Investment Summary

Gemspring Capital and Everberg Capital Invest In Crafty Apes

On November 7, 2019, private equity firms Gemspring Capital and Everberg Capital invested in media company Crafty Apes

Investment Highlights
  • This is Gemspring Capital’s 2nd and Everberg Capital’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Gemspring Capital’s 9th and Everberg Capital’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gemspring Capital’s 3rd and Everberg Capital’s 2nd transaction in California.

Investment Summary
Date 2019-11-07
Target Crafty Apes
Sector Media
Investor(s) Gemspring Capital
Everberg Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Crafty Apes

El Segundo, California, United States
Crafty Apes is a full-service visual effects company. Crafty Apes offers a full suite of VFX services, including set supervision, VFX consultation, 2D and 3D compositing, digital cosmetics and computer-generated imagery. Crafty Apes was founded in 2011 and is based in El Segundo, California.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Gemspring Capital

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 1.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gemspring Capital is a private equity firm focused on making control equity investments and structured equity investments in lower middle-market companies headquartered in the United States and Canada. For platform investments, Gemspring targets companies with $5 to $500 million with strong competitive positions within sustainable market niches. Sectors of interest include business services, distribution/logistics, industrial services, media, technology, software, and niche manufacturing. Gemspring Capital is based in Westport, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 32
Sector (Media) 2 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 8
State (California) 3 of 7
Country (United States) 9 of 32
Year (2019) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-11 Rapid Displays

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rapid Displays is a provider of point-of-purchase displays and related services. Rapid provides a comprehensive solution for custom point-of-purchase displays, including creative design, engineering, prototyping, production, and logistics. Rapid Displays was founded in 1938 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-03 Shrieve Chemical

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Shrieve Chemical is a provider in the formulation and value-added direct sales and distribution of industrial chemicals, performance fluids and specialty lubricants. Shrieve Chemical was founded in 1978 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.

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Investor

Everberg Capital

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2019
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Everberg Capital is a private investment firm that looks to partner with family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and financial sponsors with capital for acquisition financing, leveraged buyouts, growth opportunities, and recapitalizations. Broad areas of interest include industrials, business services, consumer products/services, and healthcare. Everberg can invest across the capital structure and seeks to commit $10 to $100 million per transaction. Everberg Capital was formed in 2019 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 18
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 4 of 6
State (California) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 7 of 16
Year (2019) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-19 Comar

Voorhees, New Jersey, United States

Comar is a designer and manufacturer of rigid plastic solutions, serving the Medical, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Healthcare, Personal & Home Care, Food & Beverage, and other niche markets. We have a longstanding reputation for developing creative, industry-compliant packaging and dispensing solutions for customers who count on us for quality driven engineering and manufacturing. Comar was founded in 1949 and is based in Voorhees, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-03 HH Global

Leatherhead, United Kingdom

HH Global is an independent marketing execution partner to prominent brands in 44 countries. The company offers innovative and tailored solutions for the outsourced procurement of all types of printed marketing materials and creative production services. HH Global is based in Leatherhead, United Kingdom.

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