Houlihan Lokey Advises FC3 Group

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that FC3 Group (FC3), a portfolio company of Crestview Partners (Crestview) and Aleph Capital Partners (Aleph), has completed a refinancing. Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financing advisor to FC3 on the transaction, which closed on 31 March 2026.

Formed in 2020, FC3 unites Oscar, Emmy, and BAFTA-winning creative studio and go-to post-production company. FC3 is a leading global provider of VFX and creative post-production services across feature, episodic, advertising, and immersive media end markets.

Founded in 2004, Crestview is a private equity firm focused on the middle market. The firm is based in New York and manages funds with aggregate capital commitments exceeding $10 billion. The firm is led by a group of partners who have complementary experience and distinguished backgrounds in private equity, finance, operations, and management. Crestview has senior investment professionals focused on sourcing and managing investments in each of the specialty areas of the firm: industrials, media, and financial services.

Established in 2013, Aleph is a London-based investment firm that backs companies driven by secular industry themes primarily in the telecom, media, and technology sectors, working closely with management teams as a long-term investor to deliver value growth.

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