Bernhard Capital Partners

Bernhard Capital Partners is an energy services-focused private equity firm established in 2013 by Jim Bernhard, Jeff Jenkins and a team of experienced private-equity professionals. BCP seeks to create sustainable value by leveraging its founding partners’ 25 years of experience in acquiring, operating and growing energy-services businesses. From strategic industry insight to operational efficiencies and best-practice management, BCP provides resources far beyond its investments.

Mason Duke

VP

Jeff Jenkins

Co-Founder and Partner

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David de Lauréal

MD

11 past transactions

ATC Associates

Acquisition in 2015
Established in 1982 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, ATC Associates Inc. provides environmental consulting, industrial hygiene, geotechnical engineering, government services and construction-materials testing and special inspection with 70 locations throughout the United States and over 1,350 employees. ATC nurtures strong client relationships and referrals by consistently exceeding expectations through our professional, well trained, well-equipped and highly motivated team.

Railworks

Acquisition in 2021
RailWorks Corporation and its operating subsidiaries provide railway construction and railroad maintenance services for a range of customers - from major transit authorities, to commercial and industrial companies, to railroads of all sizes - through two primary business units: Track and Transit & Systems.

W.A. Chester

Acquisition in 2018
W.A. Chester, L.L.C., an electrical contractor, engages in the installation, maintenance, and repair of underground high voltage cable transmission and distribution systems. The company also offers specialized services in overhead distribution, substations, and communications. Its clients include electric utility companies and independent power producers in the United States. W.A. Chester, L.L.C. was formerly known as Henry Ihle Company and changed its name in 1955. The company is based in Lanham, Maryland. W.A. Chester, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Exelon Generation Company, LLC.

Elevation

Series B in 2022
Elevation is a fully integrated residential energy solutions provider serving residents, enterprise clients, and electric utilities in multiple states.

Gray & Company, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2021
Gray & Company is a financial services firm specializing in property, casualty insurance, and robotics services.

Engineering Testing Services

Acquisition in 2017
Engineering Testing Services (ETS) is an engineering firm that provides solutions to equipment problems using advanced hardware and software tools. Projects range from small process improvements to resolving highly complex dynamic behavior of large systems. As can be imagined the markets served are very diverse spanning the process industries, manufacturing, and municipal environments. The expertise of the principal engineer servicing these applications is based on an engineering career encompassing machine design, test and measurement, and engineering analysis. For the past twelve years ETS has provided solutions to many well-known fortune 500 companies and institutions and has earned the honor of business by referral.

The Lemoine Company, LLC

Private Equity Round in 2019
The Lemoine Company is a construction company that offers general construction and construction management services. We construct and manage projects ranging from minor interior renovations to some of the most complex commercial, public and industrial landmarks in our region.
Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc is a civil engineering firm operating out of Georgia.

Ascension Wastewater Treatment

Acquisition in 2020
Ascension Wastewater Treatment operates as a sewer utility company. The company owns and operates lift stations and sewer treatment plants. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Geismar, Louisiana.

Wink Engineering, LLC

Acquisition in 2015
Brown & Root Industrial Services offers the full range of industrial services – engineering, construction, EPC, maintenance, and specialty services – to chemical/petrochemical, refining, and other plant sites and facilities. Based in Baton Rouge, LA, Brown & Root Industrial Services is made up of the legacy Brown & Root maintenance organization, teamed with engineering, construction, and specialty services capabilities.

Pavetex Engineering

Acquisition in 2017
At PaveTex, also known by our entity name of PAVETEX Engineering LLC, They value developing long-term business partnerships by providing quality service at a good value to their clients to ensure their mutual success. They cherish building a solid infrastructure for Texas, because we're from here too. We are Texans building tomorrow's Texas - and proud of it.