Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Engineering Research and Consulting (ERC)

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires BrightTree Studios

July 20, 2026

IT Services

Brightstar Capital Partners acquired BrightTree Studios, a Pennsylvania-based technology design and consulting firm specializing in audiovisual, IT/telecom, security, and acoustics. The deal adds BrightTree to Brightstar’s architecture and design platform alongside KZF Design and Erdman to expand technology-focused planning and enable cross-referral across the platform’s client base.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires KZF Design

June 4, 2025

Engineering Services

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.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Stratus Team, LLC

July 1, 2024

Engineering Services

Brightstar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Stratus Team, LLC from Godspeed Capital Management LP. The transaction positions Brightstar to scale Stratus — a multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, and consulting platform — through organic growth and M&A to expand its capabilities and presence across public and private sector end markets, particularly in the U.S. Southeast.

Claure Group Acquires Minority Stake in Brightstar Capital Partners

May 11, 2023

Financial Services

Claure Group has acquired a non-control, minority equity stake in Brightstar Capital Partners, a New York-based middle-market private equity firm led by founder and CEO Andrew Weinberg. The investment establishes a strategic partnership to support Brightstar’s scaling and growth initiatives; Brightstar’s portfolio companies employ roughly 19,000 people with combined EBITDA of about $600 million.

Bernhard Capital Partners Acquires Boston Government Services and SE&C to Form DOE Services Platform

December 6, 2022

Government & Public Sector

Bernhard Capital Partners has established a Department of Energy (DOE) services platform through the acquisitions of Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS), an Oak Ridge-based engineering, technology and cybersecurity firm, and Sterling Engineering & Consulting Group, LLC (SE&C), a Richland-based provider of executive, project management and technical consulting services focused on the DOE complex. Financial terms were not disclosed; both businesses will remain led by their existing management teams while joining Bernhard Capital's national DOE-focused platform to expand capabilities and client coverage across DOE programs and related government/commercial markets.

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.