Tracked deals
4
4 tracked deals across 2019-2025.
Private Equity Firm
Financial Services
BlackBern Partners
New York, New York, United States
BlackBern Partners was founded in 2010 to make investments in mature operating companies. BlackBern is industry agnostic and focuses on special situations, recapitalizations, and high-performing businesses where it can see specific opportunities to add value.
- Website
- blackbernpartners.com
Recent pace
0
0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
2 addon · 2 buyout
BlackBern Partners Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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September 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Civica Media, BlackBern Partners, Graycliff Partners
- Target
- Greenleaf Book Group, Amplify Publishing Group
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
Civica Media, a new publishing platform backed by private equity firm BlackBern Partners, has acquired Greenleaf Book Group and Amplify Publishing Group to create a leading hybrid and thought-leadership book publisher. Graycliff Partners provided a unitranche debt facility and a minority equity investment to support the transaction; both acquired brands will continue to operate under their existing leadership while sharing Civica’s editorial, production, marketing, distribution, and analytics capabilities.
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December 11, 2024
- Buyer
- Value Foodservice LLC, BlackBern Partners LLC
- Target
- 11 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants
- Seller
- Prior owners
- Industry
- Restaurants & Hospitality
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Value Foodservice LLC (VFS), backed by BlackBern Partners LLC, has acquired 11 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Kentucky and Tennessee—mostly in the greater Nashville area—bringing VFS's total KFC count to 59 locations nationwide. The deal is an add-on acquisition for the PE-backed VFS platform as it continues geographic expansion and consolidation in the quick-service restaurant market.
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January 21, 2020
- Buyer
- Zentech Manufacturing, Inc., BlackBern Partners
- Target
- Trilogy Circuits, LLC
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
Zentech Manufacturing, a portfolio company of BlackBern Partners, has acquired Trilogy Circuits, LLC, an AS9100D-certified electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider based in Richardson, Texas. Trilogy will operate as Zentech Dallas and the deal expands Zentech's geographic footprint and high-reliability manufacturing capability for defense, aerospace and medical customers in the Southwest.
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May 13, 2019
- Buyer
- BlackBern Partners LLC, Zentech Management, Steve Pudles
- Target
- Zentech Manufacturing, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
BlackBern Partners LLC has acquired Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. in partnership with Zentech management and incoming CEO Steve Pudles. The private equity-backed deal positions Zentech to accelerate growth as a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider serving defense, aerospace, medical and other high-reliability markets, with management staying in place and Matt Turpin remaining as an advisor and investor.
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Manufacturing Buyers & Acquisitions
2 tracked deals by BlackBern Partners.
Media & Entertainment Buyers & Acquisitions
1 tracked deal by BlackBern Partners.
Restaurants & Hospitality Buyers & Acquisitions
1 tracked deal by BlackBern Partners.
Acquisitions in Maryland
1 tracked deal by BlackBern Partners.
Acquisitions in Texas
1 tracked deal by BlackBern Partners.
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