Crestview Partners

Crestview Partners, L.P. is a private equity firm established in 2004 and headquartered in New York, New York. The firm specializes in contrarian investments, focusing on special situations and distressed opportunities within middle-market and large buyout companies. Crestview invests across a diverse range of sectors, including asset management, media, industrials, healthcare, energy, and financial services. It primarily targets companies based in the United States, seeking equity investments typically ranging from $100 million to $400 million in enterprises valued up to $3 billion. The firm aims to leverage its expertise to identify and capitalize on unique investment opportunities across various industries and geographies.

Bliss, Caroline Nelson

Principal

Kilpatrick, Daniel G.

Partner, Member of Investment Committee and Head of the Financial Services Strategy

Klein, Adam J.

General Partner

Davis Ravnaas

Associate

Paras Shah

Associate

Daniel Spelman

Associate

Barry Volpert

Founder and CEO

37 past transactions

Smyth Companies

Acquisition in 2025
Smyth Companies is a printing firm that specializes in packaging solutions, primarily serving the food and beverage, health and beauty, and household chemical industries. The company offers a range of products, including packaging labels, shrink sleeves, flexible packaging, and hangtags. In addition to these products, Smyth Companies provides related equipment and services, focusing on scheduling and inventory management. This approach helps clients enhance operational efficiency while reducing the amount of label inventory they need to maintain.

The Gersh Agency

Private Equity Round in 2023
The Gersh Agency is a talent and literary company that provides a range of services in the entertainment industry, including film production, theater, digital media, branding, and endorsements. With a focus on representing top-tier talent, the agency operates multiple divisions, encompassing talent management, literary representation, film finance, and comedy. This diverse approach allows The Gersh Agency to cater to the specific needs of its clients, offering customized content and creative solutions in the evolving landscape of entertainment.

OneMagnify

Acquisition in 2022
OneMagnify is a business intelligence and analytics company that addresses complex challenges across various industries, including automotive, industrial, consumer goods, and financial services. The firm provides a wide array of services, such as market analysis, profile and segmentation analysis, strategic communication, marketing information services, hosting, web development, and digital asset management. By offering these solutions, OneMagnify helps clients effectively connect with their target audiences at the appropriate moments, enhancing their overall marketing and operational strategies.

Classic Design

Acquisition in 2022
Classic Design provides engineered solutions for your manufacturing automation success.

TenCate Grass

Acquisition in 2021
TenCate Grass is a vertically integrated company specializing in the manufacturing, distribution, and installation of artificial turf solutions for sports and landscaping applications. The company emphasizes sustainability in its products, employing advanced technologies such as grip testing equipment, high-speed camera imagery, and the in-house LiSport XL machine. By utilizing biomaterials and natural infills, TenCate Grass enhances the playability, durability, and sustainability of its synthetic surfaces. With a diverse portfolio of brands, the company aims to meet the varying needs of its clients in creating effective and sustainable turf solutions.

Jmp Engineering

Acquisition in 2021
JMP Engineering is an automation systems integrator that specializes in providing turnkey engineering services for various industrial and consumer markets. The company focuses on designing, engineering, and integrating both hardware and software to enhance automation within manufacturing, production, and distribution facilities. Its offerings include process automation, control system integration, automated guided vehicles, and material handling solutions. By enabling clients to streamline and automate different phases of project management, JMP Engineering plays a crucial role in improving operational efficiency and productivity for its customers.

Auto Lenders

Acquisition in 2021
Auto Lenders is a car dealership based in Voorhees, New Jersey, specializing in the retail of used vehicles. The company focuses on the remarketing of off-lease vehicles by acquiring closed-end vehicle lease contracts from authorized dealers. This process allows Auto Lenders to assume all rights, title, and interest in the lease and the vehicles, enabling them to offer customers guaranteed engine performance and warranty protections. Through this business model, Auto Lenders aims to provide a reliable and secure purchasing experience for consumers seeking used cars.

Framestore

Venture Round in 2020
Framestore is a creative studio that specializes in production, preproduction, and postproduction services, focusing on computer-generated imagery for film and broadcast markets. Established in 1986 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal, the company provides a comprehensive range of visual effects, direction, and post-production services. Framestore works closely with clients from project conception to completion, employing a blend of creativity and technology to address business challenges. Its global team of approximately 900 professionals collaborates in real-time, allowing for efficient project management and execution. The studio is renowned for delivering award-winning imagery across various mediums, including commercials, music videos, and television dramas.

Upwell Water

Private Equity Round in 2020
Upwell Water provides capital to ensure a sustainable water future.

Fidelis Insurance

Private Equity Round in 2020
Fidelis Insurance is a global property and casualty (re)insurance company that provides tailored coverage across various specialist lines. The business is organized into three main underwriting segments: Bespoke, Specialty, and Reinsurance. The Bespoke segment focuses on credit and political risk, offering customized solutions such as transactional liabilities and credit insurance. The Specialty segment encompasses property direct and facultative, energy, marine, and aviation lines. Lastly, the Reinsurance segment primarily deals with property reinsurance. Fidelis Insurance aims to deliver effective coverage while maintaining a strong balance sheet, positioning itself as a reliable partner in the (re)insurance market.

Elo Touch Solutions

Acquisition in 2018
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacturing of touchscreen components and interactive display technologies. Based in Milpitas, California, the company offers a diverse range of products, including touchscreen monitors, all-in-one touchscreen computers, tablets, and various touchscreen overlays and sensors. Their solutions cater to multiple industries, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, gaming, and transportation, facilitating applications such as point-of-sale systems, self-service kiosks, and interactive signage. Elo Touch Solutions has established a global presence with installations exceeding 25 million units worldwide and maintains manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Japan, and China. The company prioritizes quality and innovation, focusing exclusively on touchscreen technology to deliver reliable products that enhance user experience across various settings.

Protect My Car

Acquisition in 2018
Protect My Car LLC is a prominent provider of extended auto warranty plans and vehicle service contracts in the United States, established in 2005 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company offers comprehensive coverage for various vehicle components, including the engine, suspension, cooling system, air conditioning, electrical systems, brakes, and turbochargers. In addition to warranty services, Protect My Car provides essential maintenance products such as oil changes and tire rotations, as well as roadside assistance and car rental services. Their plans cater to a wide range of vehicle makes and models, making them a suitable option for consumers whose manufacturer's warranties are nearing expiration or have already lapsed.

Protect My Car

Private Equity Round in 2018
Protect My Car LLC is a prominent provider of extended auto warranty plans and vehicle service contracts in the United States, established in 2005 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company offers comprehensive coverage for various vehicle components, including the engine, suspension, cooling system, air conditioning, electrical systems, brakes, and turbochargers. In addition to warranty services, Protect My Car provides essential maintenance products such as oil changes and tire rotations, as well as roadside assistance and car rental services. Their plans cater to a wide range of vehicle makes and models, making them a suitable option for consumers whose manufacturer's warranties are nearing expiration or have already lapsed.

DARAG

Private Equity Round in 2018
DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungs-AG is an insurance company that specializes in managing inactive or discontinued businesses, commonly referred to as run-off portfolios, from direct insurers and reinsurers primarily in Europe and the United States. The company provides a range of services, including the acquisition of insurance portfolios, the purchase of independent entities, and structured reinsurance solutions. By assuming legacy business, DARAG enables its clients to alleviate capital pressures and concentrate on their core operations and growth opportunities. This focus on run-off insurance services positions DARAG as a key player in facilitating the transition of inactive portfolios, allowing insurers and reinsurers to streamline their operations and enhance profitability.
Global Telecom & Technology (GTT) is a provider of cloud networking services tailored for multinational enterprises, carriers, and government clients across the globe. The company specializes in wide area networking solutions, including software-defined wide area networking and multiprotocol label switching, as well as high-bandwidth Internet connectivity and IP transit. GTT also offers managed equipment and security services, along with unified communication solutions that encompass cloud communication and traditional voice services. Their transport services include Ethernet and video transport for high-quality media transmission. GTT's infrastructure services facilitate high-volume data transport between data centers and enterprise locations, and they provide advanced solutions such as security and hybrid cloud services. With an extensive IP network comprising approximately 600 points of presence, GTT delivers custom-fit telecommunications solutions through both direct sales and indirect channels. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, GTT emphasizes a consultative approach, utilizing over a decade of industry experience to enhance network performance and security for its clients.

Fidelis Insurance

Private Equity Round in 2015
Fidelis Insurance is a global property and casualty (re)insurance company that provides tailored coverage across various specialist lines. The business is organized into three main underwriting segments: Bespoke, Specialty, and Reinsurance. The Bespoke segment focuses on credit and political risk, offering customized solutions such as transactional liabilities and credit insurance. The Specialty segment encompasses property direct and facultative, energy, marine, and aviation lines. Lastly, the Reinsurance segment primarily deals with property reinsurance. Fidelis Insurance aims to deliver effective coverage while maintaining a strong balance sheet, positioning itself as a reliable partner in the (re)insurance market.

Interoute Communications

Private Equity Round in 2015
Interoute Communications Limited is an international telecommunications service provider based in London, with a robust cloud service platform that delivers connectivity, communications, and computing services to a diverse clientele, including startups, enterprises, telecommunication operators, and government entities across Europe, Asia, and North America. The company operates an extensive fiber network exceeding 70,000 kilometers, supported by multiple data centers and colocation facilities throughout Europe and beyond. Interoute's offerings include managed services, cloud hosting, storage solutions, and a range of communication services such as enterprise voice and video conferencing. Additionally, it facilitates significant e-commerce transactions daily and is recognized as a leader in bandwidth and transmission services, playing a crucial role in Europe’s digital supply chain. The company’s infrastructure integrates various IT services, enhancing cost efficiency, security, and performance for its customers.

NYDJ Apparel

Acquisition in 2013
NYDJ is a premium jeans company based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2003, NYDJ introduced a revolutionary jean that was both comfortable and figure-flattering, igniting a cult following among women worldwide. Available through better department stores and boutiques in 30 countries worldwide, including Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s in the US, every NYDJ style features the brand's exclusive Lift Tuck Technology® which flattens the stomach, lifts and subtly reshapes your curves - leaving you looking and feeling a full size smaller.

Stackpole International

Acquisition in 2013
Stackpole International, a Canadian manufacturer of engine & transmission pumps & powder metal components for the global automotive market

Insight Communications

Private Equity Round in 2010
Insight Communications is a cable operator that specializes in cable offerings, but since has expanded multiple telecommunications services including phone, high-speed Internet and video services.

SIMTEK

Venture Round in 2005
SIMTEK Corp. supplies memory IC products. It offers AutoStore, which stores SRAM data automatically to non-volatile memory on power loss and recalls it automatically on power-up; AutoStore nvSRAM+RTC, an AutoStore product with a real time clock macro; battery-backed SRAM replacements; military and extended Temperature nvSRAM products; and specialty nvSRAM products. The company's products are used in various applications, such as industrial robots and motor control, direct-attached RAID in servers and storage arrays, automatic metering and multi-function printers, industrial energy and power management systems, medical electronics, telecomm and datacomm systems, military and avionics, automotive electronics and telematics, GPS navigational systems, radar, and sonar and smart weapons. Its customers include suppliers of computers, industrial, and military equipment. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As of September 17, 2008, SIMTEK Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.
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