Bear Growth Capital Partners
Est. dry powder
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Not reported
AUM
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Not reported
Latest fund
$125M
BGCP I
Est. cheque size
$1.6M–
From fund sizes
Deals, last 12 months
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Not reported
About Bear Growth Capital Partners
Bear Growth Capital Partners (BGCP), an affiliate of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking (BSMB), is a private equity initiative financed by Bear Stearns Companies. It is an opportunistic mid-market buyout offshoot of BSMB. BGCP is focused on making equity investments in middle-market companies. It looks for opportunities to work directly with experienced management teams and provide capital and investment expertise to help companies grow, targeting companies with enterprise values of between USD 20 million to USD 100 million. The firm was launched in 2003, by BSMB, to target smaller companies that fell below the investment parameters BSMB had set for its USD 1.5 billion Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners II fund. Bear Growth Capital Partners makes its investments from capital provided by Bear Stearns rather than an independent fund or drawing from BSMB's fund.
- Type
- Private Equity Firm
- Headquarters
- New York, New York, US
- Est. cheque size
- $1.6M–$10.9M
- Sectors
- Diversified
- Regions
- North America
- Strategies
- Buyout
Where they invest
From deals and portfolio companies on record
Most frequent rounds
- —5
Across 5 deals
Portfolio sectors
- Retail2
- Consumer Products1
- Education/Training1
- Food1
Across 5 companies
Portfolio countries
- US5
Across 5 companies
Recent investments
Newest 5 of 5
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Crestcom International, LLC
Jan 2008 · —
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Francesca's Services Corp.
Apr 2007 · —
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Everything But Water
Apr 2006 · —
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Dairyland USA Corporation
Jul 2005 · —
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Harlem Furniture LLC
Feb 2005 · —
Offices
3 locations
- New York, New York, USHQ
- San Francisco, California, US
- Chicago, Illinois, US
Questions about Bear Growth Capital Partners
How much does Bear Growth Capital Partners invest per deal?
Based on the size of its funds, Bear Growth Capital Partners writes estimated cheques of $1.6M–$10.9M. Lead cheques usually sit at the top of that range and follow-on cheques lower.
What has Bear Growth Capital Partners invested in recently?
Recent investments include Crestcom International, LLC, Francesca's Services Corp. and Everything But Water.
Where is Bear Growth Capital Partners based?
Bear Growth Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, US. It has 2 other offices.