BlackBern Partners

BlackBern Partners is a New York-based private equity firm, founded in 2010, that invests in mature operating companies in the lower middle market. It partners with management teams that have a proven track record of success and provides capital for organic growth and acquisition opportunities. It is industry agnostic with a flexible mandate, tailoring investments for companies with a wide range of capital needs, and focuses on special situations, recapitalizations, and high-performing businesses where it sees specific opportunities to add value. Investments include Westfall Technik, ZenTech Manufacturing, and Civica Media. Most recently, it formed Civica Media, a hybrid publishing company that acquired Greenleaf Book Group and Amplify Publishing Group, with plans to invest in editorial, marketing, distribution, and analytics and to pursue further acquisitions and partnerships. With Lee Equity, it launched Westfall Technik, a plastics and packaging company.