Crestview Partners

Crestview Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2004 and based in New York, United States. Specializing in mid-market contrarian, distressed investments, and special situations, the company focuses on industries such as media, energy, financial services, healthcare, and industrials. Crestview Partners seeks to make equity investments between $100 million and $400 million in companies with enterprise values up to $3 billion. With a broad range of investments across various sectors, including asset management, industrial, and cable, Crestview Partners aims to capitalize on opportunities in the United States market.

Rana Bansal

Associate

Kirk Benson

VP

Rohan Bhargava

Associate

Brian P. Cassidy

Co-President and Partner

Ryan Conway

Associate

Richard M. DeMartini

Vice Chairman

Robert V. Delaney

Partner and Co-Head of Energy Strategy

Bob Delaney

Partner

Karl Eber

VP

Christopher Hollyday

VP

Bob Hurst

Vice Chairman

Daniel G. Kilpatrick

Partner

Lindsey King

Partner and Head of Investor Relations

Adam Klein

Partner and Chairman of the Esg Committee

Patrick LaValley

Principal

AJ Lucchese

Associate

Jeffrey A. Marcus

Vice Chairman

Amanda Milunovich

Private Equity Associate

Chris Moseley

VP of Finance

Tom Murphy

Co-Founder and Partner

Thomas Sawyer Murphy

Co-Founder and Partner

Evelyn Pellicone

Partner and CFO

Carolyn Prioleau

Investor Relations

Ben Rhyne

VP

Alex Rose

Co-President and Partner

Lindsay Rosenstein

VP and Head of Esg

Barry Volpert

Co-Founder and CEO

Heather Walker

VP of Finance and Tax Director

Bradford Williams

Principal

45 past transactions

Framestore

Private Placement in 2020
Framestore is a Bafta and Oscar-winning creative studio that offers production, preproduction, and postproduction services for its users. It provides computer generated imagery solutions for both film and broadcast markets. The company is capable of making moving images, content, design, and digital for the advertising, entertainment, and film industries. Framestore collaborates from the conception of a project and brings a creative and technological problem-solving approach to its partners’ business challenges. Its global team is connected through real-time production enabling 900 colleagues to collaborate on projects. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in London with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal.

ICM Partners

Private Placement in 2019
ICM Partners is one of the world’s largest talent and literary agencies, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C. and London. A cornerstone of the entertainment industry for more than three decades, ICM Partners represents creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publishing, live performance, branded entertainment and new media. Under the leadership of partners from each of the agency’s core areas of business, ICM Partners continues actively to seek new opportunities for its clients as emerging technologies reshape the media landscape. ICM was formed in 1975 through the merger of Creative Management Associates and International Famous Agency. In 2005, the company raised equity financing to fund strategic growth, and in 2006, ICM acquired the literary agency Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann. In 2012, the agency completed a management buyout and formed a partnership with the new name, ICM Partners.

Concours Technologies

Acquisition in 2019
Concours Technologies manufactures and supplies molds for automotive, heavy trucks, and consumer goods industries.

Upwell Water

Private Equity Round in 2020
Upwell Water LLC provides capital to enable water solutions. The company offers water-as-a-service financing, equipment financing, equipment sale leasebacks, and project and development finance services that enable a sustainable water future. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Protect My Car

Acquisition in 2018
Protect My Car LLC provides extended auto warranty plans and maintenance products. The company offers warranty for engine, front and rear suspension, cooling system, air conditioning and heating, electrical, brake system components, and turbo charger. Its services include oil change, tire rotations, and roadside assistance. In addition, the company offers car rental service. Protect My Car LLC was founded in 2005 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Company 3 LLC

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Company 3 LLC owns and operates as a post production company. Its services include dailies, editorial, picture finishing and color, visual effects, sound, and virtual. The company is based in Santa Monica, California.

US Well Services

Private Placement in 2019
U.S. Well Services, Inc. operates as an oilfield service company in the United States. It provides hydraulic fracturing services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

JR Automation Technologies

Acquisition in 2015
JR Automation Technologies, LLC staffs ingenious, qualified professionals who design and build solutions for efficiency and speed, customized for your specific needs. Whether that means machines or process development, we are rapidly expanding to serve a variety of industries and provide smart, lean solution to your challenging project.

Interoute Communications

Private Equity Round in 2015
Interoute Application Management is an IT managed services provider.

Auto Lenders

Acquisition in 2021
Auto Lenders is a car dealership located in Voorhees, New Jersey.

NEP Group

Acquisition in 2012
NEP has been dedicated to innovative problem solving for over 30 years. They continually assess new technology, combining our technical expertise with experience-driven insights. The results are solutions designed to deliver impact.

Congruex

Acquisition in 2017
Congruex is comprised of seasoned industry executives bringing together leading engineering and construction companies across the U.S. Congruex is building a company with unique capabilities ranging from network development, engineering, construction, and operations. Its customers benefit from the integrated skills that the Congruex companies can offer either as a single discipline, or as a turn-key solution with self-perform capabilities.

WideOpenWest

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
WideOpenWest Networks, LLC provides broadband services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Maryland, and the Southeast. The company offers a portfolio of services, including high-speed Internet, data, voice, cloud, and cable television services. It also provides business Internet, Ethernet, and optical networking services; business voice, hosted voice, voice trunking, and traditional PBX services; IaaS and hosting, backup and recovery, data center and colocation, and cloud backup services; and digital music services to small, medium, large/enterprise, and wholesale businesses operating in education, financial services, government, healthcare, hospitality, professional services, restaurants and bars, retail, and telecom services industries. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

US Well Services

Private Placement in 2020
U.S. Well Services, Inc. operates as an oilfield service company in the United States. It provides hydraulic fracturing services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Viad Corp.

Private Placement in 2020
Viad is an S&P SmallCap 600 company. Viad operates through its Marketing & Events Group, composed of Global Experience Specialists and affiliates, and its Travel & Recreation Group, composed of Brewster Travel Canada, Glacier Park, Inc. and Alaska Denali Travel. For more information about Viad and its Marketing & Events Group.

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.

GTT Communications

Post in 2018
Global Telecom & Technology (GTT) is a new breed of telecom company - the technology and global network integrator. As the telecommunications management specialists, GTT can provide custom-fit solutions for wide area network services or enterprise mobility solutions. GTT brings telecommunications management with a consultative approach, and over 10 years of experience to back it up.

Insight Communications

Private Equity Round in 2010
Insight Communications is a cable operator serving over 750 thousand customers in the Midwestern United States. After its founding the 1985 the company specialized in cable offerings, but since has expanded multiple telecommunications services including phone, high-speed Internet and video services.

Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and Directed Services LLC

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and Directed Services LLC represents the combined operations of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and Directed Services, LLC. Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, a stock life insurance company, provides financial products and services in the United States. Directed Services, LLC provides insurance underwriting services. The companies are based in the United States.

Elo TouchSystems

Acquisition in 2018
Elo Touch Solutions is a leading global supplier of touch-enabled technology, products and industry solutions. The Elo portfolio encompasses the broadest selection of OEM touch screen components, touch monitors, and all-in-one touch computers for the demanding requirements of diverse markets, including gaming machines, hospitality systems, industrial automation, interactive kiosks, healthcare, office equipment, point of sale terminals, retail displays, and transportation applications. Since Elo founders pioneered the touch screen over 40 years ago, the Elo touch experience has consistently stood for quality, reliability and innovation.

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.

Fidelis Insurance

Private Equity Round in 2020
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited provides insurance underwriting and reinsurance services. The company provides catastrophe reinsurance, property, specialty reinsurance, and specialty insurance services. It provides reinsurance services to the aviation and aerospace, energy, marine, and property sectors. Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda with offices in London, United Kingdom.

Arxis Capital

Private Equity Round in 2015
Arxis operates a technology-driven trading platform that provides liquidity in financial markets by offering to buy and sell securities on an automated basis. The company also has operations in London and Hong Kong.
Charter Communications, Inc., is an American telecommunications and mass media company that offers its services to consumers and businesses under the branding of Spectrum.

Framestore

Venture Round in 2020
Framestore is a Bafta and Oscar-winning creative studio that offers production, preproduction, and postproduction services for its users. It provides computer generated imagery solutions for both film and broadcast markets. The company is capable of making moving images, content, design, and digital for the advertising, entertainment, and film industries. Framestore collaborates from the conception of a project and brings a creative and technological problem-solving approach to its partners’ business challenges. Its global team is connected through real-time production enabling 900 colleagues to collaborate on projects. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in London with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal.

Fidelis Insurance

Private Equity Round in 2015
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited provides insurance underwriting and reinsurance services. The company provides catastrophe reinsurance, property, specialty reinsurance, and specialty insurance services. It provides reinsurance services to the aviation and aerospace, energy, marine, and property sectors. Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda with offices in London, United Kingdom.

PMC Home & Auto Insurance Agency, LLC

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
PMC Home & Auto Insurance Agency, LLC operates as an insurance agency. The company offers extended car warranty plan that includes additional benefits of road side assistance, rental car benefits, and 30 days money back guarantee for old and new vehicles. It also offers ambassador policy plan that provides aftermarket extended auto coverage, 50% off on mechanical repairs, road side assistance, and vehicle towing services in case of breakdown. Additionally, the company provides auto insurance quotes. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

ICM Partners

Private Equity Round in 2019
ICM Partners is one of the world’s largest talent and literary agencies, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C. and London. A cornerstone of the entertainment industry for more than three decades, ICM Partners represents creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publishing, live performance, branded entertainment and new media. Under the leadership of partners from each of the agency’s core areas of business, ICM Partners continues actively to seek new opportunities for its clients as emerging technologies reshape the media landscape. ICM was formed in 1975 through the merger of Creative Management Associates and International Famous Agency. In 2005, the company raised equity financing to fund strategic growth, and in 2006, ICM acquired the literary agency Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann. In 2012, the agency completed a management buyout and formed a partnership with the new name, ICM Partners.

Upwell Water

Private Placement in 2020
Upwell Water LLC provides capital to enable water solutions. The company offers water-as-a-service financing, equipment financing, equipment sale leasebacks, and project and development finance services that enable a sustainable water future. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

JR Automation Technologies, LLC and Dane Systems, LLC

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
JR Automation Technologies, LLC and Dane Systems, LLC represents the combined operations of JR Automation Technologies, LLC and Dane Systems LLC in their sale to Crestview Partners, L.P. As of March 17, 2015, JR Automation Technologies, LLC and Dane Systems, LLC were acquired by Crestview Partners, L.P. JR Automation Technologies, LLC develops and manufactures automated manufacturing systems. Dane Systems, LLC designs and builds custom manufacturing systems and machines. JR Automation Technologies, LLC and Dane Systems, LLC are based in the United States.

Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. designs and manufactures touchscreen components. The company provides touchscreen monitors, touchscreen computers, tablets, acoustic pulse recognition touchscreen overlays, surface-wave touchscreen overlays, infrared touch sensors, projected and surface capacitive touchscreen overlays, LCD touch monitors, interactive digital signage touch displays, and accessories; Windows-based EloPOS Pack point-of-sale, self-service, BOPIS, and in-store fulfillment solutions; mPOS platform, a consumer-grade mobile product for point-of-sale (POS); and Elo Access, a set of configurable kiosk-based visitor management self-service solution to help businesses protect employees and guests in public spaces. Its products are used in kiosks, such as point of information, self-service, and transaction solutions; point-of-sale applications, including restaurant, retail, lodging, and self-service systems; industrial applications, such as process and machine control, test and measurement, and security and alarm applications; and gaming/entertainment applications, such as casino, lottery, bingo, and amusement applications. Its products are also used in medical/healthcare applications, including equipment, hospital/doctor office systems, and patient care applications; financial applications, such as banking, office automation, and point of information applications; and transportation applications, including ticket machines. It markets and sells its products through distributors and resellers worldwide. Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. was formerly known as Elo TouchSystems, Inc. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Milpitas, California with manufacturing facilities in Kessel-Lo, Belgium; Yokohama, Japan; and Su Zhou, China. The company also has additional offices in Milpitas, California; Europe, Latin America, and the Asia/Pacific. Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. is a former subsidiary of Tyco Electronics Corporation.

Hornblower Yachts, Inc. and American Queen Steamboat, LLC

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Hornblower Yachts, Inc. and American Queen Steamboat, LLC represents the combined operations of Hornblower Yachts, Inc. and American Queen Steamboat, LLC in their sale to Crestview Partners, L.P. As of April 27, 2018, Hornblower Yachts, Inc. and American Queen Steamboat, LLC were acquired by Crestview Partners, L.P. Hornblower Yachts, Inc. comprises a dining cruise and yacht charter. American Queen Steamboat, LLC provides river cruise services to passengers. Hornblower Yachts, Inc. and American Queen Steamboat, LLC are based in the United States.

Protect My Car

Private Equity Round in 2018
Protect My Car LLC provides extended auto warranty plans and maintenance products. The company offers warranty for engine, front and rear suspension, cooling system, air conditioning and heating, electrical, brake system components, and turbo charger. Its services include oil change, tire rotations, and roadside assistance. In addition, the company offers car rental service. Protect My Car LLC was founded in 2005 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungs-AG, an insurance company, specializes in taking inactive or discontinued (run-off) businesses from direct insurers and reinsurers in Europe. The company handles inactive portfolios of run-off companies, which are discontinued businesses with a long half-life. It provides various alternative transaction instruments, such as acquisition of insurance portfolios, acquisition of companies, and structured reinsurance solutions.

ATC Drivetrain

Acquisition in 2018
ATC Drivetrain operates as a remanufacturer of automatic transmissions, as well as remanufacturer and new service assembler of gas engines. It offers automatic and manual transmissions for light, medium, and heavy-duty applications; dual clutch and hybrid transmissions; and noise, vibration, and harshness testing of remanufactured transmissions. The company also specializes in gas engines for light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles, as well as after-sales support. In addition, it offers other products and services, such as root cause analysis and testing; machining; preservation, storage, and distribution of ATR machined components; asset recovery, rust removal, damage rectification, and associated cost savings; recycling of warranty returns that meet OEM specifications; flexible assembly programs; effective administration of warranty programs and call centers; solutions for turbochargers, steering products, and driveshafts. Further, it engages in the repair, remanufacture, and repurpose of high voltage battery packs.

Interoute Communications

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Interoute Application Management is an IT managed services provider.

Congruex

Private Equity Round in 2019
Congruex is comprised of seasoned industry executives bringing together leading engineering and construction companies across the U.S. Congruex is building a company with unique capabilities ranging from network development, engineering, construction, and operations. Its customers benefit from the integrated skills that the Congruex companies can offer either as a single discipline, or as a turn-key solution with self-perform capabilities.

KP Counseling

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
KP Counseling, Inc. provides mental health counseling services. The company offers individual, couple, family, and group counseling services. It offers assistance and treatment for various diagnoses, such as anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, attention deficit disorder, personality disorders, and relationship problems for individuals from three years old to the elderly. The company also provides grief support and other types of assistance for businesses, schools, and churches. The company is headquartered in Rockford, Illinois.

ATC Drivetrain

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
ATC Drivetrain operates as a remanufacturer of automatic transmissions, as well as remanufacturer and new service assembler of gas engines. It offers automatic and manual transmissions for light, medium, and heavy-duty applications; dual clutch and hybrid transmissions; and noise, vibration, and harshness testing of remanufactured transmissions. The company also specializes in gas engines for light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles, as well as after-sales support. In addition, it offers other products and services, such as root cause analysis and testing; machining; preservation, storage, and distribution of ATR machined components; asset recovery, rust removal, damage rectification, and associated cost savings; recycling of warranty returns that meet OEM specifications; flexible assembly programs; effective administration of warranty programs and call centers; solutions for turbochargers, steering products, and driveshafts. Further, it engages in the repair, remanufacture, and repurpose of high voltage battery packs.

WideOpenWest

Private Equity Round in 2015
WideOpenWest Networks, LLC provides broadband services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Maryland, and the Southeast. The company offers a portfolio of services, including high-speed Internet, data, voice, cloud, and cable television services. It also provides business Internet, Ethernet, and optical networking services; business voice, hosted voice, voice trunking, and traditional PBX services; IaaS and hosting, backup and recovery, data center and colocation, and cloud backup services; and digital music services to small, medium, large/enterprise, and wholesale businesses operating in education, financial services, government, healthcare, hospitality, professional services, restaurants and bars, retail, and telecom services industries. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

Concours Technologies

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Concours Technologies manufactures and supplies molds for automotive, heavy trucks, and consumer goods industries.

Digicomm International

Private Equity Round in 2022
Digicomm provides engineering services and Digicomm Vendor Managed Inventory services, including the largest and latest inventory stocking position, shipping system, attentive customer service, vendor-managed inventory program (VMI), and engineering expertise serving the telecommunications industry.