Brightstar Capital Partners Employee Directory
Investment ManagementNew York, United States51-200 Employees
Brightstar Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm in the investment management industry, based at 51w West 52nd Street, 18th Flr, New York, NY 10019. It has more than $5 billion in assets under management and focuses on control-oriented investments in business services, industrials, technology, media & telecom, and financial services. The firm combines active operational value creation with the disciplined use of artificial intelligence to support execution, productivity, and decision-making across its portfolio. It employs between 51 and 200 people. Recent activity includes investments and acquisitions such as Simon Eye Holdings (May 2026), Bendon, Inc. (April 2026), Erdman (acquired June 2026), and KZF Design (acquired June 2025), with Marcelo Claure joining as Partner and Co-Chair in April 2025.