Crestview Partners and Aleph Capital Back Framestore’s Acquisition of
Company 3 / Method
New York, NY (Nov 6, 2020) – Crestview Partners (“Crestview”), and Aleph Capital Partners LLP
(“Aleph”), have today announced a partnership with Framestore, the UK-headquartered, Oscar-
winning visual-effects and production services company, to acquire Company 3 / Method, one of the
world’s leading post-production and visual effects companies. Following completion of the acquisition,
Crestview and Aleph will become the majority shareholders of the enlarged company.
The combination of Framestore and Company 3 / Method will create an industry-leading player in a
fast-growing market driven by the explosion of content production, and the growth of streaming
platforms, bringing together two of the world’s top creative businesses in film, television and
advertising.
Following the investment from Crestview and Aleph, the merged business will represent the next
phase of the industry, uniquely uniting all aspects that support the making of entertainment and
communications content – from concept, through to digital and post-production. It will create the only
global studio working across every part of the creative and production process and represent a
partnership that has together won every major creative award in the film, television, advertising, mixed
reality, stereo conversion and experiential sectors.
Framestore is headquartered in London with creative studios in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago,
Montréal and Mumbai. The company has been a powerhouse in leading entertainment, from its work
on box office hits such as Avengers End Game, Blade Runner 2049 and Gravity as well as original
series for streaming services such as Amazon, Netflix and Disney+, to immersive theme park
experiences for the likes of Wanda and Lionsgate Entertainment World.