Bariston Partners

What is Bariston Partners?

Bariston Partners, LLC (BP) is a private equity firm that specializes in providing capital and professional services to corporate clients. Established as the successor to Bariston Holdings, Inc. in 1986 by founders David Barry and Jack Kadis, the firm positions itself as a significant player in the investment landscape with a focus on middle market leveraged buyouts and workout situations.

BP aligns with industries that it favors, particularly placing emphasis on media sectors such as communications, publishing, and electronic security. The investment philosophy of BP is geared towards companies exhibiting strong potential for growth and performance, typically engaging with businesses that have pre-money valuations between $20 million and $100 million. A distinctive feature of BP's investment strategy is the combination of financing and advisory roles — they not only provide capital to client companies but also get actively involved as advisors to those companies.

By sponsoring investments that have totaled over $1 billion of debt and equity financing, Bariston Partners leverages its extensive experience and resources to help drive the success of its portfolio companies. The firm embarks on partnerships with highly qualified management teams, aiming to foster long-term growth and capitalize on opportunistic market scenarios.

Throughout its operations, BP exhibits a preference for investing in sectors where they possess deep knowledge and experience which, in turn, allows for a more robust engagement with the companies they invest in.