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Firms / B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• L••

B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• L••

Buyout firmMiddle marketCleveland, OHb•••••••••.comSEC registered investment adviser

B••• P•••• is a private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams investing in and growing lower middle-market companies.

Classification
Class
Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
Basis
R6: 24 of 24 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 13 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Size band
Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $1.97bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-07-23
Classification history (1)
  1. Sep 13, 2026
    Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)
    R6: 24 of 24 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 13 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
Adviser type
registered investment adviser
Form ADV filings
Feb 14, 2012 to Jul 23, 2024
RAUM
$2.0Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
PE funds, latest filing
13
PE fund GAV, latest filing
$2.0Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
All private fund GAV
$2.0Bevery private fund type, latest filing
2024 PE fund GAV
$2.0Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
PE share of funds, lifetime
100%
Fund type mix
filed 2024-07-23, latest gav Private Equity Fund $2.0B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 13, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 24
Employees
31
Headquarters
Cleveland, OH
Office address
127 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 5100, Cleveland, OH, 44114
Business phone
216-535-4700
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
20 observed deals
Stated by the firm
Sectors
business services, industrials, consumer, transportation logistics
Geography
not stated or not yet read
Revenue
$30.0M to $300M
EBITDA
from $5.0M
Enterprise value
from $10B
Equity check
not stated or not yet read
Control
not stated or not yet read
Thesis
We know that any transaction is a very important milestone in a company’s history, and we focus on investing with great respect and care.
Observed from deals on record
roles
unknown 19, standalone 1
period
to 2026-08-12, from 2026-08-12, undated holdings 19, dated observations 2
window
last 2026-08-12, first 2026-08-12
control
control 1, unknown 19
companies
20
geography
count 1, share 0.05, value OH
investments
20
seller kinds
founder 1
transactions
1
cadence by year
2026 other deals 1
platform add on
add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
sector known for
13
disclosed value usd
n 0
sector distribution
count 4, share 0.2, value industrial manufacturing, examples National Safety Apparel, VRC Engineered Solutions, Siffron, Europa Eyewear, count 3, share 0.15, value industrial services, examples Dumpsters.com, TAS Environmental Services, Pinnacle, count 3, share 0.15, value specialty distribution, examples Russell Hendrix Foodservice Equipment, Transtar Holding Company, Brimar Industries, LLC, count 2, share 0.1, value aerospace defense, examples Mattco Forge, Inc., Consolidated Precision Products, count 1, share 0.05, value media telecom, examples National OnDemand, Inc.
holding period years
n 0
repeat counterparties
subsector distribution
count 3, share 0.15, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples National Safety Apparel, Siffron, Europa Eyewear, count 3, share 0.15, value misc durable wholesale, examples Russell Hendrix Foodservice Equipment, Transtar Holding Company, Brimar Industries, LLC, count 2, share 0.1, value aerospace defense, examples Mattco Forge, Inc., Consolidated Precision Products, count 1, share 0.05, value waste collection, examples Dumpsters.com, count 1, share 0.05, value plastics rubber products, examples VRC Engineered Solutions, count 1, share 0.05, value remediation environmental, examples TAS Environmental Services, count 1, share 0.05, value hvac plumbing mechanical, examples Pinnacle, count 1, share 0.05, value media telecom, examples National OnDemand, Inc.

20 companies on the graph (1 transactions); most in industrial manufacturing (4); observed 2026 to 2026

Funds
24 on record
FundVehicleVintageReported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund sizeGAV by yearForm D soldLifecycle
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• V• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2023
first reported on Form ADV
$416M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• V• ••• L•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2023
first reported on Form ADV
$191M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• V• E•••••••• F•••• L•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2023
first reported on Form ADV
$31.8M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2018
first reported on Form ADV
$770M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DSuccessor fundraising
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I• ••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2018
first reported on Form ADV
$272M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DSuccessor fundraising
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I• E•••••••• F•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2018
first reported on Form ADV
$17.6M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DSuccessor fundraising
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2014
first reported on Form ADV
$155M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DHarvest
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• ••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2014
first reported on Form ADV
$57.5M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DHarvest
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• ••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2014
first reported on Form ADV
$40.1M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DHarvest
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• E•••••••• F••• I••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2014
first reported on Form ADV
$7.8M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DHarvest
K•• E••••• P••••••• 2•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2000
year in the fund name
$526,420
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
B••• P•••• C•••••• P•••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$19.5M
as of Mar 26, 2020
no Form DWound down
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• ••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$8.6M
as of Mar 26, 2020
no Form DWound down
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I•• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$8.4M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DHarvest
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I• ••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$3.8M
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DHarvest
K•• E••••• P••••••• 9•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$2.8M
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
K•• E••••• F••• P••••••• 9•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$1.3M
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
K•• E••••• P••••••• I•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$919,917
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
K•• E••••• F••• P••••••• 9•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$782,025
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• I• E•••••••• F•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$389,000
as of Jul 23, 2024
no Form DHarvest
K•• E••••• F••• P••••••• I•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$307,650
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
K•• E••••• P••••••• I••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$292,583
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
K•• E••••• F••• P••••••• I•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelledunknown$165,274
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
K•• E••••• P••••••• 9•
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$97,690
as of Feb 14, 2012
no Form DUnknown
Team
41 current, 4 former
Partner (15)
Business development (2)
Investor relations (1)
Platform (8)
4 former (kept with end dates)
Portfolio
20 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons
CompanyRoleStatusInvestedHeldPartnerSource
D•••••••••StandaloneactiveAug 12, 2026
transaction announcement
1 monthsC•••••• G••••• (confirmed)Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
B••••• I••••••••• L••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
C••••••••• P•••••••• P•••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
E••••• E••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
L•••• C•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
M••••• F••••• I•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
N••••••• O•••••••• I•••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
N••••••• S••••• A••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
N••• L•••• A••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
P•••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
R••••••••• S••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
R•••••• H•••••• F••••••••• E••••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S•••••• • C••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S••••• G••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
T•• E••••••••• S•••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
T••••••• H•••••• C••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
V•• E••••••••• S••••••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
W•••• L••••• F•••• L••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
W•••••Role unknownactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Transactions
1 on record
DateTypeTargetThis firm’s roleSource
Aug 12, 2026Majority recapitalizationD•••••••••Sponsorb•••••••••.com
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
2 relationships
Placement agents (2)
  • H••••• W••••••• 10 shared · very strong · last Jan 1, 2024
  • S••••••• P••••••• L•• 10 shared · very strong · last Jan 1, 2023
LP commitments
2 disclosed
Events
6 most recent
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    B••• P•••• Recapitalizes D•••••••••, a National Leader of Managed Waste and Site Services
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  2. Sep 15, 2026
    Stax Exit Recognized by Mergers & Acquisitions
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  3. Sep 15, 2026
    B••• P•••• won Recapitalization Deal of the Year at the USA M&A Middle M•••et Atlas Awards
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  4. Sep 15, 2026
    B••• P•••• Delivers a Freshly Squeezed Win with Country Pure F•••s Exit
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  5. Aug 12, 2026
    D••••••••• Announces Partnership with B••• P•••• Capital Partners to Accelerate Growth and Innovation
    Platform investmentFactD•••••••••Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
  6. Feb 14, 2012
    B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• L•• first filed Form ADV in the extract (IA)
    First Form ADV filingFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Across the graphs

B••• P•••• C•••••• P••••••• L•• is the same institution as 3 records in Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth and Allocators.

Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Allocators1

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