Patient Capital with an Entrepreneurial Spirit
Relationships are the hallmark of our success
BLG Capital Advisors’ private equity team is a global investor in middle market funds, co-investments, and select operating companies. With more than 20 years of highly successful investment experience, we are focused solely on the private markets and strive to generate long-term value appreciation across a diverse portfolio of holdings that span select industries and geographies. Our experienced investment team partners with top-tier equity sponsors and investment and company management teams to help drive operational improvement and sustainable growth.
Targeted Investment Criteria
- Small, middle market growth equity & buyout
- Primarily, North America; targeted in Europe and Asia
- Common and structured equity, some opportunistic credit
- Most industries with preference for Healthcare Services, Software & Tech-enabled Business Services, Financial & Insurance Services, Asset Management, and Specialized Industrials
- Preferred PE Sponsor fund size: $150 – $750 million
- Average LP investment size: $25 – $40 million
- Average Co-investment / Minority investment size: $5 – $30 million
- Seek Return Target of >2.0x MOIC and 20% IRR
Global Reach
Investments spanning companies and funds throughout North America, Europe, and Asia
Preferred Partner
Flexible Approach
Deep Industry Networks
Track record of successful commitments that allow us to leverage a large network of trusted industry executives and advisors for new opportunities and ancillary market insights
Unconstrained Capital
Select Fund Investments
Sector-focused sponsor targeting buyouts within the global specialty chemicals segment
Value-oriented fund specializing in complex corporate carve-outs, corporate partnerships, distressed for control, and traditional leveraged buyouts
Sector-focused middle market fund specializing in financial services and financial technology investments in the United States and Europe
Lower middle market buyout firm targeting the business services, niche consumer, and niche manufacturing sectors throughout the United States
Diversified fund targeting minority equity stakes in leading private market asset managers
Sector-focused middle market fund specializing in food & agriculture products, services, and distribution
Growth equity fund targeting high-growth, mid-to-late-stage series investments within technology enterprises in the United States, Europe, and China
Select Co-investments
Investment alongside a syndicate of PE sponsors in a preferred equity minority sale within the global leader in enterprise data management and process analytics to 12,000+ customers globally
Investment alongside a sector-focused PE sponsor in buyout of an insurance agency focused on employee medical benefits
Partnered with a mid-market buyout firm to acquire and merge two data solutions providers to reporting agencies
Investment alongside a specialist equity sponsor in buyout of a specialty transportation and logistics services provider
Partnered with a middle market buyout firm to acquire and integrate a global portfolio of consumer brands within a vertically-integrated apparel company
Investment alongside a sector-focused PE sponsor in the buyout and merger of two outsourced HCIT service providers to the home health and hospice market
Minority Investments
Partnered with two sector-focused PE sponsors in buyout of a leading provider of municipal solid waste removal services
Partnered with an industry specialist equity sponsor to support the buyout of a large, growing manufacturer of specialized products to the global defense industry