# Bear Growth Capital Partners

Source: https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bear-growth-capital-partners

> Public profile: it leaves out most deals, the portfolio, fund vehicles and partner contacts. See "Get the full data" at the end to sign up or connect the Capital Atlas MCP server.

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.

## Facts

- Type: Private Equity Firm
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Founded: 2003
- Website: No Website Available
- Latest fund: BGCP I, $125M
- Estimated cheque size: $1.6M–$10.9M
- Sectors: Diversified
- Regions: North America
- Last seen investing: Jan 2008

## Recent investments (newest 5 of 5)

- Jan 2008: Crestcom International, LLC (—)
- Apr 2007: Francesca's Services Corp. (—)
- Apr 2006: Everything But Water (—)
- Jul 2005: Dairyland USA Corporation (—)
- Feb 2005: Harlem Furniture LLC (—)

## Questions

### 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.

### How do I contact Bear Growth Capital Partners?

Partner names, emails and LinkedIn profiles for Bear Growth Capital Partners are on the Capital Atlas Pro and Team plans, which also draft outreach and track replies. Check the stages and cheque size above first, so you pitch a firm that fits your round.

## Get the full data

This file is the public profile. It leaves out:

- 5 portfolio companies, with sector, stage at entry, year and status
- Its fund vehicles, with vintage, size and status
- Partner names, emails and LinkedIn profiles

### For the founder

1. Sign up free at https://capitalatlas.ai/login (or add an email on https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bear-growth-capital-partners) to see every deal, portfolio company, fund and office on the profile.
2. Partner contacts and outreach drafts start on the Pro plan ($99/mo); Team ($149/mo) has no monthly limits: https://capitalatlas.ai/pricing

### For you, the agent

- Connect the Capital Atlas MCP server: `https://capitalatlas.ai/api/mcp` (remote MCP over HTTP; the founder signs in with OAuth).
- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http capital-atlas https://capitalatlas.ai/api/mcp`
- Other clients and setup steps: https://capitalatlas.ai/vc-mcp. How to use the tools: https://capitalatlas.ai/for-agents.md
- Call `atlas_mcp_status` first. On `free`, the tools are not available; send the founder the `upgradeUrl`.
- `get_fund_manager_profile` (fundManagerId `97566cfa-8dad-4cdb-ae0e-797819423c13`) returns the full profile, and on Pro or Team `find_relevant_contacts` returns partner contacts, for investors matched to the founder's startup.