M&A Deal Summary

BharCap Partners Acquires GCG Wealth Management

On September 10, 2025, private equity firm BharCap Partners acquired financial services company GCG Wealth Management from LNC Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BharCap Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is BharCap Partners’ 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BharCap Partners’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-09-10
Target GCG Wealth Management
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) BharCap Partners
Sellers(s) LNC Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)

Target

GCG Wealth Management

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
GCG Wealth Management is a regional financial services firm with field offices across the Southeast US. GCG offers a broad spectrum of services aimed at building and managing wealth including, but not limited to, financial planning, retirement and estate preservation, risk management, and family wealth counseling. GCG Wealth Management was founded in 1994 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Buyer

BharCap Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2021
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

BharCap Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in the financial services industry. The Firm typically invests between $50 and $300 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA of $10 to $50 million. Specific areas of interest include wealth and asset management, insurance, financial technology, specialty finance, and tech-enabled business services. BharCap Partners was established in 2021 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Financial Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-19 Electronic Merchant Systems

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Electronic Merchant Systems has helped small to mid-sized business owners realize their full potential and grow their financial well-being. With offices in more than 50 U.S. cities—servicing tens of thousands of retail, internet, and start-up businesses nationwide. By providing an innovative suite of business solutions and high-quality service, EMS has become a leading provider of payment processing and merchant services. Electronic Merchant Systems founded in 1988 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio,

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LNC Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LNC Partners is a private investment firm focused on providing $10 to $40 million of equity and junior capital to support a variety of company transactions. As a provider of debt, LNC offers subordinated debt and unitranche securities. As a provider of equity, LNC will invest as a minority or majority partner. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, refinancings, acquisition financings, growth capital needs, and recapitalizations. Sectors of interest include business and information services, financial services, insurance, healthcare, and niche manufacturing. LNC Partners is based in Arlington, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 27
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: North Carolina M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 27 of 27
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-05 Virtus

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Virtus is an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting platform that provides property and casualty insurance, as well as employee benefits, across a multitude of vertical specializations with an emphasis on serving real estate, private equity, hospitality, and construction clients. Virtus was founded in 2013 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

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