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Office Locations:
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4920 Main St, Suite 900
Kansas City, MO 64112
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Education & Training
Food & Agriculture
Information Technology
Manufacturing & Industrial
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The BERKS Group is a division of the privately held News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) and the Bradley family holdings. Henry D. Bradley started the company with the purchase of the St. Joseph News-Press in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1951. The company has further diversified into high-value manufacturing, education technology, technology infrastructure. NPG plans to invest $500 million through BERKS. The BERKS Group mission is to invest in and support growth businesses with patient capital. The firm is seeking to partner with quality brands led by talented management teams who have a vision for growth. BERKS' target is growth companies with $2-20mm in EBITDA. Target areas include high-value manufacturing, education technology, and technology infrastructure.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
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Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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