AVL Creative (Display Group) Acquires Fantasee Lighting and FLI Rigging

Chauvet Acquires LiteGear

January 22, 2025

Manufacturing

Chauvet has acquired LiteGear, the Burbank-based cinematic LED lighting manufacturer, with the merger taking effect January 22, 2025. Chauvet will incorporate LiteGear into a new Chauvet Cinema Group (led by Mike Wagner) alongside Kino Flo to expand its cinematic lighting product portfolio, manufacturing scale and global market reach.

Fero International Inc. Acquires AVL Manufacturing Inc.

October 14, 2021

Manufacturing

Fero International Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire AVL Manufacturing Inc., a Hamilton, Ontario–based turnkey manufacturer of modular enclosures with a 30-year track record. The acquisition will secure AVL's manufacturing facilities and over 70 employees (including ~15 engineers) to help Fero scale production of its modular solutions; closing was anticipated in Q4 2021 subject to due diligence, financing and a definitive agreement.

Facility Solutions Group Acquires Lighting Management, Inc.

October 3, 2023

Electrical Services

Facility Solutions Group (FSG) acquired Lighting Management, Inc. (LMI), a Valley Cottage, New York-based lighting design and services firm, to broaden FSG’s national lighting service capabilities. The deal brings LMI’s lighting design, controls and project management expertise into FSG’s nationwide platform and expands FSG’s geographic footprint in the lighting services market.

Amplēo Acquires AVL Growth Partners

October 15, 2025

Professional Services

Amplēo, a PE-backed provider of fractional executive services, has acquired AVL Growth Partners, a Boulder-based fractional finance and accounting firm. The deal expands Amplēo's national footprint, doubles its finance and accounting capability, and strengthens its presence in the Colorado market as part of an accelerated add-on acquisition strategy backed by Unity Partners.

Lavish Entertainment Acquires ABI Create

April 11, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Lavish Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Golden Triangle Ventures, has completed a full acquisition of ABI Create, a Las Vegas–based event management and production firm founded in 2015. The deal brings ABI’s event production, logistics, site planning and fabrication capabilities into Lavish’s operations to expand its live-event and festival production offerings.

4Wall Entertainment Acquires Assets of Advanced Lighting & Production Services (ALPS)

April 19, 2018

Media & Entertainment

4Wall Entertainment has acquired the assets of Boston-based Advanced Lighting & Production Services (ALPS) and will rebrand ALPS' Canton facility as 4Wall Boston. 4Wall will retain ALPS' staff (with founder Steven Way as General Manager and Dan Clawson as Director of Events) and use the 40,000 sq. ft. site to expand its theatrical and corporate event rental, sales, and systems-integration capabilities on the U.S. East Coast.