Bengur Bryan & Co., Inc. is an investment banking firm founded in 1991 with offices in Baltimore, MD. The firm provides merger and acquisition advice, private placements of equity and debt, and financial advisory services including valuations, fairness opinions and restructuring advice. Bengur Bryan's principal focus is on middle-market companies that typically have enterprise values that range between $10 and $100 million. Since its inception, Bengur Bryan has completed over 100 financing and M&A transactions totaling over $3 billion.[1]
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Charles A. Bryan |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Investment banking |
| Website | www.bengurbryan.com |
Industry Focus
editBengur Bryan & Co., Inc. represents companies in the following industries:
- Consumer Products & Services
- Transportation & Logistics
- Industrial Growth & Niche Manufacturing
- Business & Financial Services
- Industrial Growth and Niche Manufacturing
- Technology & Health Care Services
Notable Transactions:
- Feb 2013, Dedicated Transport - M&A: Sell-Side Advisory Services
- June 2012, Kinard Trucking - M&A: Sale to A&S Services Group, LLC
- May 2011, Hospice Source - Advisory Services; Private Placement
- March 2011, DM Transportation - M&A: Sell-Side Advisory Services
- March 2011, CommutAir - Advisory Services; Private Placement
- Dec 2010, Dunbar Armored - Advisory Services; Private Placement
- Sep 2010, Cuisine Solutions Inc. - Advisory Services; Private Placement
- Dec 2010, Sequel Youth and Family Services, LLC - Buy Side Advisory Services; Private Placement
- Sep 2009, Cuisine Solutions Inc. - Financial Advisory: Fairness Opinion
- Aug 2009, Aprimo Inc. - Valuation Services
- Dec 2008, American National Rubber - M&A: Sell-Side Advisory Services
- Nov 2008, PJPA, LLC (Papa John's Pizza Franchisee) - M&A: Buy-Side Advisory Services
- Oct 2008, Carchex - Financial Advisory
- April 2008, Sequel Youth and Family Services, LLC - Private Placement
- March 2008, The James Myers Company, Inc. - Financial Advisory
- Oct 2007, Pipeline Transportation, Inc. - Financial Advisory
- Sep 2007, Pemco Aviation Group, Inc. - Financial Advisory
Merchant Banking
editPatriot Capital, L.P. is the principal merchant banking activity of Bengur Bryan & Co., Inc. Patriot Capital typically makes subordinated debt and preferred equity investments throughout the United States. It seeks to make investments between $3 and $20 million in small and medium-sized private companies, usually having annual revenues of $10 to $200 million and enterprise values that range from $15 to $100 million. Patriot Capital will also participate in financings that are significantly larger through its extensive network of regional and national private equity and mezzanine firms.
In addition, Bengur Bryan sponsors merchant banking investments that fall outside the parameters of Patriot Capital, primarily in areas of buyouts less than $10 million in enterprise value and growth financings for special situations.