Behrman Capital Announces Leadership Transition Plan

Co-Founder and Managing Partner Grant G. Behrman to transition to new role as Senior Partner, effective December 31, 2026

Simon P. Lonergan to lead the firm as sole Managing Partner

NEW YORK, July 1, 2025 – Behrman Capital (“Behrman”), a private equity investment firm based in New York, today announced that Simon P. Lonergan will assume primary responsibility for managing and leading the firm as the sole Managing Partner, effective December 31, 2026. Co-Founder and Managing Partner Grant G. Behrman will be stepping down from his role as Managing Partner and assuming the new title of Senior Partner and Co-Founder.

Mr. Behrman and Mr. Lonergan have worked closely on a leadership transition plan, which was first established in 2023, to ensure that Mr. Lonergan is fully prepared to assume additional responsibilities while maintaining the strong, positive trajectory of the firm. While Mr. Behrman will step back from day-to-day leadership, he will continue to support Mr. Lonergan across all critical areas of the business.

“Simon’s 20-year tenure at the firm has prepared him well for this important step,” said Mr. Behrman. “His commitment to Behrman Capital’s continued success has been unwavering, his contribution to the firm’s investment track record immense, and his character has been unassailable, demonstrated by his nurturing and perpetuating the firm’s values, ethics, and culture.”

Mr. Lonergan joined Behrman Capital in 2005 as a Partner and was elevated to Managing Partner in 2019. He has served on the boards of 12 Behrman portfolio companies, including existing investments Micross Components, The Thermal Group, Shur-Co, and Waterline Renewal Technologies.

“When I joined Grant at Behrman Capital, I was struck by the clarity of his vision for the firm and his tenacity in executing its mission,” said Mr. Lonergan. “In the past 20 years, the firm has flourished beyond my expectations, and I am honored to be entrusted with its leadership going forward. I am determined to maintain the firm’s values and culture while propelling it to new heights in the decades ahead.”

Prior to joining Behrman Capital, Mr. Lonergan was a Partner and Senior Managing Director at The Blackstone Group, where he co-led Blackstone’s pursuit of European private equity transactions. He was a member of Blackstone’s Private Equity Investment Committee and a board member of eight portfolio companies across a range of industries, including media, communications and packaging. Mr. Lonergan started his career in consulting at Bain & Company. He received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Cambridge University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

About Behrman Capital

Based in New York City, Behrman Capital was founded in 1991 by Grant G. and Darryl G. Behrman. The firm invests in management buyouts, leveraged buildups and recapitalizations of established growth businesses. The company’s investments are focused in three industries: Defense and Aerospace, Healthcare, and Specialty Industrials. The firm has raised ~$4.2 billion since inception. Behrman is currently investing out of its seventh primary fund while having completed ~$1.0 billion multi-asset continuation fund in 2012 and ~$500 million single asset continuation fund which closed in 2022. For more information, please visit www.behrmancap.com.

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