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Blum Capital

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American private equity firm

Blum Capital Partners, L.P., also known as Blum Capital, is an American private equity firm founded in 1975 by Richard C. Blum. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is focused on leveraged buyout, growth capital and PIPE investments in small cap and middle-market companies.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Blum Capital Partners, L.P., also known as Blum Capital, is an American private equity firm founded in 1975 by Richard C. Blum. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is focused on leveraged buyout, growth capital and PIPE investments in small cap and middle-market companies. Blum Capital became known for pioneering a hybrid strategy for investing in public companies, combining private equity and strategic block investment.2

The story

Founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975.1

Prior to founding his eponymous firm, Richard C. Blum worked at Sutro & Co., an investment management and brokerage company. While working at Sutro & Co., he led a partnership that acquired the struggling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1967, for $8 million. The Circus was then sold to Mattel Inc. for $50 million, in 1971.

Blum founded Blum Capital in 1975. As of 2011, Blum Capital managed $2.73 billion in stocks and investments.

Significant investments for Blum Capital have come from Fair Isaac, Lenovo, DHL Airways, and CB Richard Ellis.

In 1994, Blum Capital entered into a joint venture, Newbridge Capital, with Texas Pacific Group and ACON Investments to invest in Asia and Latin America.

From Wikipedia’s article on Blum Capital, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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  • leveraged buyout

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Timeline

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