Investments
38Portfolio Exits
18Funds
2About Brookside Mezzanine Partners
Brookside Mezzanine Partners manages in excess of $500 million across three mezzanine funds. The Firm has a successful track record of providing subordinated debt and minority equity to small and mid-sized companies throughout the United States. The Firm invests in both sponsored and non-sponsored transactions and provides junior capital and unitranche financing to support buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, dividends and growth capital. Target companies generally have trailing twelve month revenue and EBITDA of at least $15 million and $3 million, respectively.

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Latest Brookside Mezzanine Partners News
Jan 11, 2021
Brookside Mezzanine Partners Promotes Nicholas Ganias, Alfred Minahan and Terence Kuo 1/11/21 Brookside Mezzanine Partners is pleased to announce the promotions of Nicholas F. Ganias to Partner, Alfred A. Minahan to Vice President and Terence Kuo to Associate. “We are proud of the investment team we are building at Brookside Mezzanine Partners and thrilled to generate this growth within our organization” said David Buttolph, Founder and Managing Partner. “Each of these individuals have made significant contributions to the Firm and demonstrated the dedication, investment expertise and values that are important to our partnership. We are pleased to acknowledge their contributions with these promotions.” Nicholas F. Ganias joined Brookside Mezzanine Partners in 2008 and his responsibilities include deal origination, underwriting and portfolio monitoring. During 2020, Nicholas opened the Los Angeles office to lead the Firm's expansion into the western region of the United States. He has over a decade of investment and portfolio management experience in the lower middle market, particularly in companies operating in the healthcare, business services, manufacturing and distribution industries. Prior to joining Brookside Mezzanine Partners, Nicholas was an Analyst in the Middle Market Lending group at NewStar Financial. He also worked as a P&L Analyst at JWM Partners, a multi-strategy hedge fund located in Greenwich, CT. Nicholas holds a BSBA degree with a concentration in Finance from Boston University, an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a CFA charterholder. Alfred A. Minahan joined Brookside Mezzanine Partners in 2020. His responsibilities include underwriting and portfolio monitoring. Previously, Al was a Senior Associate at JMC Capital Partners and also worked for Alcentra Capital Corporation's direct lending platform and Jefferies LLC's leveraged finance group. He began his career as an Audit Associate at Ernst & Young. Al holds a BS degree from Boston College, Carroll School of Management, with a double concentration in Finance and Accounting. Terence Kuo joined Brookside Mezzanine Partners in 2017 after graduating from Fordham University with a BS degree in Finance. His responsibilities include underwriting and portfolio monitoring. About Brookside Mezzanine Partners Founded in 2001, Brookside Mezzanine Partners has raised $900 million across four funds. The Firm is a leading provider of debt and minority equity to small and mid-sized companies throughout the United States. We invest in both sponsored and non-sponsored transactions, providing flexible capital solutions to support buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, dividends and growth capital. Please contact us or visit our website at www.brooksidemp.com for additional information. We welcome investment proposals and promise a prompt and confidential response.
Brookside Mezzanine Partners Investments
38 Investments
Brookside Mezzanine Partners has made 38 investments. Their latest investment was in Express Flooring as part of their Debt on January 1, 2020.

Brookside Mezzanine Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/14/2020 | Debt | Express Flooring | No | 1 | ||
1/14/2020 | Unattributed | Express Flooring | Yes | 1 | ||
4/20/2017 | Unattributed | Enhanced Recovery Company | Yes | 1 | ||
3/15/2017 | Debt | |||||
12/20/2016 | Unattributed |
Date | 1/14/2020 | 1/14/2020 | 4/20/2017 | 3/15/2017 | 12/20/2016 |
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Round | Debt | Unattributed | Unattributed | Debt | Unattributed |
Company | Express Flooring | Express Flooring | Enhanced Recovery Company | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brookside Mezzanine Partners Portfolio Exits
18 Portfolio Exits
Brookside Mezzanine Partners has 18 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was FCA Packaging on July 21, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/21/2022 | Acq - Fin - II | 3 | |||
6/30/2022 | Acq - Fin - II | 1 | |||
3/25/2022 | Acquired - II | 1 | |||
Date | 7/21/2022 | 6/30/2022 | 3/25/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Fin - II | Acq - Fin - II | Acquired - II | ||
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Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Brookside Mezzanine Partners Acquisitions
8 Acquisitions
Brookside Mezzanine Partners acquired 8 companies. Their latest acquisition was LTN Staffing on October 19, 2007.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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10/19/2007 | Acquired | |||||
5/11/2007 | ||||||
9/21/2006 | Debt | |||||
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8/7/2006 |
Date | 10/19/2007 | 5/11/2007 | 9/21/2006 | 8/11/2006 | 8/7/2006 |
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Investment Stage | Debt | ||||
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Note | Acquired | ||||
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Brookside Mezzanine Partners Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Brookside Mezzanine Partners has 2 funds, including Brookside Mezzanine Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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6/20/2019 | Brookside Mezzanine Fund IV | $375M | 1 | ||
2/3/2014 | Brookside Mezzanine Fund III |
Closing Date | 6/20/2019 | 2/3/2014 |
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Fund | Brookside Mezzanine Fund IV | Brookside Mezzanine Fund III |
Fund Type | ||
Status | ||
Amount | $375M | |
Sources | 1 |
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