EK Success is a creative consumer products company with the leading market position in the fast-growing $3.0 billion scrapbooking segment of the U.S. craft industry. EK Success designs and markets some of the scrapbook industry’s most respected brands of stickers, multi-dimensional embellishments, punches and writing utensils for use in scrapbooking and related paper crafts, such as card making and invitation creation. These include ZIG Memory System®, Sticko®, Paper Shapers®, Jolee’s Boutique®, HERMA®, K & Company and Cutter Bee®. The Company has a demonstrated history of consistent, successful product innovation, having won over 40 design and reader’s choice awards since 2002. In 2007, EK success acquired Wilton Industries, one of the countries largest cake decoration suppliers and is now led by Steven Fraser, formerly of Wilton Industries. Interestingly, one of their largest customers for scrapbooking supplies, Michael's, is owned by Blackstone. EK is owned by GTCR, a mid market PE shop out in Chicago.
