Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires KZF Design
June 4, 2025
Brightstar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired KZF Design, a multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, and design firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brightstar intends to establish KZF as a platform in the architecture industry, with former AECOM CEO Mike Burke serving as KZF board chair and a stated strategy to expand via organic growth and M&A.
- Buyers
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Targets
- KZF Design
- Platforms
- KZF Design
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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