November 4, 2014

Beverly Hills, CA (November 4, 2014) – Santa Monica-based Bison Capital Partners IV, LP (“Bison Capital”) announced today that it has closed a major investment in Ease Entertainment Services, the entertainment industry’s fastest-growing payroll and software services firm. Ease provides the only studiograde, all-in-one production management platform in the industry. Marrying financial with logistical
production information, Ease is able to deliver a radically new level of compliance, governance, transparency, data security and efficiency, fundamentally transforming how studios manage their production and development operations.

Every studio and major independent production company in North America has used at least one Ease solution. The Ease platform consists of its state-of-the-art production finance applications, coupled with full-service payroll; its unique portfolio of physical production automation and development tools, called Scenechronize™; and the Ease Studio Hub, its studio production information management and security system.

Bison Capital is a Los Angeles and New York based private equity firm that makes growth capital investments in middle‐market companies, public or private, for expansion, acquisitions, and balance sheet recapitalizations. The firm’s primary investment focus is partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams seeking capital to grow their businesses. www.bisoncapital.com