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Crestview Partners

New York, New York, United States

Crestview is a value-oriented private equity firm focused on the middle market. The firm is based in New York and invests across sectors including media, industrials and financial services.

Focus Areas
Private equity, Middle-market investments

Tracked deals

39

39 tracked deals across 2018-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

25 addon · 12 buyout · 2 growth capital

Crestview Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Crestview Partners. 1 2018 6 2020 7 2021 11 2022 7 2023 3 2024 2 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 39 tracked deals for Crestview Partners.

  • OneMagnify (Crestview-backed) Acquires Optimal’s Performance Marketing Business
    February 26, 2026
    Buyer
    OneMagnify, Crestview Partners
    Target
    Optimal's Performance Marketing business
    Seller
    Optimal
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    Michigan, United States
    Type
    Addon

    OneMagnify, backed by private equity firm Crestview Partners, acquired Optimal’s Performance Marketing business. The deal integrates Optimal’s performance media expertise and proprietary audience data into OneMagnify’s AI-enabled marketing platform and analytics to expand paid media capabilities across programmatic, CTV, paid search, paid social, and marketplace advertising. Financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Crestview Partners Acquires Tailwind Hospitality
    February 2, 2026
    Buyer
    Crestview Partners, AltitudeX Aviation Group, Members of Tailwind's existing management team
    Target
    Tailwind Hospitality, Inc.
    Seller
    Palladin Consumer Retail Partners
    Industry
    Restaurants & Hospitality
    Location
    North Carolina, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Crestview Partners has acquired Tailwind Hospitality, an airport concessions operator, from Palladin Consumer Retail Partners. Crestview is investing alongside AltitudeX Aviation Group and members of Tailwind’s management; Tailwind will remain led by CEO Jeff Switzer and will pursue further organic and acquisition-driven expansion across U.S. airports.

  • DigitalBridge and Crestview Take WideOpenWest (WOW!) Private in $1.5B Deal
    December 31, 2025
    Buyer
    DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Crestview Partners
    Target
    WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW!)
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    Florida, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    DigitalBridge Group and Crestview Partners, through affiliated investment funds, completed their take-private acquisition of WideOpenWest (WOW!), a U.S. broadband provider. WOW! shareholders received $5.20 in cash per share in a transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $1.5 billion, and WOW! common stock is no longer traded on public exchanges.

  • Crestview Partners Acquires Smyth Companies
    March 7, 2025
    Buyer
    Crestview Partners, Members of Smyth's founding family, Smyth management team
    Target
    Smyth Companies
    Seller
    Novacap
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Minnesota, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Crestview Partners has completed the acquisition of Smyth Companies, a leading provider of pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, in-mold labels and flexible packaging, from Novacap. Crestview is investing alongside members of Smyth's founding family and the company's management team and plans to allocate additional equity to support organic investments and M&A as Smyth pursues tuck-in and transformational acquisitions.

  • Gersh Acquires You First
    December 3, 2024
    Buyer
    The Gersh Agency, Crestview Partners
    Target
    You First
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    Madrid, Spain
    Type
    Buyout

    The Gersh Agency (a Crestview Partners-backed agency) has acquired You First, a Madrid-based global sports and entertainment agency, doubling Gersh’s headcount to more than 600 and expanding its global footprint to roughly 22 offices across 14+ countries. The deal was financed with equity from existing shareholders and a new term loan arranged by Monroe Capital; You First CEO Juan Aísa will join Gersh's board and continue to run the business from Madrid.

  • OneMagnify Acquires Emodo
    October 23, 2024
    Buyer
    OneMagnify, Crestview Partners
    Target
    Emodo
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    OneMagnify, a Detroit-based data science-driven marketing solutions provider backed by Crestview Partners, has acquired Emodo, an AI-powered, CTV-first programmatic advertising marketplace. The deal brings Emodo's dynamic creative, advanced audience targeting, and AI-driven CTV capabilities into OneMagnify's suite while allowing Emodo to operate as a separate company.

  • Strategic Value Partners to Acquire Majority of Hornblower Group; Crestview Retains Minority
    February 21, 2024
    Buyer
    Strategic Value Partners, LLC, Crestview Partners
    Target
    Hornblower Group
    Industry
    Transportation
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Funds managed by Strategic Value Partners (SVP) will acquire majority ownership of Hornblower Group and provide $121 million of new equity while Crestview Partners will retain a significant minority stake and take sole ownership of Journey Beyond. The transaction is part of a broader financial restructuring that includes $300 million of DIP financing, approximately $720 million of debt reduction and the planned sale or wind-down of Hornblower’s American Queen Voyages unit to focus the business on core land- and water-based experiences.

  • Modern Wealth Management Acquires Midwest Financial
    September 5, 2023
    Buyer
    Modern Wealth Management, Crestview Partners
    Target
    Midwest Financial
    Industry
    Wealth Management
    Location
    Iowa, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Modern Wealth Management, a national RIA backed by Crestview Partners, has acquired the assets of Midwest Financial of Glidden, Iowa. The transaction is an add-on to Modern Wealth's platform intended to expand service offerings, accelerate organic growth, and integrate Midwest Financial into Modern Wealth's centralized planning and tax capabilities.

  • OneMagnify Acquires Splash Analytics
    May 18, 2023
    Buyer
    OneMagnify, Crestview Partners
    Target
    Splash Analytics
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    Kentucky, United States
    Type
    Addon

    OneMagnify, a Crestview Partners–backed marketing and data solutions provider, has acquired Splash Analytics, a Louisville-based analytics and predictive modeling firm. The deal (financial terms not disclosed) expands OneMagnify's data science and predictive analytics capabilities as an add-on to its platform.

  • OneMagnify Acquires RXA to Expand Data Science and AI Capabilities
    May 11, 2023
    Buyer
    OneMagnify, Crestview Partners
    Target
    RXA
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    Michigan, United States
    Type
    Addon

    OneMagnify, a Crestview Partners-backed marketing and data solutions provider, has acquired RXA, an Ann Arbor-based data analytics and AI firm. The add-on acquisition is intended to expand OneMagnify's data science, analytics and AI capabilities and integrate RXA's team into OneMagnify's analytics and marketing offerings; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Crestview Partners Makes Strategic Investment in The Gersh Agency
    May 1, 2023
    Buyer
    Crestview Partners
    Target
    The Gersh Agency
    Seller
    Gersh partnership group
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    New York-based private equity firm Crestview Partners has made a strategic minority investment in The Gersh Agency, with the Gersh partnership group retaining a majority interest. The capital will support Gersh’s domestic and international growth, staff expansion, and a planned management transition that elevates Leslie Siebert to Co-President.

  • Modern Wealth Management Acquires Barber Financial Group
    April 25, 2023
    Buyer
    Modern Wealth Management, Crestview Partners
    Target
    Barber Financial Group, Osiwala Financial Group, Financial Security
    Industry
    Wealth Management
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Modern Wealth Management, an RIA backed by Crestview Partners, has acquired the assets of Barber Financial Group, Osiwala Financial Group and Financial Security. The acquisition adds offices in the Kansas City metro and Detroit, brings roughly $1.5 billion of client AUM and about 50 employees to Modern Wealth's platform as its first deal following a $200 million equity backing from Crestview.

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