CapitalSpring acquires Coast Sign

CapitalSpring, a middle-market private investment firm, partnered with management to acquire Coast Sign LLC, a manufacturer of exterior signage and provider of related products and services.

Coast Sign provides signage solutions to blue-chip, multi-location brands across all 50 states and North America, including sign design, project management, permitting, manufacturing, installation, and post-installation servicing and repair.

Over its 60-year history, Coast Sign has offered signage solutions including channel letters, monument boards, pylons, and other related products. The business currently serves multi-location industry segments including restaurants, hotels, retail, financial services, mobile carriers, pharmacy and health, entertainment, and other franchised and independent brands. Coast Sign operates a 100,000-square-foot facility and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.

“Having invested in more than 90 multi-location brands over the past two decades, CapitalSpring has a deep appreciation for how critical a reliable exterior signage manufacturer and servicer is to its customers. We immediately recognized Coast’s differentiated offering, including its wide breadth of capabilities and unrelenting focus on product quality, customer service, and turnkey solutions, and we are excited about this new partnership,” said Kaivon Abrishami, managing director at CapitalSpring.

“CapitalSpring is built to support the growth of businesses that are critical to the broader multi-location ecosystem. As one of the leading end-to-end providers in this sector, Coast has built a strong foundation, and we look forward to working with the management team to add capabilities and customers, both through organic investment and strategic acquisitions,” added Chris Novick, a CapitalSpring vice president.

“Our partnership with CapitalSpring marks an exciting new chapter for Coast,” said Ernie Rivas, CEO of Coast Sign and a 30-year veteran of the company. “CapitalSpring’s multi-location business expertise, broad industry relationships, and track record of success partnering with management teams to support growth of middle market businesses, make them the ideal partner to help us build on our legacy and take the business to the next level.”