C&C Studio Services acquired by Cinelease Studios
- Closed February 2026 (Kinected, October 2026); Cinelease, owned by Zello since August 2025, now runs the C&C rigging business as Cinelease Rigging (Cinelease release, September 15, 2026)
Sellers, buyers, sectors and structures from Kinected advisory transactions, with a case study where we have published one.
This is a selected set of transactions, not a complete list of the deals Kinected has closed. Kinected Advisors is a Los Angeles-based, sell-side M&A advisory firm for founder-owned companies with $10M to $100M in revenue. The firm has advised on ~$1B in transaction value across 50+ closed deals, with a firm-reported 89% close rate, and represents sellers only. The 17 Kinected advisory transactions below come from our homepage track record and published case studies. Closing years and locations come from those sources and from Kinected's own deal records; where none states one, the table says so instead of guessing.
Showing 17 of 17 deals
| Seller | Buyer | Sector | Structure | Year | Location | Case study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C&C Studio Services | Cinelease (owned by Zello)Strategic buyer | Equipment Rental | Sale | 2026 | California | Not published |
| Pride Resource Partners | Think Power SolutionsPortfolio company of Warren Equity Partners | Utility Services | Sale | 2025 | San Diego, CA | Read case study |
| Avitas Wealth Management | Management buyout | Wealth Management | Management buyout | 2023 | California | Not published |
| Compass Consulting | CIO SolutionsPrivate equity backed | IT Managed Services | Sale | 2023 | California | Read case study |
| Power Plumbing | Andersen Commercial PlumbingPortfolio company of Seaside Equity Partners | Plumbing Services | Sale | 2021 | California | Read case study |
| Confidential global e-commerce lifestyle brand | Private equity buyerPrivate equity | E-Commerce Lifestyle Business | Sale | 2020 | United Kingdom | Read case study |
| KDL Precision Molding | IRP Medical | Precision Molding | Sale | 2020 | California | Not published |
| AF Machine | Private buyer | Aerospace Parts | Sale | 2019 | California | Read case study |
| Clements Environmental | Kairos Companies | Environmental Consulting | Sale | 2019 | Los Angeles, CA | Read case study |
| PXL | Studio City | Digital Creative Agency | Sale | 2019 | California | Not published |
| Alros Label Co. | Cover LabelPrivate buyer | Label Printing | Sale | 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | Read case study |
| Oliver Mahon Asphalt | Ritz Plumbing (Ray Vandi)Strategic buyer | Commercial Paving | Sale | 2018 | California | Not published |
| Elite Eats | Territory Foods (then Power Supply) | Paleo & Organic Foods | Sale | 2015 | California | Not published |
| Fredrick Ramond Lighting | Hinkley Lighting | Decorative Lighting | Sale | 2007 | California | Not published |
| Convergent Media Systems | Technicolor (Thomson) | Digital Media Systems | Sale | 2006 | California | Not published |
| Premier Retail Networks | Technicolor (Thomson) | Retail Media Network | Sale | 2005 | California | Not published |
| Refrigerator Manufacturers, Inc. | Coldmatic Building Systems | Refrigeration Manufacturing | Sale | Not stated | California | Not published |
Year and location come from the homepage, published case studies and Kinected's deal records. Results represent individual transactions and are not guaranteed.
These transactions were led by Jim Twerdahl as principal earlier in his operator career. They are shown for context, are not Kinected advisory engagements and are not part of the table or counts above.
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