Jacksonville-based CES Power announced Dec. 10 it acquired Kansas City, Missouri-based Base Craft.
CES is a global provider of infrastructure for live events. For example, it provided power services for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour.
Base Craft provides specialty services and equipment for the motion picture industry.
CES said in a news release that Base Craft equipment includes production trailers, trucks, basecamp, power generation, battery storage and HVAC equipment. This includes passenger vehicles, truck and tractor rentals, as well as solar trailers for hair and makeup, wardrobe, camera and sound, and various other production equipment.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
A spokesperson for CES said the company is headquartered at 7411 Fullerton St. near The Avenues.
CES also announced the launch of CES Studio Services, a division providing bundled solutions for film, television and the broadcast industry.
The Base Craft management team, including Jeffrey Gowing, Hunter Andrews, Welch Lambeth, and Aaron Pigg, will join the CES Studio Services leadership team.
“We aim to become the provider of choice for the television and motion picture industry in North America,” CES CEO Greg Landa said in the release.
“Our scale, footprint, team, industry experience and breadth of quality equipment distinguishes CES Studio Services in a fragmented market.”
CES is part of Houston-based Allied Industrial Partners, a private equity firm with more than $1 billion of assets under management.
Allied acquired CAT Entertainment Services from Ring Power in 2021 and rebranded it CES Power. Landa, the founder and CEO, stayed with the company after deal.
CES said Base Craft is CES’s 13th acquisition since being acquired by Allied. It said the company will continue to seek acquisitions.
“The acquisition of Base Craft and the creation of CES Studio Services are significant milestones in the CES strategic growth story,” said Bradford Rossi and Philip Wright, co-founders and managing partners at Allied, in the release.
“The film industry is a natural fit with CES’s live entertainment business, and we believe this new division is ripe for growth. Base Craft provides additional competencies and vital locations that will help CES further expand its footprint and achieve its goal of becoming a leading player in its industry.”