Tracked deals
32
32 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Other
Brightstar Capital Partners
New York, New York, United States
Brightstar Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm with more than $5bn AUM focused on control-oriented investments in business services, industrials, technology, media & telecom, and financial services companies. Brightstar combines hands-on operational value creation with disciplined use of artificial intelligence to support execution, productivity, and decision-making across its portfolio.
- Focus Areas
- Business services, Industrials, Technology/media/telecom
- Website
- brightstarcp.com
Recent pace
5
5 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
19 buyout · 9 addon · 4 growth capital
Brightstar Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 32 tracked deals for Brightstar Capital Partners.
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September 16, 2026
- Buyer
- Bendon LLC, Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Hinkler’s North American business
- Seller
- Hinkler (North American business carve-out)
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Bendon LLC acquired Hinkler’s North American business to expand its owned-brand portfolio and broaden product offerings in children’s coloring, activity, arts and crafts, stationery, toys, and games. The deal is a carve-out: Hinkler’s Australian and other international operations continue under existing ownership, while the North American business will operate under Bendon.
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July 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- BrightTree Studios
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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June 24, 2026
- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Erdman
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Addon
Brightstar Capital Partners acquired Erdman, an architecture and engineering firm specializing in healthcare and senior living facilities. Erdman will join KZF Design as part of Brightstar’s architecture and design platform, strengthening its sector depth with a proprietary healthcare analytics platform called ZeroIn.
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- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Simon Eye Holdings, LLC
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Delaware, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Brightstar Capital Partners announced a strategic investment in Simon Eye Holdings, an integrated vision care platform providing optometry, optical, and ophthalmology services across the Mid-Atlantic region. The investment is intended to support continued development of the platform and enhance operations and clinical infrastructure while CEO Edward DiMartino and management retain meaningful ownership.
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- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Bendon Publishing International, Inc.
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Brightstar Capital Partners acquired Bendon Publishing International, a designer and distributor of licensed screen-free children’s coloring, activity, and educational products. Founder and CEO Ben Ferguson will continue to lead Bendon and retain a meaningful ownership stake.
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August 6, 2025
- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Analyte Health
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired Analyte Health, a Houston-based direct-to-consumer digital health company that provides diagnostics, virtual care, and prescription fulfillment. Analyte founder Fiyyaz Pirani will remain CEO and retain a significant ownership stake as Brightstar looks to scale the business as a platform in consumer healthcare.
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- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Arden University
- Seller
- Global University Systems (GUS)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Growth capital
Brightstar Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 50% stake in Arden University. The deal is being done in partnership with Global University Systems (GUS), Arden’s current owner, and aims to scale Arden’s international reach and digital innovation, including embedding AI.
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June 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- KZF Design
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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June 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Stratus Team, LLC, Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Kilian Engineering, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Addon
Stratus Team, a Brightstar Capital Partners-backed integrated engineering and architecture platform, has acquired Kilian Engineering, a North Carolina-based MEP/FA design firm. The add-on expands Stratus' mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire alarm capabilities and broadens its delivery footprint across the Southeast U.S.
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February 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Stratus Team, LLC, Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Engineering Strategies, Inc. (ESI)
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Stratus Team, a Pittsburgh-based integrated engineering, architecture, and consulting platform backed by Brightstar Capital Partners, has acquired Engineering Strategies, Inc. (ESI), a Marietta, Georgia firm specializing in water and wastewater engineering. The acquisition expands Stratus' water resources capabilities and strengthens its presence in the southeastern United States.
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January 30, 2025
- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- W.W. Williams
- Seller
- One Equity Partners
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired W.W. Williams from One Equity Partners. W.W. Williams is a diversified aftermarket parts and service provider for commercial trucks, trailers, diesel engines, and power generation systems operating across 23 states with over 50 locations and more than 1,250 employees; senior management will retain an ownership stake.
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August 7, 2024
- Buyer
- Brightstar Capital Partners
- Target
- Best Choice Roofing
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Brightstar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Best Choice Roofing, a national residential roofing provider with more than 85 locations across 24 states and over 60,000 customers. Brightstar said the investment will support continued geographic expansion, scale operations, and enhance systems and infrastructure while partnering with founder and CEO Wayne Holloway.
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