Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Genstar Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Genstar Capital is a middle-market private equity firm investing in high-quality companies and partnering with management teams and strategic advisors to grow and transform portfolio companies. It has approximately $50B in assets under management and focuses on financial services, software, industrials, and healthcare.

Focus Areas
Middle-market private equity, Private equity investment
Website
www.gencap.com

Tracked deals

60

60 tracked deals across 2017-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

29 buyout · 14 addon · 9 recapitalization

Genstar Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 9 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 9 years for Genstar Capital. 1 2017 9 2019 7 2020 14 2021 11 2022 4 2023 6 2024 7 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 60 tracked deals for Genstar Capital.

  • February 27, 2026
    Buyer
    Docupace, Genstar Capital
    Target
    InvestEdge
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Docupace, an AI-enabled back-office and compliance software provider for wealth management firms, announced its acquisition of InvestEdge, a regulatory compliance software provider for bank trust departments, broker-dealers, and RIAs. The deal expands Docupace’s compliance portfolio with InvestEdge’s ComplianceEdge platform and aims to create a unified data fabric across onboarding, supervision, and surveillance workflows.

  • Buyer
    Flourish Research, Genstar Capital
    Target
    Valkyrie Clinical Trials
    Type
    Addon

    Flourish Research, a Genstar Capital-backed multi-site clinical trial organization, has made a strategic investment in Valkyrie Clinical Trials to establish a meaningful presence in oncology. Valkyrie, founded by Dr. David Berz and operating three sites in Los Angeles, will leverage Flourish's national network and infrastructure to accelerate oncology trial access and patient recruitment.

  • Buyer
    Aperture, LLC, Genstar Capital
    Target
    Bryant Consultants Operating, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Aperture, LLC, a Genstar Capital portfolio company, has acquired Bryant Consultants Operating, LLC, a geotechnical engineering and forensic consulting firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Carrollton, Texas. The acquisition expands Aperture’s geotechnical and forensic capabilities and brings Bryant’s licensed engineers and field/laboratory services into Aperture’s national forensic and litigation-support platform.

  • Buyer
    Genstar Capital
    Target
    First Eagle Investments
    Seller
    Blackstone, Corsair
    Type
    Buyout

    Genstar Capital has closed a majority investment in First Eagle Investments, a New York–based independent investment management firm with approximately $161 billion in assets under management. The deal marks the exit of prior majority owners Blackstone and Corsair and is intended to accelerate First Eagle’s expansion of investment capabilities and client reach while preserving the firm’s independence and management ownership stake.

  • Buyer
    Aperture, LLC, Genstar Capital
    Target
    Biomechanical Consultants, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Aperture, LLC, a Genstar Capital portfolio company, announced the acquisition/partnership of Biomechanical Consultants, Inc., a forensic biomechanics and expert‑witness firm founded by Dr. Sean Shimada in Davis, California. The deal brings Biomechanical Consultants’ injury‑biomechanics and crash‑reconstruction capabilities into Aperture’s national forensics platform to enhance its litigation support and expert witness services.

  • Buyer
    Genstar Capital, Stack Sports
    Target
    PlayMetrics
    Seller
    Blue Star Innovation Partners, PSG
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Addon

    Genstar Capital has backed a combination of PlayMetrics and Stack Sports, making Genstar the majority owner of the combined sports-technology business. As part of the transaction Genstar acquired PlayMetrics from Blue Star Innovation Partners and PSG and will fold it into Stack Sports (headquartered in Dallas) to create a larger SaaS platform for clubs, leagues, tournaments, and governing bodies.

  • Buyer
    Lightspeed Systems, Madison Dearborn Partners, Genstar Capital
    Target
    STOPit Solutions
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Buyout

    Lightspeed Systems, supported by funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners and Genstar Capital, has acquired STOPit Solutions to integrate anonymous reporting and crisis management with its student safety monitoring and web-filtering tools. The acquisition expands Lightspeed’s capabilities to provide unified case management, 24/7 human review, and enhanced visibility for K–12 schools to detect and prevent safety risks earlier.

  • Buyer
    Genstar Capital
    Target
    Aperture, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Genstar Capital has made a strategic majority investment in Aperture, LLC, a national provider of forensic expert witness and litigation support services headquartered in Arlington, Texas. The partnership will provide capital and resources to accelerate Aperture’s growth, expand service offerings, and support further M&A activity across new and existing markets.

  • December 5, 2024
    Buyer
    Cyncly, TA Associates, Genstar Capital
    Target
    Broadlume
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Addon

    Cyncly, a global provider of visualization and business management software backed by TA Associates and Genstar Capital, has agreed to acquire Broadlume, a provider of digital marketing, product visualization and business management software for the flooring industry. The deal will fold Broadlume into Cyncly’s flooring division (Cyncly Flooring) to expand digital marketing, visualization, CRM/ERP and payments capabilities for flooring dealers, distributors and manufacturers across North America.

  • Buyer
    Genstar Capital
    Target
    Likewize
    Seller
    Brightstar Capital Partners
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Genstar Capital has increased its strategic investment in Likewize, becoming the majority investor while Brightstar Capital Partners and management remain minority shareholders. The additional capital will be used to accelerate Likewize's growth, expand AI-driven claims handling and premium tech support capabilities, and support further geographic expansion across Europe and other markets.

  • Buyer
    Genstar Capital
    Target
    Flourish Research
    Seller
    NMS Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    Genstar Capital has made a strategic majority investment in Flourish Research, a multi-site clinical trial organization headquartered in Apex, North Carolina. The transaction represents an exit for NMS Capital, which built Flourish into a 24-site network with ~150 investigators and scaled the business through infrastructure investments and acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Genstar Capital
    Target
    Docupace
    Seller
    FTV Capital
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Genstar Capital has made a strategic majority investment in Docupace, a Holmdel, New Jersey-based provider of cloud-based software for wealth management back-office operations. The transaction is a recapitalization that will leave FTV Capital as a minority investor and position Docupace to accelerate organic and inorganic growth of its platform.

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