GCP’s partners share a 20+ year track record of successful investments and groundbreaking merger and acquisition advisory
In October 2015, GCP made its first investment in Opus Agency, a leading full-service provider of corporate event solutions with a focus on market leading technology sector clients. Opus has since completed 7 strategic add-on acquisitions.
Investment Date: October 2015 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Web: www.opusagency.com
“GCP has been an exceptional partner, and we couldn’t be happier with the relationship and their contribution to our current and future growth and success.”
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Investment Date: December 2017 Location: New York, NY Web: www.beachfront.com
In December 2017, GCP made its second platform investment in Beachfront Media in partnership with PSP Capital. Beachfront Media is a leading programmatic video advertising company, meeting the video distribution and monetization needs of publishers and advertisers across screens. The company's proprietary platform enables great user experiences in today's demanding mobile, CTV and OTT video environments.
Investment Date: September 2018 Location: Austin, TX Web: www.trendlineinteractive.com
In September 2018, GCP made its third platform investment in Trendline Interactive and Inbox Pros. Trendline Interactive is a full-service email marketing agency providing true end-to-end email solutions for enterprise organizations. Trendline’s team consists of experts in strategy, operations, technology, creative, analytics, deliverability, and privacy. Inbox Pros is the leading email deliverability and privacy consulting firm in the United States. They evaluate mailing infrastructure set-up, email authentication, sender reputation, bounce and complaints, list quality and permissions, email compliance, and message content. Inbox Pros also provides ISP remediation, domain specific volume and policy guidelines, and email industry updates. The world's first and only Email Deliverability Certification Class. Inbox Pros is a member of M3AAWG, IAPP, EEC, AMA, and other professional email organizations. Trendline further expanded its capabilities, client base and geographic footprint with the acquisition of Inbox Marketer in Canada in April 2019.
Investment Date: November 2018 Location: New York, NY Web: www.cyberriskalliance.com
In November 2018, GCP announced the formation of CyberRisk Alliance in partnership with Doug Manoni, CEO. CyberRisk Alliance, is a business intelligence company created to serve the high-growth, rapidly evolving cybersecurity and information risk management marketplace. CyberRisk Alliance is an ensemble of highly specialized businesses producing information, events, digital media and other professional intelligence resources with a shared mission of informing, educating and training business professionals, while building community and facilitating industry commerce. In December 2018 CyberRisk Alliance invested in CyberSecurity Collaboration Forum and CyberRisk Collaboration in partnership with Bob Dethlefs, former Founder and CEO of Evanta and now Chairman of CyberRisk Alliance. CyberRisk Alliance announced the acquisition of InfoSec World Conference & Expo in February 2019 followed by the acquisitions of SC Media and Cybersecurity Collaborative in August 2019.
Investment Date: December 2019 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Web: www.truefirestudios.com
In December 2019, GCP announced the formation of TrueFire Studios through the strategic combination of TrueFire and JamPlay. TrueFire Studios is an alliance of the world’s leading online music education companies. TrueFire Studios is passionate about democratizing music education by providing affordable, anytime, anywhere access to best-in-class artists and the planet's most comprehensive music lesson library across all popular instruments. The company provides exceptional revenue-share opportunities for educators, while preserving artist-led music education for future generations.
Investment Date: March 2020 Location: Washington, D.C. Web: www.govexecmediagroup.com
In March 2020, GCP partnered with former CEO of Hanley Wood and B2B information and data industry veteran, Peter Goldstone, to acquire a controlling stake in Atlantic Media's Government Executive Media Group (GEMG). GEMG is the market-leading digital media, information, and intelligence company serving government leaders and contractors. The company’s editorial brands include Government Executive, Nextgov, Defense One and Route Fifty. GCP is providing additional equity capital in full support of GEMG’s strategy to invest in, acquire, and form strategic partnerships focused on complementary editorial brands, proprietary data, and events. These strategic moves will also drive the company forward in building the market-leading data-driven platform that supports government executives and contractors by providing data and transparency that supports their decision-making around government programs.
In April 2020, GCP combined The Stable, a leading consumer brand agency known for launching brands such as quip, Ring, and Califia Farms into Target and Amazon with Arkansas based retail agency Kreative Sales & Marketing, a sales and marketing firm that helps CPG brands launch and manage their business at Walmart, Sam’s Club & Costco. The combination will help create a leading commerce agency built for consumer brands seeking to leverage brick and mortar, eCommerce and direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels. The combined offering will include full-service retail strategy, representation, channel management, social & digital marketing, creative and product development services.
In December 2020, GCP acquired Equine Network, the leading provider of proprietary sports content, information, and tech-enabled services to the $130 billion U.S. equine industry. Equine Network operates three segments: (i) Competitions: owns, operates and serves as the governing body for three of the World’s largest and most renowned sporting competitions in the western equine market; (ii) Memberships: provides roadside assistance services to 40,000 horse trailer owners and members, as well as online learning services to thousands of subscribers; (iii) Marketing Services: eight well-known equine industry information platforms, reaching three million individuals, and 600+ leading companies who utilize these platforms as a valuable channel for marketing solutions.