Press / Family Entertainment Group Receives Strategic Investment from TZP Growth Partners
June 01, 2015 · TZP Group
Family Entertainment Group Receives Strategic Investment from TZP Growth Partners
Family Entertainment Group ("FEG"), the leading outsourced operator of family entertainment and amusement facilities, announced a strategic investment from TZP Growth Partners I, L.P., a private equity fund focused on growing business and consumer services companies.
Founded in 2003 and based in Barrington, Illinois, FEG designs, develops, and operates family-oriented amusement facilities. The company provides game brokerage, facility design, and fully outsourced facility management services to blue-chip customers including family resorts, entertainment centers, movie theaters, bowling centers, and restaurants.
Rodney Eshelman, TZP Growth Partner, said "FEG's unmatched breadth and depth of services provides a compelling value proposition to the broader amusement and family entertainment center industries." He highlighted plans to accelerate customer acquisition, enter new markets, and pursue synergistic acquisitions.
George Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, said the investment would enable FEG to invest in premium games and attractions, upgrade technology systems, recruit top talent, and expand into new distribution channels. He added: "We look forward to a great long term partnership with TZP Growth."
TZP Group, founded in 2007 with over $600 million in assets under management, focuses on closely-held private companies where owners retain meaningful equity stakes while partnering with investors offering complementary operational and financial expertise.