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Brightstar Capital Partners

Medium
Not on record · Founded 1961 · Website
Private equityControl investmentsRelationship-driven sourcingActive partnershipOperational improvementStrategic acquisitions and integrationMiddle-market businesses
Last verified
11/4/2026

Firm Overview

9
Portfolio tracked
1
Sectors
0
Regions
11/4/2026
Last verified

Brightstar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that makes control investments in middle-market businesses. The firm utilizes relationship-driven sourcing and active partnerships with management teams to execute operational initiatives and apply AI technologies.

Brightstar Capital Partners focuses on the middle market, where it utilizes relationship-driven sourcing grounded in longstanding connections with founders, families, entrepreneurs, and executives. The firm employs an operational approach, working closely with management teams to prioritize initiatives such as commercial growth, market expansion, and strategic acquisitions.

The firm integrates AI as a core capability across its operations and portfolio companies to support productivity, decision-making, and business transformation. Through a model of dynamic collaboration, the firm aligns interests with stakeholders to support business improvement and value creation.

Operational expertise is applied to areas including leadership capability, organizational development, and systems integration. The firm aims to transform businesses by focusing on a limited number of high-impact initiatives rather than attempting to address all areas simultaneously.

Founded1961
StrategiesPrivate equity, Control investments, Relationship-driven sourcing, Active partnership, Operational improvement, Strategic acquisitions and integration
Sector focusMiddle-market businesses

Leadership

Matthew Oshrine
Chief of Staff to Andrew Weinberg
Matthew Oshrine is Chief of Staff to Andrew Weinberg, acting as a strategic resource to senior leadership and bridging executive priorities across investment and portfolio teams.
Sophia LaTorella
Chief of Staff to Marcelo Claure
Sophia LaTorella is Chief of Staff to Marcelo Claure, acting as a strategic resource to senior leadership and bridging executive priorities across investment and portfolio teams.
John Winn
Allie Bellair
Dottie Donnelly-Brienza
Jon Kaplowitz
Jordan Levin
Nick Earl
Hami Ebrahimi
Todd Kennedy
Patrick Mullarkey
Yukai Liu
Cory Gorczycki
Seth Kleiman
Neil Collier
Sean Courtney
Brad Antle
Mark Geneder
Steve Good
Jason Gorevic

Deals on record

2 on record in the index
Add-on

Bendon, a Brightstar Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired Hinkler’s North American Business

2026-09-16
Source: brightstarcp.com

Deals are listed only where a public source names both sides. Submit a correction.

Portfolio on record

Portfolio by sector
  • Unclassified8 of 9
  • Industrials1 of 9

9 portfolio companies on record in the index, grouped by sector hub.

Current and exited
Current: 9 of 9Exited: 0 of 9
Portfolio size among all firms

9 companies on record, more than 21% of the 405 firms in the index.

0885 companies (log scale)

Portfolio Companies

CompanySectorStatusWebsite
AAstrionNot on recordCurrentNot on record
BLBrightCell LogisticsNot on recordCurrentNot on record
DPDouglas ProductsNot on recordCurrentNot on record
IInfraServNot on recordCurrentNot on record
QQualtekNot on recordCurrentNot on record
SStratusNot on recordCurrentNot on record
TWTexas Water SupplyNot on recordCurrentNot on record
WWindsorONENot on recordCurrentNot on record
WWWW WilliamsNot on recordCurrentNot on record

Source: https://brightstarcp.com/portfolio/

Firms that also back Brightstar Capital Partners' companies

Co-investor web
BrightstarCapitalPartnersAltamont Capital PartnersAltamont Capital Partners: 1 shared companies on recordRadian CapitalRadian Capital: 1 shared companies on recordVestar Capital PartnersVestar Capital Partners: 1 shared companies on record

Line width shows shared portfolio companies on record in the index. Top 3 co-investors shown.

Questions about Brightstar Capital Partners

What deals has Brightstar Capital Partners done recently?
The most recent deal on record here is: Bendon, a Brightstar Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired Hinkler’s North American Business (2026-09-16). This page lists 2 deals, each with its public source.
Sources for this profile, updated 2026-11-01
This profile is based on publicly available information and may be incomplete or outdated. PE Firm Index is not affiliated with Brightstar Capital Partners and does not provide investment advice.

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