Bear Creek Partners

Bear Creek Partners is a private investment platform focused on partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses where we can help drive exceptional long-term results. Bear Creek Partners is focused on making investments and building high-quality businesses in the lower middle market. With patient capital and a long-term value creation strategy, we pride ourselves on being a trusted home for family and founder-owned businesses. We look for situations where fresh perspective, additional resources, and a collaborative approach can help our teams unlock exciting opportunities for growth and improvement. Our mission is simple – work with ambitious people to build winning businesses that endure the test of time. We consider ourselves enablers, and we humbly offer everything we can to help our teams succeed. We have navigated hundreds of sale processes over the years, and we understand what it feels like on both sides of the table. We aim to be straightforward, transparent, and efficient in our approach, working together with sellers, management, and advisors towards a smooth transaction that meets the objectives of all parties involved. ▪ Size: $3 – $20 million EBITDA ▪ Geography: United States ▪ Ownership: Founder or family-owned ▪ Leadership: We prefer to partner with talented leaders who have a strong vision for the future, but we are also well equipped to manage transitions in situations where there is no formal succession plan in place ▪ Structure: Majority ownership, though we can be creative in tailoring structure to meet the needs of the seller