OUR STORY
Over 20 transactions since 2005, the firm has raised more than $1.5B of equity and debt capital to support its portfolio of platform businesses. CREO is focused on control investments in established companies generating revenue of $25mm to $1B. CREO is currently investing out of its fifth dedicated fund and other vehicles.
CREO seeks to provide unique access to investments in the defensive middle market food space.
20+ years of experience across 20+ deals in a single industry
Investment Criteria
- Control position
- Up to $1bn in annual revenue
- $5mm to $100mm in annual EBITDA
- Comfortable with cross-border
Deep Experience With
- Platform roll ups
- Special situation / carve out
- Family-owned businesses
- High growth
“We founded CREO 20 years ago to be transformative investors in the food space, and now 20 years later and 20 deals later, we couldn’t be prouder of the legacy that we have helped create for so many great businesses. CREO means ‘new beginnings’ in Latin and ‘I believe’ in Spanish; these are inspirational themes that we seek to bring to partnerships and management teams that we invest alongside.”
