Bison Capital Asset Management

About The Fund

Bison Capital Asset Management, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments in middle-market companies across a variety of industries. They target fundamentally strong companies that are public or private, supporting expansions, acquisitions, and recapitalizations. Bison Capital focuses on businesses with revenue of $20 million to $500 million, EBITDA greater than $5 million, capital requirements of $10 million or more, attractive free cash flow, limited technological obsolescence risk, and significant ongoing management ownership. They are industry-agnostic but prefer sectors with low technology risk. Bison Capital's expertise includes debt and equity investments, with specialties in expansion capital, MBO/LBO, acquisitions, recapitalization, restructuring, and PIPE transactions. They offer flexible capital solutions, tailoring each investment to the needs and objectives of the portfolio companies. The firm looks for opportunities to form partnerships with strong entrepreneurial management teams, seeking out companies with potential for significant value creation and actively supporting their long-term growth potential. They do not directly manage companies; instead, they collaborate with management teams. Since its founding in 2001, Bison Capital has made 42 investments totaling over $1 billion across six institutional funds. The investment team boasts an average tenure of over 15 years, ensuring a consistent strategy and approach. Bison Capital considers investment sizes of $7.5 million to $60 million and prefers companies with established operational track records led by motivated and skilled individuals. Their investment strategy allows for flexibility across the entire capital structure, aiming to align their capital with talented, highly-driven management teams to realize the full potential of their businesses.