Investment Summary

Coral Tree Partners and Monroe Capital Invest In Innovative Artists

On March 26, 2025, private equity firm Coral Tree Partners and lender Monroe Capital invested in business services company Innovative Artists

Investment Highlights
  • This is Coral Tree Partners’ 2nd and Monroe Capital’s 12th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Coral Tree Partners’ 4th and Monroe Capital’s 124th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Coral Tree Partners’ 2nd and Monroe Capital’s 19th transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-03-26
Target Innovative Artists
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) Coral Tree Partners
Monroe Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Innovative Artists

Santa Monica, California, United States
Innovative Artists is a talent agency that represents actors, writers, directors, comedians, voice actors, and other entertainment professionals in television, film, theater and live events. Innovative Artists was founded in 1982 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Coral Tree Partners is a specialist private equity investor focused on the media, communications, and entertainment sectors. The Firm looks to partner with mid-sized companies seeking a value-add partner where it can commit $15 to $100 million of capital. Prospective investment situations include buyouts, recapitalizations, and late-stage growth capital financings. Coral Tree Partners is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-25 DMC Production

Stockholm, Sweden

DMC Production is a live sports production company, delivering full-service solutions to media rights agencies, federations, leagues, clubs, and broadcasters. DMC Production was founded in 2016 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Investor

Monroe Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Lender
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 14.1B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Monroe Capital is a provider of senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to middle-market companies in the US and Canada. Investment types include unitranche financings, cash flow and enterprise value based loans, asset based loans, acquisition facilities, mezzanine debt, second lien or last-out loans and equity co-investments. Monroe Capital is a generalist investor and will consider companies in the healthcare, technology, media, retail, consumer sectors. Monroe Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 125 of 134
Sector: Business Services M&A 12 of 13
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 39 of 41
State: California M&A 19 of 20
Country: United States M&A 124 of 133
Year: 2025 M&A 4 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-24 PAI Pharma

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

PAI Pharma manufactures and markets generic oral liquid pharmaceuticals in the USA. The company produces oral suspensions, solutions, elixirs, syrups, and liquids. Core product categories include analgesic pain relief, cough/cold and allergies, digestive and metabolic health, neurological disorders, and mental health, among many others. PAI Pharma was founded in 1968 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-21 GSTV

Detroit, Michigan, United States

GSTV is a media network for reaching on-the-go consumers. GSTV engages, influences and drives consumers to action with exclusive content from ESPN, CNN's Headline News and Buzz Today, Bloomberg TV, and AccuWeather at fuel retailers across the country. Its growing viewership continues to solidify video at the pump as an exemplary platform to reach a captivated, real-time audience. GSTV was founded in 2006 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

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