Clearview Capital and Vertikal Brands Recapitalize Real Avid

Clearview Capital's Vertikal Brands Recapitalizes Higdon Outdoors

August 26, 2020

Consumer Products

Clearview Capital Fund IV and its newly formed platform Vertikal Brands recapitalized Higdon Outdoors (including Power Calls), with Higdon remaining as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vertikal Brands. The recapitalization, closed August 18, 2020, provides capital to support Higdon’s organic growth and acquisition plans while John and Ben Higdon (and Kelley Powers) remain involved and retain meaningful equity.

Clearview Capital Recapitalizes Inventive, LLC

May 18, 2023

Manufacturing

Clearview Capital Fund IV completed a recapitalization of Inventive, LLC (closed May 5, 2023), partnering with its Vertikal Brands team to support growth of the domestic manufacturing business. Inventive founder Chuck Ceccarelli retained a significant equity stake; Clearview said it will leverage Inventive's engineering and lean manufacturing capabilities to expand product development and market reach in towing, fishing, ATV/UTV and garage end markets.

Revo Brands Acquires Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corporation

January 6, 2022

Consumer Products

Revo Brands, the parent company of Real Avid and a platform backed by Clearview Capital Fund IV, acquired Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corporation in an add‑on transaction that closed November 4, 2021. Outdoor Edge, a maker of premium knives and hand tools founded by David Bloch in 1988, will remain under the Revo/Vertikal Brands platform with Mr. Bloch continuing to play a key role; terms were not disclosed.

Clearview Capital Recapitalizes Next Net Media

October 22, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Clearview Capital Fund IV led a recapitalization of Next Net Media, a St. Petersburg-based freelancer-powered digital marketing and content services platform, in a transaction that closed September 3, 2021. Brookside Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and an equity co-investment to support the recapitalization; Next Net Media’s co-founders Marc Hardgrove and David Martin retained a significant equity stake and management remains in place.

Clearview Capital and Canopy Capital Recapitalize Infinity Worlds and Belmont Partners to Form I+B

July 15, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Clearview Capital Fund IV and Canopy Capital Partners, with junior capital from Northstar Capital and in partnership with management, completed a recapitalization and merger of Infinity Worlds and Belmont Partners on June 17, 2021 to create a combined retail agency called I+B. The combined business will provide sales & marketing, data analytics and account management to emerging consumer brands and private label manufacturers to expand distribution in major U.S. retailers and e-commerce channels; Clearview and Canopy plan to grow the platform through add-on acquisitions.

Clearview Capital Recapitalizes Capitol Services with Northstar Capital Financing

April 25, 2023

Professional Services

Clearview Capital (Funds IV & V) completed a recapitalization of Capitol Services, a tech-enabled provider of outsourced legal and compliance services headquartered in Austin, Texas, with the transaction closing on April 14, 2023. Northstar Capital provided junior debt and an equity co‑investment to help finance the deal; founders John Robinson and Cheryl Roberts retired while retaining minority stakes and transitioning leadership to the senior management team.