Clarion Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Ad.net

Clarion Capital Partners Completes Strategic Investment in Narrative Strategies

February 15, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Clarion Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in Narrative Strategies, an integrated public affairs and corporate reputation agency. Narrative’s founding partners retain a significant ownership stake and will continue to lead operations as the investment will support capability expansion, geographic growth, and future M&A activity.

Clarion Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in OpenRoad Lending

September 14, 2021

Financial Services

Clarion Capital Partners completed a strategic growth investment in OpenRoad Lending, a Fort Worth-based direct-to-consumer auto refinance lender, with OpenRoad’s founders remaining in leadership and retaining meaningful ownership. The capital will be used to expand OpenRoad’s product offerings (including potential auto purchase lending and insurance), broaden marketing channels, and support organic and acquisitive growth; financing for the deal was provided by funds managed by Madison Capital Funding and PennantPark Investment Advisers.

Clarion Capital Partners Invests in Harris & Harris

October 15, 2019

Professional Services

Clarion Capital Partners completed an investment in Harris & Harris, a Chicago-based accounts receivable management and customer care firm. The company's CEO Arnie Harris and COO David Harris will retain meaningful ownership and continue in their roles; Clarion intends to support investments in employees, compliance, and technology and will pursue M&A to expand the business geographically and add new services.

CNL Strategic Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Clarion Safety Systems

December 9, 2021

Manufacturing

CNL Strategic Capital, LLC acquired a majority equity stake and provided concurrent debt financing to Clarion Safety Systems, LLC, partnering with the company's existing management. Clarion, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Milford, Pennsylvania, designs and manufactures standards-based visual safety labels, signs and related safety products for OEMs, facility owners and employers worldwide.

Clearview Capital Recapitalizes AdCellerant with Financing Support from Stellus Capital

January 30, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Clearview Capital (Fund V) completed a recapitalization investment in AdCellerant, a Denver-based marketing technology and outsourced digital marketing services provider, with the transaction closing December 12, 2023. Stellus Capital Management provided unitranche senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; AdCellerant's founders and management retain significant equity and will continue to lead the company.

Ad.net Acquires IntentX

December 7, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Ad.net has acquired IntentX, a commerce platform that helps publishers generate incremental revenue through affiliate and shoppable content partnerships. The deal brings IntentX’s product and publisher relationships into Ad.net’s performance advertising network, with IntentX founders joining Ad.net’s leadership team to expand publisher commerce and monetization capabilities.