Excel Sports Management Acquires Nolan Partners

Shamrock Capital Invests in Excel Sports Management

December 15, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Excel Sports Management received a strategic minority growth investment from Shamrock Capital to support the agency’s expansion in sports, media and brand marketing. Terms were not disclosed; Excel’s leadership (Jeff Schwartz, Casey Close and Mark Steinberg) will continue to run the agency and enlisted LionTree Advisors (financial) and Katten Muchin Rosenman (legal) on the transaction.

Excel Sports Management Acquires Game Seven

June 16, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Excel Sports Management has acquired creative and experiential marketing agency Game Seven to bolster its Brand Marketing division and expand capabilities across sports and entertainment marketing. Game Seven's founders will continue to lead the agency and retain a minority stake while the agency will operate as part of Excel's Brand Marketing team from its Brooklyn office.

Olympus Partners Acquires Excel Fitness Holdings (Planet Fitness Franchisee)

April 29, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Stamford-based private equity firm Olympus Partners has acquired Excel Fitness Holdings, a leading Planet Fitness franchisee headquartered in Austin, Texas. Excel operates over 90 Planet Fitness locations across several U.S. markets (serving ~750,000 members) and the deal represents a PE buyout from prior sponsor Altamont Capital Partners to support further club development and geographic expansion.

Excel Services Acquires IEPSON Consulting; Pelican Energy Partners Provides Equity to Back Growth

February 20, 2024

Engineering Services

Excel Services Corporation acquired IEPSON Consulting Enterprises, Inc. (effective Aug. 1, 2023) to expand its licensing, regulatory and engineering services to the nuclear industry. Pelican Energy Partners provided equity financing to Excel and will be a passive equity holder to support Excel's growth and future acquisitions while Excel's leadership remains in place.

Global Excel Management Acquires Hines & Associates

July 1, 2021

Healthcare Services

Global Excel Management Inc. acquired Hines & Associates, Inc., effective July 1, 2021. The acquisition broadens Global Excel's healthcare risk management capabilities in the U.S. by adding Hines' case management, utilization management and disease management services while Hines will continue to operate under its existing brand.

Fusion Capital Partners Acquires Excel Engineering, Inc.

January 6, 2026

Industrial Services

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Fusion Capital Partners has acquired Excel Engineering, a Diagonal, Iowa-based testing and certification firm that provides engine, powertrain, battery and emissions testing services to OEM and industrial customers. The transaction (terms undisclosed) is positioned as a growth-oriented, capability-expanding platform investment to scale Excel's testing capacity, capabilities and talent; Monroe Capital acted as a joint lead arranger on the senior credit facility supporting the deal.