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Bison Capital

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $299M, Dec 2022Private equity

GrowthHealthcareMediaManufacturing

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque2645days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MRounds led0 of 7Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Bison Capital highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $17M

What they do

Bison Capital invests in leading middle-market businesses that have significant opportunities for value creation and strong, entrepreneurial management teams which are able to capitalize on their long term potential.From their own website
Type
Private equity
Cheque size
From $10M as they say
Stages
Growth
Sectors
HealthcareMediaManufacturing
Based in
Santa Monica, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jul
    FinFitSeries B · US · FinSMEs$7.0MSole investor
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Jan
    HNISeries E · US · FinSMEs$33MWith 1 other
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Mar
    Midwestern BioAg$26MWith 4 others
  7. 2014

    2 rounds

  8. Dec
    Clinical Research LaboratoriesUSUndisclosedSole investor
  9. Nov
    Ease Entertainment ServicesVenture · US$17MSole investor
  10. 2003

    2 rounds

  11. Nov
    HelinetVenture · US$21MSole investor
  12. Mar
    TargaceptSeries B · US$14MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

ATAndreas Todd HildebrandExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
DBDouglas Byron TrusslerExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
KJKurtis James PileckiManaging MemberiForm ADV
LNLou Nissen CaballeroExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
PSPeter Scott MacdonaldExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
RARichard Allen HerdegenChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
YCYee-Ping ChuExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 19 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$962Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Bison Capital Asset Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 160562

Funds on its Form ADV

5 private funds, $888M in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. Bison Capital Partners V, L.P.Private equity35 investors$321M
  2. Bison Capital Partners VI, L.P.Private equity28 investors$312M
  3. Bison Capital Partners IV, L.P.Private equity33 investors$180M
  4. Bison Capital Partners VI-A, L.P.Private equity3 investors$45M
  5. Bison Capital Partners V-A, L.P.Private equity4 investors$30M

Recently backed

The latest companies Bison Capital put money into.

FinFit$7.0M · Jul 2019Midwestern BioAg$26M · Mar 2016

Quick answers about Bison Capital

What does Bison Capital invest in?

Bison Capital invests most often at Series B and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare, Media and Manufacturing.

How active is Bison Capital?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

What has Bison Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FinFit (Series B, Jul 2019), HNI (Series E, Jan 2018) and Midwestern BioAg (Mar 2016).

How big are Bison Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

Does Bison Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Bison Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Bison Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

What kind of investor is Bison Capital?

Bison Capital is a private equity firm based in Santa Monica, United States.

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