Red Arts Capital

We are pleased to announce that our portfolio company, Coregistics, has acquired Belvika Trade & Packaging. This significant milestone makes Coregistics the largest pure-play contract packaging company in North America by scale and revenue, with expanded capabilities and an international reach. Belvika is recognized as a leading service provider to the food and beverage industry, offering expertise in material sourcing, primary and secondary packaging, and merchandising displays. With the integration of Belvika and its team, Coregistics is positioned to offer enhanced solutions to consumer packaged goods companies, emerging brands, and private label brands. This marks an exciting step forward in our continued efforts to drive growth and create value for our portfolio, customers, and investors. Please click here to view the full press release: https://lnkd.in/gy6PJcc8 And here to see the deal highlighted in Fortune Term Sheet: https://lnkd.in/dfUJUnGk #PrivateEquity #Logistics #SupplyChain #RedArtsCapital

Another exciting team addition to announce - Dozie Ibekwe?joins us as a Senior Associate from Madison Dearborn Partners. As a new member of Red Arts, Dozie will be instrumental in leading deal sourcing, investment execution, and portfolio support. He brings with him an expansive background in business administration, consulting, and venture capital.?We look forward to Dozie adding immediate value to?the Red Arts’ ecosystem.?

We are excited to announce Eliza Vega has joined us as an Office Manager. Eliza?has?extensive experience in real estate and relationship management and provided integral support to the C-Suite in her previous role.?She will be an important part of our operations moving forward.

Thrilled to highlight Kenisha Leak, who recently joined us as a Senior Executive Assistant and has already proven to be a great asset to the executive team. Kenisha brings extensive experience supporting C-suite level leadership, having served in similar roles at several global companies prior to joining Red Arts.

Last week, Red Arts Co-Founder and Co-CEO Chad Strader?presented at the GCM Grosvenor SEM Consortium. ? Moderated by Grosvenor’s Lee Brashear, Chad joined co-panelists Evan Affinito, CFA, CAIA, Senior Investment Officer at the SC Retirement System Investment Commission?and Adam Waglay, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Butterfly Equity?to talk about evolving funding sources available to asset managers. ? Chad spoke about Red Arts’ journey from seeking initial co-investments with LPs to raising the first fund. He also spoke about the investment opportunities he sees in the supply chain and logistics industries and gave advice to aspiring investors and those looking to scale their businesses.

We are excited to announce the appointment of Stefan Freeman as CEO of Partners Warehouse LLC. “I am thrilled to join the Partners Warehouse Holdings team,” said Mr. Freeman, “and I look forward to helping guide the business through an exciting chapter of growth and expansion. Partners provides a unique service offering to the marketplace which is based upon strong customer service and a family-oriented culture.” Read the full article here.

Congratulations to Nicholas Antoine and Chad Strader for both being named in Crain's Chicago Business Who's Who 2024!

We are thrilled to announce that Chad S., Cofounder and Managing Partner of Red Arts Capital, will be joining us as a speaker on the Private Equity Panel at the 19th Sloan Investment Conference in February 2024! In addition to his work, Chad is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Young Leaders Circle at The Milken Institute (YPO). He also serves as a board member of the Big Shoulders Fund and is a member of The Chicago Club and The Economic Club of Chicago. Get your tickets to join us here: https://lnkd.in/e2vQA9nx