Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP) is a middle-market private equity firm founded in 2013 by Jim Bernhard and Jeff Jenkins. It specializes in services and infrastructure businesses, drawing on deep operational expertise to support and scale its portfolio companies. Since its inception, BCP has deployed capital through multiple funds totaling over US$5 billion in assets under management and is ranked among Private Equity International's 300 largest firms globally. The firm pursues a “buy-and-build” strategy—partnering closely with management teams to drive expansion through added capital, operational improvements, and strategic insights. Notable investments include:

• Brown & Root Industrial Services, a leading provider of specialty industrial services, which BCP helped scale over a decade before agreeing to sell its stake in 2025.

• The acquisition of VSE Corporation’s Federal & Defense Services business forms a new government services platform tailored for mission-critical support.

• Acquisition of Optimum Energy, an HVAC optimization software company, designed to cut energy and water use—and carbon emissions—for major buildings.

• A controlling stake in Brailsford & Dunlavey, a prominent development advisory and program management firm serving public agencies, educational institutions, and sports venues, as part of a newly created Institutional Program Management platform.

• The sale of Bernhard, LLC, a provider of Energy-as-a-Service solutions, to infrastructure investment firm DIF Capital in 2021 marked the first portfolio exit for BCP’s inaugural fund.