HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
Rock Hill Capital Group ("Rock Hill"), a Houston-based private equity firm,
today announced that one of its portfolio companies, Integrated A/V Systems, LLC
("Integrated A/V"), also headquartered in Houston, has successfully completed
the acquisition of a majority interest in Creative Presentations, Inc.
("Creative Presentations") headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Integrated A/V (d/b/a CCS Presentation Systems Texas) is a leading full service
integration and value added reseller of audio and video equipment including
interactive whiteboards, projectors, LCD and plasma displays, audio systems, and
document cameras. Integrated A/V serves customers in the corporate, government
and educational institutions (higher education and K-12). With the acquisition
of Creative Presentations, Integrated A/V will have offices in Texas: Houston,
Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Tyler and Louisiana: Lafayette and New Orleans.
Creative Presentations was founded by Barry and Susan Edwards and is the largest
independent A/V integrator in Louisiana. With customers ranging from the
Louisiana Department of Transportation, Governor`s Office of Homeland Security
and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Creative Presentations has a
solid business model that will meld seamlessly with Integrated A/V`s current
business.
Randall B. Hale, Managing Director of Rock Hill, stated, "We are pleased that
Barry and Susan Edwards and the team at Creative Presentations agreed to partner
with us and Integrated A/V. Creative Presentations represents an excellent
expansion opportunity for Integrated A/V and a nice complement to our existing
business."
Mark Kalinsky, CEO of Integrated A/V, added, "We are proud to add the talent and
extensive industry experience of Creative Presentations to our team. The demand
for A/V technology has never been bigger and we saw a great opportunity to grow
the business in the southeast by joining forces with the Creative Presentations
team in Louisiana."
Rock Hill and Integrated A/V continue to seek targeted acquisitions and growth
opportunities in select markets throughout the United States.
About Rock Hill Capital Group
Founded in 2007, Rock Hill Capital Group, LLC (www.rockhillcap.com) is a private
equity investment firm that targets investments in the growing middle to lower
middle market companies with enterprise values of up to $75 million. Rock Hill
seeks to assist successful entrepreneurial companies located in the southern
United States in the growth and expansion of their businesses. Currently, Rock
Hill has $50 million of committed capital under management through Rock Hill
Capital I, L.P. Current portfolio companies include Integrated AV Systems, LLC
d/b/a CCS Presentation Systems (www.ccsprojects.com) and SouthWaste Holdings,
LLC (www.southwaste.com).
For Rock Hill Capital Group, LLC
Suzy Ginsburg, 713-721-4774
suzy@gcomworks.com
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