Growth Capital Partners, L.P.
John Grimes, investment banking expert and Managing Director of Growth Capital Partners (GCP), has spent the greater part of his career advising private business owners on their alternatives for shareholder liquidity and growth capital. John and his team at GCP work primarily with family owned and entrepreneurially owned businesses and have extensive experience working through the unique issues that accompany transactions for closely held businesses.
For over 17 years, GCP has been a leader in middle market investment banking services in Dallas. Since its founding, GCP has completed in excess of 250 transactions, raised more than $1 billion of institutional capital (through private placements of equity, subordinated debt and senior debt), and completed M&A transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $3.0 billion.
GCP’s investment banking services focus on closely-held companies with an enterprise value ranging from $25-250 million, and operating in three general industry segments which include:
- Texas and Southwest US-based businesses in manufacturing, distribution, consumer, healthcare, business services, technology and other general industries.
- Energy firms with specific emphasis on oilfield services and downstream process industries.
- Human capital management companies with particular focus on general and specialty staffing firms.