Brightstar Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Brightstar Capital Partners has invested in 1 company.

Brightstar Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (28%) and automotive (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (46%) and growth capital (19%). In total, Brightstar Capital Partners has invested in 7 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 6

Brightstar Capital Partners

650 Fifth Avenue, 29th Floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 430-2500
www.brightstarcapitalpartners.com
info@brightstarcapitalpartners.com

Brightstar Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on partnering with closely held and family-owned companies. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products/services, and industrials. Brightstar Capital Partners was established in 2015 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Machinery

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 50 250
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 7 3 1 - - - 11
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
WindsorONE 2022-07-27 - Growth Capital
Petaluma, California · www.windsorone.com
Novae Corp. 2021-12-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Markle, Indiana · www.novaecorp.com
XLerate Group 2021-09-02 - Secondary Buyout
Carmel, Indiana · www.xlerategroup.com
Capstone Nutrition LLC 2021-06-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Ogden, Utah · www.capstonenutrition.com
ERC, Inc. (Engineering Research and Consulting) 2021-05-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Huntsville, Alabama · www.erc-incorporated.com
Amerit Fleet Solutions, Inc. 2020-12-28 - Secondary Buyout
Walnut Creek, California · www.ameritfleetsolutions.com
Likewize Corp. 2020-09-17 - Divestiture
Southlake, Texas · www.likewize.com
Capstone Nutrition LLC 2019-09-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ogden, Utah · www.capstonenutrition.com
InfraServ US LLC 2019-06-19 - Consolidation
St. Louis, Missouri · www.infraservus.com
QualTek USA LLC 2018-06-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.qualtekservices.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
XLerate Group 2021-09-02 Auction Credit Enterprises LLC 2022-01-05 4
Carmel, Indiana · www.xlerategroup.com Dallas, Texas · www.auctioncredit.com
XLerate Group 2021-09-02 America's Auto Auction, Inc. 2021-12-30 3
Carmel, Indiana · www.xlerategroup.com Dallas, Texas · www.americasautoauction.com
QualTek USA LLC 2018-06-13 Broken Arrow Communications, Inc. 2021-08-09 11
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.qualtekservices.com Albuquerque, New Mexico · www.bacom-inc.com
QualTek USA LLC 2018-06-13 Aerial Wireless Services LLC 2019-10-21 10
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.qualtekservices.com Bellingham, Massachusetts · www.aerialwireless.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (20%) - 3 (27%) -
Automotive 2 (20%) - 2 (18%) -
Communications 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Defense 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Forest Products 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Insurance 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Machinery 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Utilities 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 10 - 11 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (100%) - 11 (100%) -
  Texas 3 (30%) - 3 (27%) -
  Indiana 2 (20%) - 2 (18%) -
  California 2 (20%) - 2 (18%) -
  Missouri 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
  Alabama 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
  Utah - - 1 (9%) -
Total 10 - 11 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (40%) - 5 (45%) -
Growth Capital 2 (20%) - 2 (18%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (20%) - 2 (18%) -
Consolidation 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Divestiture 1 (10%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 10 - 11 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies
 2
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
 1
KeyBanc Capital Markets
 1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 2
Fredrikson & Byron PA
 1
Winston & Strawn LLP
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

710M USD

Established

2015

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Andrew Weinberg

Founder, Managing Partner & CEO

Renee Noto

Partner & President

Gary Hokkanen

Partner

Joseph Stanislaw

Partner

Kenneth Kilroy

Partner

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