial services such as arranging credit lines, payment processing, IT systems support, credit reporting, and vehicle financing to help dealers and distributors manage their capital needs and operations.

Clinipace

Venture Round in 2018
Clinipace Inc. is a clinical research organization based in Morrisville, North Carolina, with additional offices in Boulder, Colorado, Buenos Aires, Argentina, São Paulo, Brazil, and various locations in Europe and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2003, the company provides fully integrated clinical research services tailored for venture-backed, mid-tier, and strategic pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies both in the United States and internationally. Clinipace specializes in a range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, nephrology, gastroenterology, cardiology, and immunology, among others. Its comprehensive suite of services encompasses project management, clinical monitoring, biostatistics, patient recruitment, regulatory affairs, and legal representation, allowing for a collaborative and flexible approach to clinical research that distinguishes it from traditional contract research organizations.

Leading Pharma

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2014, Leading Pharma manufactures, markets, and distributes generic pharmaceutical products. Its portfolio includes oral solid dose products across various therapeutic areas, sold under the Leading brand to wholesalers, distributors, drugstore chains, mass merchandisers, government agencies, and managed care accounts in the United States.

Gem Containers

Private Equity Round in 2017
Gem Containers Limited, established in London in 2012, specializes in leasing tank containers to operators and end-users within the international shipping, logistics, and manufacturing industries. The company offers a range of tank container specifications suitable for various products and markets globally. Gem Containers provides comprehensive leasing solutions, including ownership and management programs, as well as value-added storage and transportation services throughout the leasing cycle. With a fleet close to 2000 units, the company is supported by a team of experienced professionals who offer competitive lease transaction types and terms.

Riversand

Series A in 2017
Riversand is a data management company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. It specializes in master data management and product information management solutions, which are available both on-premise and in the cloud. Riversand's platform is designed to help enterprises transform their data into a driver of growth, offering features such as elastic scaling, minimal disruption during upgrades, and enhanced insights through automation and self-service capabilities. This enables clients to effectively manage their data and achieve greater business growth with extensive application extendability.

SpringCM

Venture Round in 2017
SpringCM Inc. is a cloud-based document and contract management platform based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2005. The company provides solutions that streamline the contract lifecycle, encompassing contract creation, negotiation, approval, signature, archiving, and renewal. Additionally, it offers a digital asset management system that automates processes related to content management, sharing, and collaboration. SpringCM's software enables organizations to efficiently store, organize, and search for documents while facilitating collaboration both internally and externally. The platform is delivered as Software-as-a-Service and includes a mobile application for enhanced accessibility. SpringCM serves various sectors, including legal, IT, operations, sales, human resources, public sector, procurement, and finance. The company also provides consulting, training, and support services to its clients. In 2018, SpringCM became a subsidiary of DocuSign, Inc., and has established a strategic partnership with Salesforce to enhance its service offerings.

Vapotherm

Series C in 2015
Vapotherm, Inc. is a medical technology company specializing in the development and commercialization of proprietary Hi-VNI technology products designed to treat patients of all ages experiencing respiratory distress. Headquartered in Exeter, New Hampshire, the company offers a range of precision flow systems, including Precision Flow Hi-VNI, Precision Flow Plus, Precision Flow Classic, and Precision Flow Heliox, which deliver heated, humidified, and oxygenated air at high velocity through a small-bore nasal interface. Vapotherm also provides various companion products, such as the Vapotherm Transfer Unit for patient mobility, the Q50 compressor for compressed air, and aerosol solutions for medication delivery. Additionally, the company offers disposable products, including single-use nasal interfaces and Oxygen Assist Modules to help clinicians maintain target oxygen levels. Vapotherm generates revenue primarily through direct sales to hospitals in the United States and through distributors in select international markets. Founded in 1993, the company is committed to enhancing clinical outcomes and improving the quality of life for patients.

Clinipace

Private Equity Round in 2015
Clinipace Inc. is a clinical research organization based in Morrisville, North Carolina, with additional offices in Boulder, Colorado, Buenos Aires, Argentina, São Paulo, Brazil, and various locations in Europe and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2003, the company provides fully integrated clinical research services tailored for venture-backed, mid-tier, and strategic pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies both in the United States and internationally. Clinipace specializes in a range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, nephrology, gastroenterology, cardiology, and immunology, among others. Its comprehensive suite of services encompasses project management, clinical monitoring, biostatistics, patient recruitment, regulatory affairs, and legal representation, allowing for a collaborative and flexible approach to clinical research that distinguishes it from traditional contract research organizations.
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