Graycliff Partners Makes Minority Equity and Unitranche Debt Investment in Guidewell Education

Eagle Merchant Partners Invests in Guidewell Education; Guidewell Acquires Reach Cambridge

September 8, 2025

Education

Atlanta-based private equity firm Eagle Merchant Partners has made a control / strategic growth investment in Sacramento-based Guidewell Education, with Graycliff Partners providing follow-on unitranche debt and minority equity to support the transaction. As part of the partnership, Guidewell—an education platform serving ~22,000 students annually—acquired Reach Cambridge, a UK-based summer academic and cultural program operator, to expand its international footprint.

Guidewell Education (Boathouse Capital Portfolio) Acquires College MatchPoint

October 28, 2024

Education

Guidewell Education, a Boathouse Capital-backed platform, has acquired College MatchPoint to expand its college admissions counseling and related educational services nationwide. The deal strengthens Guidewell's capabilities in personalized college advising and marks the firm's fifth acquisition as it pursues growth in a fragmented education services market.

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) Makes Minority Investment in Bridewell Consulting

March 25, 2021

Cybersecurity

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has made a minority growth-capital investment in Bridewell Consulting as the first investment from GCP Fund V. The funding will support Bridewell's expansion of its end-to-end cyber security and managed security services (SOC/MDR), accelerate international growth and inorganic M&A, and help scale the business beyond its current ~80-employee team.

Graycliff Partners Invests in Fulham Co. Inc.

September 6, 2022

Manufacturing

Graycliff Partners LP completed an equity investment in Fulham Co. Inc., partnering with the existing management team and resulting in management increasing its ownership. The investment will support Fulham's growth initiatives and international expansion across its lighting component and power-supply product portfolios.

Graycliff Partners Recapitalizes PumpMan

June 29, 2021

Industrial Services

Graycliff Partners provided a unitranche debt facility, delayed draw term loan, and a minority equity investment to recapitalize PumpMan, Inc. The financing supports PumpMan’s acquisition-driven growth and expansion of its national pump systems maintenance and repair platform headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey.

Graycliff Partners Recapitalizes CHawk Technology International

October 5, 2021

Manufacturing

Graycliff Partners LP completed an equity investment and recapitalization of CHawk Technology International, a Hayward, California-based manufacturer of precision plastic and metal components and assemblies serving the semiconductor capital equipment, aerospace, and medical device industries. Graycliff will combine CHawk with its prior acquisition, Gold Tech Industries, to form a platform for continued growth in semicap and complementary end markets.