Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires KZF Design

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

May 11, 2021

Government & Public Sector

Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Engineering Research and Consulting, Inc. (ERC), a Huntsville, Alabama-based provider of mission-critical engineering and consulting services to the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and other government entities. Dr. Ernie Wu will continue as Board Chair and CEO and the company — which employs approximately 2,200 people nationwide — will partner with Brightstar to pursue operational investments and strategic acquisitions. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.

Signal Hill Equity Partners Enters Strategic Partnership with KGD Architecture

October 7, 2025

Engineering Services

Signal Hill Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with KGD Architecture, a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm based in Washington, D.C. KGD will join Signal Hill’s growing national AEC platform alongside CSArch, ZMM Architects and Engineers, and Kluber Architects + Engineers; financial terms were not disclosed and KGD’s leadership and staff will remain in place.

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.

Signal Hill Equity Partners Invests in Kluber Architects + Engineers

September 9, 2025

Engineering Services

Signal Hill Equity Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Kluber Architects + Engineers, an Aurora, Illinois-based architecture and engineering firm. Kluber will remain led by its existing leadership team and will join Signal Hill’s growing A&E platform alongside CSArch and ZMM Architects to expand the firm’s geographic reach and capabilities across government, education, and healthcare 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.

KSI Kitchen & Bath Acquires Starlite Kitchens & Baths, Inc.

March 17, 2021

Building Products

KSI Kitchen & Bath, a family-owned kitchen and bath design firm based in Michigan, has acquired Starlite Kitchens & Baths, a Grand Rapids/Byron Center-based kitchen and bath design center. The acquisition expands KSI's footprint into West Michigan and positions the company as one of the Midwest's largest kitchen and bath design firms; terms were not disclosed.