The North American leaders in TV & feature film production equipment, workflow/dailies, post-production and studios merge eight founding companies to streamline client experience. TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2017 /CNW/ – The SIM Group, is pleased to announce the completion of a comprehensive branding-review of its eight founding companies (Bling, Chainsaw, Crossing Studios, Pixel Underground, Post FactoryNY, PS Production Services, […]
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The SIM Group Aquires The Crossing Studios
September 5, 2017 (TORONTO): The SIM Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Vancouver’s fastest- growing full-service studio and production facilities provider, The Crossing Studios. To better serve its clients, SIM Group, a family of companies who delivers expert services across television, feature film and commercial production and post-production industries, will now also offer approximately […]
Granite Invests in Mike & Mike Organics
Toronto, March 21, 2016: Douglas Buchanan, Managing Director of Granite Partners L.P., announced today that, Granite Partners has made a major equity investment in Mike & Mike’s Organics, based in Woodbridge, Ontario.Mike and Mike’s is Ontario’s only exclusively certified-organic distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, delivering more than 300 kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables including its own line of dried […]
Chair-man Mills Acquisition
Toronto, August 27, 2015: Chair-man Mills has acquired The Event Rental Group, creating Canada’s largest event rental company and the fifth largest event rental company in North America. The firms are both based in Toronto. The Event Rental Group operates Exclusive Affair Rentals and Advanced Tent Rental. The Event Rental Group companies provide all manner of […]
Post Factory NY Joins SIM Group to Expand Reach
Los Angeles, June 19, 2015 – The SIM Group, a leading supplier of production and post-production equipment and services to the motion picture and television industry, has entered into an agreement today to merge with Post Factory NY, one of New York City’s largest independent providers of post-production services.The move significantly enhances the SIM Group’s […]
SIM Group Adds Sound Services through Merger with Tattersall Sound and Picture
LOS ANGELES April 7, 2015 SIM Group today announces its merger with Tattersall Sound and Picture, a Toronto-based provider of sound editorial, ADR and mixing services to film and television productions. The move extends SIM Group’s reach into sound post production and advances its goal of providing productions with end-to-end services from the camera to […]
SIM Group Acquires Toronto’s Pixel Underground
LOS ANGELES December 2, 2014 Continuing its rapid expansion, the SIM Group has acquired Toronto post-production facility Pixel Underground and its associated companies FINI Films and stationEX. The move gives SIM Group the ability to deliver complete post production and media distribution services in the Toronto market; Pixel Underground is one of Ontario’s leading providers […]
The SIM Group Merges with Hollywood’s Chainsaw
Los Angeles June 27, 2014 The SIM Group has reached an agreement in principle to merge with Hollywood-based Chainsaw. The deal unites one of the film and television industry’s leading suppliers of production equipment and post-production services, with one of Hollywood’s most successful independent post-production facilities that services such renowned shows as The Academy Awards […]
Granite Partners Invests in SIM Digital
Doug Buchanan, Managing Director of Granite Partners L.P. announced today that Granite Partners has made a major investment in SIM Digital (“SIM”). This investment has enabled SIM to acquire PS Production Services (“PS”). SIM is a world-class rental facility specializing in digital production equipment and workflow services for the television and film industries and has […]
Granite Partners Acquires Chair-Man Mills
Douglas Buchanan, Managing Director of Granite Partners, today announced the acquisition of Chair-man Mills Inc. Founded in 1911, Chair-man Mills is recognized as Canada’s leader in the special events industry providing high quality table top rentals, stages and dance floors, and high quality tabletop rentals for special events held at major venues and in Canadian […]