OUR PARTNERSHIP
Brush Creek Partners is a unique private equity firm founded and funded by entrepreneurs, families, and individuals, and many of us have worked and co-invested together in the past. We have committed capital and are actively seeking new investment opportunities.
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT RANGE
$2 million to
$20 million
Buyout, recapitalization and growth equity; subordinated debt, preferred equity, or mezzanine; specialty and niche financing opportunities
INDUSTRIES
Business & consumer services, manufacturing, distribution, and specialty finance
geography
Regional focus,
and also consider opportunities nationally
partnership
FINANCING TYPES
Ranging from minority equity positions to majority control, family succession, shareholder liquidity
OUR TEAM
BCP's managing partners, Kevin Ahern and Scott Maierhofer, bring a combined 70 years of successfully growing businesses as operators and capital partners.
Kevin Ahern, CFA
Managing Partner
35 years as an operator and investor in private equity, banking, financial services, and investment management | Ahern has been involved in numerous M&A and investment transactions focused in banking, insurance, asset management, professional services, mezzanine finance and real estate | Senior executive, Heartland Financial, a $12 billion bank holding company; Chairman of Citywide Banks | Founder and CEO, CIC Bancshares, a Colorado-based bank holding company, and Chairman of Centennial Bank | C-suite, CoBiz Financial | Managing Director, Sterling Partners | BS University of Northern Colorado, MBA University of Connecticut, CFA
Scott maierhofer
Managing Partner
Over 35 years in private equity, investment banking and merchant banking | Maierhofer has been involved in numerous M&A and private equity transactions in various industries and stages of growth and development | Principal, Maierhofer Capital, a private equity firm | Partner, McCarthy Capital, a private equity firm with over $1 billion in assets | Co-head, Green Manning & Bunch, a Denver-based investment banking firm | BA Penn State University, MBA University of Denver
LAUREL KENNY
Investor Relations
and Marketing
Founder of LMK Consulting LLC | Director of Project Management Office for CoBiz Financial | COO of Green Manning & Bunch | MBA, University of Colorado | BS in Geology, Metropolitan State University of Denver | PMP, CSM
TRACY KERR
Investment Due Diligence
and Analysis
Managing Partner of Asher Ventures | Managing Director of Meritage Funds | Partner of The Wallach Company | Professional Engineer for Turner Collie & Braden | MBA, University of Denver | BE, Vanderbilt University | CFA
Bcp's investment committee
BCP's Investment Committee includes our Managing Partners working alongside five experienced private equity investors/operators/entrepreneurs.
travis gillmore
Phelps-Tointon, Inc.
President & CEO
CEO of Phelps-Tointon, Inc. |
Price Waterhouse | Board Member of The Weld Trust | MT, University of Denver | BS in Accounting, Kansas State University | CPA
John hill
Quince Associates
Quince Family Office, CEO
CFO of privately held retail & restaurant companies |
Cooperative Housing Foundation | Director on Boards of Meridian Investments, Studio Center, and Sunshine Wireless Company | Advisory Board for Citywide Banks | Accounting degree, University of Maryland | CPA
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Jeff kahler
Clouse Family Office
Clouse was Founder of VRBO
Chief Financial and Investment Officer of the Clouse Family office, the Find Us Faithful Foundation and the Latham group of companies | CFO of American Civil Constructors, The BenchMark Group, Outward Bound Wilderness | MBA, University of Colorado | BS in Earth Science, UNC | CPA
Stephen swinney
Kodiak Building Partners
Co-Founder & CEO
Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis with ProBuild Holdings | Positions with Western Union, Clark Retail Enterprises, Target Corporation, and Arthur Andersen | MBA in Finance, University of Texas at Austin | CPA
Karina vancamp
Quince Associates
Quince Family Office, CFO
Positions as Controller and Assistant Controller for private and public retail companies | CPA, Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co. | BA in accounting and mathematics, Luther College | CPA