Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Douglas Products

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Capstone Nutrition

September 23, 2019

Food & Beverage

Brightstar Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Capstone Nutrition, a developer and manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplement products. The transaction was completed in partnership with members of Capstone’s senior management and is intended to accelerate growth into new markets and products while enhancing the company's R&D and manufacturing capabilities.

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.

Dunes Point Capital Acquires Vanguard Packaging (Vanguard Packaging, Advanced Logistics & Great Plains Packaging)

August 12, 2019

Packaging

Dunes Point Capital has acquired a controlling interest in Vanguard Packaging, which includes Vanguard Packaging, Inc., Advanced Logistics & Fulfillment, LLC, and Great Plains Packaging, Inc. Vanguard is a Kansas City–based designer and manufacturer of high-graphic corrugated displays, retail-ready and industrial packaging, and provides related assembly, logistics and fulfillment services; the company employs approximately 200 people. Debt financing for the transaction was provided by Twin Brook Capital Partners and Churchill Asset Management.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Novae Corp.

December 22, 2021

Manufacturing

Brightstar Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, completed its acquisition of Novae Corp., a Markle, Indiana-headquartered trailer manufacturer, in partnership with Novae founder and senior management who retain significant ownership. Novae operates six trailer brands across 15 manufacturing facilities with more than 1,100 employees and will work with Brightstar to scale operations and expand in a fragmented market.

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.

ScottsMiracle-Gro (Hawthorne) Acquires Luxx Lighting and True Liberty Bags

December 30, 2021

Consumer Products

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its Hawthorne Gardening Company division, acquired Luxx Lighting (assets) for $215 million and True Liberty Bags for $10 million. The deals expand Hawthorne's indoor/hydroponic lighting and harvest/storage product portfolios and add approximately $100 million in annual sales and $20 million in operating income from Luxx.