This provider
- Sponsors financed
- 1
- Repeat sponsors
- 0
- Announced deals
- 1
The capital provider's name, 2 additional people, 9 additional sponsor and service provider relationships
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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ranked for a financing conversation: decision-makers and the people who originate and underwrite first
- Founder and Manager (General Partner of the fund entities)Executive
Founder and Manager (General Partner of the fund entities), the firm's investment decision-maker
- Head of Private EquityBusiness development
Head of Private Equity, a senior member of the deal team
- Managing DirectorInvestment
Managing Director, a senior member of the deal team
- Investment AssociateInvestment
Investment Associate, on the deal team
- Investment Committee MemberInvestment
Investment Committee Member, on the investment team
1 sponsor, 1 observed deal as equity coinvest, equity provider: Evolution Strategy Partners (1).
Observed financing in industrial services (1).
1 sponsor observed, 0 of them more than once.
- this provider financed Evolution Strategy Partners on its deal for DiPonio Contracting (2026). Roles: equity coinvest, equity provider. evolutionstrategy.com
- Provider kinds
- Observed sponsor backerFactsources in which the provider appears· 100%
- Capital side
- EquityFactacted as equity provider in an observed transaction· 85%· DFX's own graph
- Independent sponsor friendliness
- ObservedFact1 observed sponsor transaction· 90%· DFX's own graph
- Jun 22, 2026Recapitalizationconfidence 90%BMO Commercial Bank · Capital providerMorgan Lewis · CounselUniversity of Illinois Foundation · Equity providerMinds Capital · Equity providerthis provider · Equity providerArena Search Partners · Equity providerCapital Creek Partners · Equity providerWorkbench Capital · Equity providerACE & Company · Equity providerBMO Capital Partners · Equity providerDeal team: 1 firm · DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) evolutionstrategy.com · natlawreview.com natlawreview.com
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP · Jeff Dinerstein, Jeffrey S. Dinerstein1 observed engagementSponsor counsel. Most recent deal, Jun 22, 2026 Evolution Strategy Partners
DFX has not observed these firms together on any transaction in our coverage. That is a statement about what DFX has read, not about the firms: a deal that was never announced, or announced without naming its capital, cannot appear here.
Coverage behind this list: 3 sponsors observed closing in your sector · 1 of your own financings read in those sectors · most recent of theirs observed Sep 1, 2026.
- Capital named on their deals: Petra Capital Partners, Avante Capital Partners, Graham Capital Investments (GCI), Webster Bank
- Capital named on their deals: Align Collaborate
- Capital named on their deals: Associated Bank, Highland Bank, Bank of CMG, First Business Bank, Tecum Capital
- Michael Bernsteinthe ultimate decision maker on the firm's co-investment capital.Founder and Manager (General Partner of the fund entities) no URL
- Christopher ElstonManaging Director overseeing investments across private equity, venture capital, real estate and public markets for the Bernstein family's co-investment vehicle.Managing Director no URL
- Todd BernsteinInvestment Committee Member no URL
- Michael BernsteinFounder and Manager (General Partner of the fund entities) · Revealable: 1 professional profile (the firm's own page)
- Christopher ElstonManaging Director · Revealable: 1 professional profile (the firm's own page)
- Todd BernsteinInvestment Committee Member · Revealable: 1 professional profile (the firm's own page)
Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan
| Fact | Value | Class | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backs independent sponsors | stated | Fact | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) no URL | |
| Entity kind | Unknown investment entity | Inference | 2026-09-24 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |