MRE Partners Completes its Investment in Curated Events
Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) July 17, 2023 -- MRE Partners ("MRE") has completed an investment in Curated Events (“Curated” or the “Company”), the premier event service provider in the Eastern US. Curated’s mission is to inspire, enhance, and elevate the human need to gather and make those notable occasions unforgettable.
Curated has a keen eye for design and aesthetics and is proud to offer the largest and most diverse rental selection in the Southeast. The Company also offers a unique set of planning options that bring additional value to our partnerships with a wide array of clients. Those offerings along with Curated’s depth of stylish and relevant inventory choices enable us to bring a unique turnkey approach to events that is unique to this space. The Company additionally offers large scale, highly innovative, and customized tent structures for luxury events nationwide through its Skyline Tent Company brand.
“We are excited to be partnering with the Curated team to build the undisputed market leader in premium event services throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Our goal is to provide an unparalleled level of selection and service to our clients” said David Williams, Founder at MRE.
“The Company is at a nice inflection point in its evolution. We like the industry shift towards customized experiences, the market fragmentation, and the opportunity to drive an improved customer experience through continued professionalization and technology” said Jon Schwartz, Director of Private Investments at MRE.
“We are thrilled by this partnership,” said Al Dyess, CEO of Curated. “MRE’s values, expertise, and commitment to growth perfectly align with our mission and goals for the future.”
Moving forward, and in partnership with MRE, Curated is looking to execute an aggressive growth plan via organic initiatives and acquisitions.
MRE partnered with Blue Marlin Partners, Stonehenge Capital, Cohesive Capital, and UMB Financial.
Dubin Clark launched the Curated Events platform in February 2017 and subsequently led the acquisition of eight add-ons to build scale, service offerings, and geographic reach.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About Curated Events
Since 1952, Curated has provided a premier selection of event services and products. CE serves the broader Mid-Atlantic region, servicing customers from Maryland to South Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.curatedevents.com.
About MRE Partners
Based in Annapolis, MD, MRE Partners is the family office of David Williams focused on private company investing and development. David Williams is the former owner and CEO of Merkle, the global leader in tech-enabled marketing services. David grew revenue from <$10M to $1B+ over 32 years as CEO.
MRE Partners’ primary mission is to be the partner of choice for mid-market privately held businesses that seek a partner to help support continued growth in large, fragmented industries over long periods of time.
MRE’s key differentiating factors include:
- Multi-generational investor with a long-term investment horizon;
- Operators who love growing businesses;
- Invest own capital but also invest with other like-minded LP’s;
- Active investors with a point of view on growth and value creation;
- Proven growth company playbook that was developed over more than 25 years; and
- Understand that true partnerships are based on a shared vision, trust and mutual respect.
For additional information, visit https://mre-capital.com/private-equity.
About Dubin Clark
Dubin Clark is a private equity firm with offices in Jacksonville Beach, FL, Boston, MA and Miami, FL. The Dubin Clark team is led by experienced private equity professionals who bring decades of success in lower middle market investing. Dubin Clark targets lead or control investments in branded niche manufacturing and specialty services companies with at least $10 million in sales. The firm’s mission is to create value by helping companies grow through a coordinated approach that includes providing capital to support internal growth, completing complementary add-on acquisitions to build market position, and helping to develop new strategies for the future while protecting the independence, culture and values that made the company successful. For additional information, visit http://www.dubinclark.com.
Jon Schwartz, MRE Partners, https://mre-capital.com/private-equity, 1 5136085160, [email protected]
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