CentralBDC Acquires Majority Stake in Better Car People

CentralBDC (Better Car People) Acquires AutoAwards

August 28, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

CentralBDC announced the acquisition of AutoAwards, a 30-year provider of loyalty and rewards programs for automotive and marine dealerships. The deal is the third add-on to CentralBDC's portfolio and will be folded into the company's rebranded operating platform, Better Car People (BCP), to expand its dealer-facing customer engagement and loyalty capabilities.

Better Car People Acquires Proactive Dealer Solutions from Capitala Group

September 11, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Better Car People has acquired Proactive Dealer Solutions, a Huntersville, North Carolina-based provider of SaaS and BDC consulting for automotive dealerships, from Capitala Group. The acquisition combines BCP's omnichannel lead engagement platform and generative AI capabilities with Proactive's Brooke AI Digital Voice Assistant, BDC technology, and retail performance consulting to create an integrated dealer engagement offering.

CentralBDC (SJ Partners Portfolio Company) Acquires PowerBDC

October 25, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

CentralBDC, an SJ Partners portfolio company based in Boca Raton, Florida, has acquired PowerBDC, a Stamford, Connecticut-based outsourced business development center serving automotive, RV, powersports and marine dealerships. The add-on expands CentralBDC's suite of inbound/outbound lead generation, lead management and CRM services as part of a strategy to grow its market share and capabilities in dealership marketing and customer engagement.

SJ Partners, Aaron Kleinhandler, Everside and Northcreek Invest in CentralBDC

March 7, 2022

Professional Services

Aaron Kleinhandler, SJ Partners, Northcreek Mezzanine and Everside Capital Partners made an equity investment into CentralBDC (to be renamed CentralBDC, Enterprises, LLC), an outsourced business development company based in Boca Raton, Florida that provides lead management and BDC services to auto dealerships nationwide. The transaction provides subordinated debt and equity from Everside and Northcreek alongside a senior term loan from Enterprise Bank & Trust and positions the business for institutional growth and platform-driven add-on acquisitions.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Brightstar Corp.

October 22, 2020

Telecommunications

Brightstar Capital Partners (BCP) completed the acquisition of a 75% majority stake in Brightstar Corp., partnering with Brightstar’s senior management team. SoftBank Group Corp., the prior owner, will retain a 25% minority stake; BCP said it will help accelerate Brightstar’s growth in device protection, warranty, trade-in and supply chain solutions.

EP Wealth Advisors Adds Better Money Decisions

August 26, 2025

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors announced a strategic partnership to bring Santa Fe-based Better Money Decisions (BMD) into the EP Wealth platform, adding roughly $370 million in AUM and a small team of advisors. The move expands EP Wealth's presence in the Southwest and provides a succession plan as BMD Managing Partner Lorraine Ell transitions to retirement.