Bison Capital Asset Management

Bison Capital Asset Management is a private equity firm based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2001. The firm specializes in making growth equity investments in lower middle-market companies, both public and private, focusing on sectors such as business services, healthcare services, tech-enabled services, distribution, and logistics. Bison Capital aims to provide flexible capital solutions, including investments in both equity and debt securities, to support companies' growth, acquisitions, and recapitalizations. Their approach allows existing management teams to retain significant equity ownership while executing their business plans. With a team of experienced professionals, Bison Capital offers a range of financial, strategic, and operational resources, positioning itself as a value-added partner capable of enhancing equity value for both management teams and institutional shareholders.

Lou Caballero

Partner

Yee-Ping Chu

Partner

Richard Herdegen

CFO

Andreas Hildebrand

Partner

Peter Macdonald

Partner

Brian Moossaian JD

Associate

Khang Nguyen

Vice President

Kurt Pilecki

Partner

James Powell

Associate

Hunter Stropp

Partner

Doug Trussler

Co-Founder and Partner

John Voge

Vice President

William Xiao

Associate

43 past transactions

Motorcar Parts of America

Post in 2023
Motorcar Parts of America is a remanufacturer, manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts -- including alternators, starters, wheel bearing and hub assemblies, brake master cylinders, brake power boosters and turbochargers utilized in imported and domestic passenger vehicles, light trucks and heavy-duty applications.

Precision Surfacing Solutions

Acquisition in 2022
Precision Surfacing Solutions is a provider of precision lapping, grinding, honing and grinding equipment and services through an expanding network of sales and services offices located throughout the world.

Fluid Truck

Series A in 2021
Fluid Truck is a peer-to-peer truck sharing platform that offers 24/7 mobile access to a wide array of trucks, vans, and SUVs. hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses. They provide fleet services, truck rentals, fleet rentals, and van rentals.

Phoenix Technology Services

Private Equity Round in 2021
Phoenix Technology Services offers mobile device remanufacturing services. The company conducts a full range of repairs, from simple cosmetic work to complete device remanufacturing. PTS combines engineering expertise, automation, and advanced manufacturing techniques to create a scalable, replicable process that produces industry-leading turnaround time and quality. Phoenix Technology Services specializes in mobile device refurbishment, performing services that include receiving, repair, inventory management, and shipping operations.

For The Record

Private Equity Round in 2020
For the Record (FTR) assists courts around the world to capture, store and distribute court recordings and transcripts while also providing fast and secure access to attorneys, parties and court reporters. Their fully-managed solution and service models provide measurable improvements to digital court recording and management processes while protecting court governance with the highest level of security and control. By working alongside their customers, they’ve learned first-hand that quality audio is the key to success. It underpins the entire court recording lifecycle and is critical to the delivery of broadcast quality audio and video and a precise and fast transcript.

Apex Innovative Sciences

Private Equity Round in 2019
Apex Innovative Sciences is an independent clinical trial site operator focusing on clinical trial studies for central nervous system indications and other therapeutic areas, including neurology, psychiatry, addiction, and others. Apex delivers the highest scientific and clinical quality for its client partners and participants.

FinFit

Series B in 2019
FinFit offers a financial wellness benefit platform designed to assist individuals in planning, saving, spending, and borrowing effectively. The company collaborates with business owners, human resource departments, and benefits administrators to address the unique financial needs of employees, fostering stability in the workplace. FinFit provides a range of services, including personalized financial assessments, educational resources, student loan assistance, early wage access, and financial coaching. By combining innovative technology with a keen understanding of user challenges, FinFit aims to empower employees to achieve their financial goals and improve their overall financial well-being.

MVTRAC

Private Equity Round in 2019
MVTRAC is the leading provider of on-demand data solutions for auto finance, government and law enforcement organizations. Utilizing a national network of digital recognition technology devices, MVTRAC aggregates and stores real-time intelligent data in a centralized, secure database, of which is subjected to the most stringent privacy and compliance standards available today. MVTRAC's database in tangent with dynamic, vanguard analytics enables our clients to maximize revenues while minimizing costs.

Quixote Studios

Private Equity Round in 2018
Quixote Corp. operates primarily through its subsidiary, Quixote Studios, which specializes in providing studio and equipment rentals for film and television productions. Founded in 1995 and based in West Hollywood, California, the company offers a comprehensive range of services including fully equipped studios, high-end trailers for talent and production teams, and a variety of production vehicles such as camera trucks and cargo vans. In addition to these offerings, Quixote Studios supplies essential production items, from lighting equipment to director’s chairs, ensuring that filmmakers have immediate access to the tools necessary for their projects. Renowned for its premium service, Quixote Corp. supports the creative industry by facilitating a seamless production experience.

Aqua Expeditions

Private Equity Round in 2018
Aqua Expeditions Pte. Ltd. is a luxury cruise tour operator specializing in five-star river cruises in South America and Southeast Asia. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Iquitos, Peru, the company operates on the Amazon River in Peru and the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia. Aqua Expeditions focuses on delivering intimate, small-ship experiences that allow travelers to explore remote destinations with minimal human interaction. The company offers a range of personalized services, including custom luxury cruise vacations, family and group travel, and special occasion trips. Additionally, Aqua Expeditions provides pre- and post-cruise travel options in Peru, Vietnam, and Cambodia, along with tailor-made excursions that emphasize cultural and natural exploration.

FinFit

Debt Financing in 2018
FinFit offers a financial wellness benefit platform designed to assist individuals in planning, saving, spending, and borrowing effectively. The company collaborates with business owners, human resource departments, and benefits administrators to address the unique financial needs of employees, fostering stability in the workplace. FinFit provides a range of services, including personalized financial assessments, educational resources, student loan assistance, early wage access, and financial coaching. By combining innovative technology with a keen understanding of user challenges, FinFit aims to empower employees to achieve their financial goals and improve their overall financial well-being.

HNI Healthcare

Series E in 2018
HNI Healthcare (formerly Hospitalists Now) is a technology-enabled physician practice management company focused on the delivery of full-service facility-based physician programs to improve the quality of patient care. The Company’s physicians, processes and technologies enable healthcare facilities to improve key quality and performance metrics through a more clinically integrated care model.

Twin Med

Acquisition in 2017
Twin Med is a distributor of medical supplies. They offer items like linens, personal care products, skin and wound care, enteral, oral supplies, incontinence, IV therapy, durable medical equipment, gloves, needles, and syringes, among others. Additionally, they offer emergency treatment at a certain place every day of the week, around the clock.

Overland, Pacific & Cutler

Venture Round in 2017
Overland, Pacific & Cutler, LLC is a real estate and right-of-way services firm established in 1980 and headquartered in Long Beach, California. The company specializes in program management, appraisal and review, utility coordination, real estate acquisition, relocation assistance, and risk management services. It serves various sectors, including transportation, housing, energy, and public services. Overland, Pacific & Cutler plays a crucial role in enhancing infrastructure by widening roads and highways, improving safety at intersections and bridges, and facilitating the development of affordable housing and new utility systems. With additional offices across California, Nevada, and Texas, the company aims to improve the quality of life through vital infrastructure projects that support community development and public works.

Cartasite

Series D in 2017
Cartasite specializes in real-time telemetry solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency and safety for major energy and natural resource companies. By deploying sensors across 38 countries, the company monitors a range of assets, from pickup trucks to offshore drilling rigs, for clients such as ConocoPhillips and Anadarko. Rather than manufacturing hardware, Cartasite focuses on developing algorithms that analyze vast amounts of data to identify anomalies and enable timely responses from field personnel. The company has established long-term, recurring revenue service contracts with over 70 enterprise customers, earning recognition as a rapidly growing player in the Industrial IoT SaaS sector. Its flagship product, the real-time geospatial dashboard known as worldVIEW, facilitates monitoring and response to critical operational events. As the energy and natural resource industries adapt to changing market conditions, Cartasite's innovative technologies are helping to reduce operating costs, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve safety across geographically distributed operations.

MIVA

Private Equity Round in 2017
MIVA, Inc. was a digital media company that had two focuses to its business: marketing browser-based toolbar and homepage products through its MIVA Direct division; and running a pay-per-click ad network through its MIVA Media division. In March 2009, MIVA, Inc. completed the asset sale of its MIVA Media division to Adknowledge, Inc. Following this sale, MIVA, Inc. rebranded to [Vertro, Inc.](http://crunchbase.com/organization/vertro) and the company's continuing division, MIVA Direct, rebranded to [alOt](http://crunchbase.com/organization/alot). As part of the rebrand, the company's ticker symbol changed from NASDAQ:MIVA to NASDAQ:VTRO.

General Finance

Post in 2017
General Finance Corporation is a specialty rental services company that offers portable storage, modular space, and liquid containment solutions across North America and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company's portable storage products include a variety of containers for different applications, such as classroom equipment, construction tools, disaster shelters, and retail inventory. In addition, General Finance provides modular space solutions, including office containers and buildings suitable for various uses, such as administrative offices, military installations, and educational facilities. The liquid containment segment features portable tanks for diverse projects, including industrial applications and infrastructure development. The company also supplies ancillary items like ramps, security systems, and temporary facilities tailored to specific needs, such as prison holding cells and workforce accommodations. With a leasing fleet of over 78,000 units, General Finance serves a wide range of customers in sectors including construction, energy, manufacturing, and government. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Pasadena, California, General Finance is organized into two main geographic segments, enhancing its ability to meet diverse customer needs.

Advantmed

Venture Round in 2016
Advantmed, LLC is a healthcare information management company founded in 2005 and based in Santa Ana, California. It specializes in providing solutions for health plans, managed care organizations, and healthcare providers to optimize revenue and enhance quality outcomes. The company offers a range of services, including its ELEVATE! Healthcare platform, which focuses on risk adjustment, quality improvement, and member engagement. This platform features tools such as ELEVATE! Member Engagement, ELEVATE! Quality Insights, and Elevate Risk Insights, which utilize advanced analytics and NCQA-certified measures to support healthcare organizations in achieving their objectives. Additionally, Advantmed provides medical record retrieval and abstraction services, risk adjustment coding, and provider education to ensure comprehensive support for its partners. With operations extending internationally, Advantmed is committed to delivering actionable insights that enable healthcare organizations to improve their performance and quality of care.

FinFit

Series A in 2016
FinFit offers a financial wellness benefit platform designed to assist individuals in planning, saving, spending, and borrowing effectively. The company collaborates with business owners, human resource departments, and benefits administrators to address the unique financial needs of employees, fostering stability in the workplace. FinFit provides a range of services, including personalized financial assessments, educational resources, student loan assistance, early wage access, and financial coaching. By combining innovative technology with a keen understanding of user challenges, FinFit aims to empower employees to achieve their financial goals and improve their overall financial well-being.

Midwestern Bioag

Venture Round in 2016
Midwestern BioAg, Inc. is an agricultural company based in Madison, Wisconsin, specializing in biologically-based products and consulting services aimed at enhancing soil health and farming practices. Founded in 1983, it manufactures a variety of fertilizers, livestock nutrition products, seeds, and organic agricultural goods. The company offers tailored farm management plans that focus on improving soil capacity, which in turn supports economic and environmental benefits for farmers. Midwestern BioAg's product lineup includes various fertilizer blends, soil amendments, and livestock feed solutions tailored for different animal needs and crop types. With additional facilities across several states, the company serves its customers through a network of sales consultants, helping farmers increase yields and the nutritional quality of their produce while promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

Cartasite

Venture Round in 2016
Cartasite specializes in real-time telemetry solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency and safety for major energy and natural resource companies. By deploying sensors across 38 countries, the company monitors a range of assets, from pickup trucks to offshore drilling rigs, for clients such as ConocoPhillips and Anadarko. Rather than manufacturing hardware, Cartasite focuses on developing algorithms that analyze vast amounts of data to identify anomalies and enable timely responses from field personnel. The company has established long-term, recurring revenue service contracts with over 70 enterprise customers, earning recognition as a rapidly growing player in the Industrial IoT SaaS sector. Its flagship product, the real-time geospatial dashboard known as worldVIEW, facilitates monitoring and response to critical operational events. As the energy and natural resource industries adapt to changing market conditions, Cartasite's innovative technologies are helping to reduce operating costs, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve safety across geographically distributed operations.

CutisCare

Venture Round in 2016
CutisCare, LLC specializes in providing multi-place hyperbaric and wound care services across the United States. The company offers a wide range of wound treatment options, including compression therapy, advanced dressings, IV antibiotics, debridement, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, among others. It addresses various types of wounds such as diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, and burns, utilizing techniques like negative pressure wound therapy and growth factor therapy. In addition to its clinical services, CutisCare provides customized market analytics and clinical education, ensuring compliance and support for its hospital partners. The company's flexible business models and comprehensive service offerings are designed to enhance wound management in both acute care hospitals and standalone facilities. Founded in 2015, CutisCare is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Clinical Research Laboratories

Venture Round in 2014
Clinical Research Laboratories, LLC specializes in providing contract laboratory services focused on clinical safety and efficacy testing for the cosmetic, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. Founded in 1992 and based in Piscataway, New Jersey, the company conducts human clinical test procedures to assess the safety and effectiveness of various products, including cosmetics and over-the-counter drugs. Its areas of expertise encompass dermatology, photobiology, ophthalmology, microbiology, and cosmetology, among others. Clinical Research Laboratories is committed to delivering high-quality, cost-effective testing solutions, supported by a skilled technical staff and advanced facilities. The company emphasizes timely scheduling, comprehensive reporting, and strong customer service to meet the needs of its clients.

Ease Entertainment Services

Venture Round in 2014
Ease Entertainment Services, LLC is an entertainment payroll and technology company that specializes in providing production payroll, accounting, and worker's compensation services to the motion picture, television, and commercial production industries. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, with additional offices across the U.S. and Canada, Ease offers a range of tailored solutions, including Ease Accounting for production accounting, Scenechronize for document management, and Ease Budgeting for cost estimation. The company also provides payroll services for both union and non-union workers, manages pension and welfare contributions, and offers real-time analytics through Ease Cost Reports. Serving studio executives, producers, and production accountants, Ease is recognized as a bonded payroll provider, ensuring stability and transparency in its operations.

Solarsilicon Recycling Services

Venture Round in 2012
Solarsilicon Recycling Services, located in Ventura, California, specializes in recycling unusable and off-spec silicon to produce high-quality feedstock for the solar and semiconductor industries. The company employs a proprietary reprocessing method to transform this silicon into production-ready material, thereby helping to reduce waste in the industry. In addition to its core recycling services, Solarsilicon offers remelting services that include testing, inspection, breaking, sizing, and acid etching of materials. As a leader in silicon feedstock processing, Solarsilicon has successfully processed over 3,000 metric tons of silicon for solar cells worldwide, demonstrating its significant role in promoting sustainability within the sector.

Sentinel Offender Services

Private Equity Round in 2012
Sentinel Offender Services, LLC specializes in case management and offender management solutions for courts, sheriff departments, probation and parole departments, and various law enforcement agencies across the United States. Founded in 1992 and based in Irvine, California, the company offers a range of innovative solutions, including Voice Patrol for location verification, RF Patrol for electronic monitoring, and VoiceTrak for GPS and voice-based tracking. Additionally, Sentinel provides web-based monitoring software, comprehensive case management tools, and various alcohol monitoring devices such as SCRAMx. The company's services also encompass substance abuse testing, domestic violence monitoring, and tools designed for financial compliance, all aimed at assisting law enforcement and community corrections agencies in making informed decisions through accurate and timely information.

Global Benefits Group

Venture Round in 2010
Global Benefits Group (GBG) is the largest independent provider of international benefits, catering to the needs of expatriates, third-country nationals, and local nationals. Established in 1981, GBG has developed a comprehensive range of insurance products, including health, life, travel, income replacement, and special risks, tailored for individuals and groups of any size globally. The company serves a diverse clientele, including multinational corporations, international students, high-net-worth individuals, international schools, and non-profit organizations. By leveraging a unique underwriting platform, GBG offers customized solutions that address the specific needs of its clients, reflecting the growing demand for specialized insurance products in an increasingly globalized economy.

BC2 Environmental

Acquisition in 2008
BC2 Environmental is a provider of environmental and geotechnical drilling solutions to California based government organizations, environmental consultants, real estate developers, and other corporations.

RestorixHealth

Venture Round in 2008
RestorixHealth develops and manages comprehensive wound care centers of excellence. Chronic wounds are a significant health problem affecting millions of people. And, caring for those people requires a specialized level of expertise – the kind you will find at RestorixHealth. At RestorixHealth, we are dedicated to healing those with chronic wounds.

Big Rock Sports

Acquisition in 2007
Big Rock Sports is a distributor of outdoor sporting goods, catering to both large and small local retailers. The company provides a range of products, including firearms, ammunition, hunting and fishing gear, camping equipment, boating supplies, and taxidermy items. By offering these diverse retail models and management trends, Big Rock Sports helps its clients enhance their competitive advantage in the outdoor sporting goods market.

Performance Team

Venture Round in 2006
Performance Team LLC is a logistics company that specializes in providing a wide range of transportation and distribution services. The company offers solutions tailored for retail, wholesale, and omni-channel customers, including e-commerce fulfillment, warehouse and inventory management, returns management, and reverse logistics. Additionally, Performance Team provides deconsolidation and transload services, which encompass label creation, quality inspection, and special project work. Their transportation management services include vendor pick-up, consolidation, pool point distribution, and retail store delivery, along with online shipment tracking and comprehensive supply chain management solutions. Originally founded in 1987 as Performance Team Freight Systems, Inc., the company rebranded to its current name in December 2015. Headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, Performance Team has multiple locations across the United States. As of April 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S.

Metagenics

Venture Round in 2005
Metagenics, based in Aliso Viejo, California, is a global life sciences company established in 1983, dedicated to reversing chronic illness and enhancing overall health. The company serves a vast network of healthcare professionals and millions of patients worldwide. Metagenics specializes in the research and development of science-based nutritional supplements, medical foods, and lifestyle programs, focusing on wellness, ethical nutrients, and sports nutrition. With over 40 proprietary formula patents, the company merges nutritional genomics, functional medicine, and therapeutic lifestyle changes to address critical health issues, offering products aimed at supporting blood glucose levels, cardiometabolic health, gastrointestinal function, immune response, and stress management. Through these efforts, Metagenics aims to empower individuals to prevent disease and achieve optimal health.

Helinet Aviation Services

Venture Round in 2003
With over 30 years in business, Helinet has earned a highly trusted and widely respected reputation for its exceptional pilots, unparalleled service, and an outstanding safety record. Helinet serves the following markets: VIP charter, emergency medical services including patient and organ transport, electronic news gathering, motion picture, television and commercial production, and airborne law enforcement. Its mission is, and has always been, to be Southern California’s preferred carrier for safe, responsive and reliable rotor wing services

Catalyst Biosciences

Series B in 2003
Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative treatments for hemophilia and other rare bleeding disorders. The company specializes in subcutaneous (SQ) coagulation factors designed to enhance blood clotting and improve patient outcomes compared to traditional intravenous (IV) therapies. Its product portfolio includes Marzeptacog alfa (activated), an engineered Factor VIIa that has completed Phase II development for hemophilia A or B patients with inhibitors, and Dalcinonacog alfa, a next-generation Factor IX therapy that has undergone Phase IIb clinical trials for hemophilia B. Additionally, Catalyst is developing CB 2679d-GT, a Factor IX gene therapy for hemophilia B, and CB 2782-PEG, a long-acting anti-C3 protease for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The company has strategic collaborations with Mosaic Biosciences, Inc. for anti-complement factor 3 products and with Biogen International GmbH for the commercialization of pegylated CB 2782 targeting geographic atrophy associated with dry AMD. Established in 2002, Catalyst Biosciences is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
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