Introduction
Balance Point Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with offices in
Westport, CT. Balance Point Capital Advisors, LLC operates as a single advisory business
together with its affiliated general partners, Balance Point Capital Managers, LLC, the general
partner of Balance Point Capital Partners, L.P.; Balance Point Capital Managers II, LLC, the
general partner of Balance Point Capital Partners II, L.P.; Balance Point Capital Managers III,
LLC, the general partner of Balance Point Capital Partners III, L.P.; Balance Point Capital
Managers IV, LLC, the general partner of Balance Point Capital Partners IV, L.P.;
Balance Point Capital Managers V, LLC, the general partner of Balance Point Capital
Partners V, L.P.; and Balance Point Capital Managers VI, LLC, the general partner of
Balance Point Capital Partners VI, L.P., as well as its relying advisor, Balance Point Capital
CT Advisors, LLC which advises Connecticut Growth Capital, LLC, the Managing Member of
which is Balance Point Capital CT Managers, LLC. For purposes of this Brochure, and where the
context permits, Balance Point Capital Advisors, LLC, Balance Point Capital Managers, LLC,
Balance Point Capital Managers II, LLC, Balance Point Capital Managers I II, LLC, Balance Point
Capital Managers IV, LLC, Balance Point Capital Managers V, LLC, Balance Point Capital
Mangers VI, LLC, Balance Point Capital CT Managers, LLC and Balance Point Capital CT
Advisors, LLC shall be collectively referred to as “Balance Point” or the “Firm.”
Balance Point provides investment management services to advisory clients, which are privately
offered investment funds, including both U.S. domiciled vehicles and non-U.S. domiciled
investment vehicles for non-U.S. investors. The funds primarily invest in debt and equity capital
in select lower middle market companies. Balance Point takes a long-term, partnership approach
to investing and is committed to building lasting relationships with private equity sponsors,
management teams and intermediaries. The Firm generally targets companies with EBITDA
between $3 million and $30 million and typically invests $10 million to $40 million per
transaction. The Firm has e l e v e n investment professionals, including three principals who have
worked together for over a decade, Seth Alvord, Justin Kaplan and Adam Sauerteig.
Balance Point Capital Advisors, LLC is 76.5% owned by BPCA Management, LLC and 23.5%
owned by Nassau BPC Holdings, LLC. Seth Alvord and Justin Kaplan are Managing Members of
BPCA Management of which they own 88% with the remaining interest owned by Balance Point
employees.
Advisory Services
Balance Point currently provides discretionary investment management services to three Small
Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) funds, Balance Point Capital Partners, L.P., closed in 2011,
Balance Point Capital Partners II, L.P., closed in
2015, and Balance Point Capital Partners IV, L.P.,
closed in 2020 (collectively, the “SBIC Funds”) as well as three non-SBIC institutional funds, Balance
Point Capital Partners III, L.P. (“BPCP III”), Balance Point Capital Partners V, L.P. (“BPCP V”), and
Balance Point Capital Partners VI, L.P. (“BPCP VI”) whose interests are offered only on a private-
placement basis. Additionally, Balance Point provides discretionary investment advisory services
to Connecticut Growth Capital, LLC (“CGC”). The Managing Member of CGC is Balance Point
Capital CT Managers, LLC and the investment advisor to CGC is Balance Point Capital CT
Advisors, LLC. For purposes of this brochure, the SBIC Funds, BPCP III, BPCP V, BPCP VI and
CGC shall be collectively referred to as the “Funds.”
Balance Point does not generally tailor its advisory services to the needs of individual investors. Balance
Point provides its advisory services to the Funds in accordance with the investment objectives,
investment guidelines and restrictions set forth in the relevant Fund’s organizational and offering
documents and as further described below under Item 8. The general investment guidelines and
restrictions applicable to any particular Fund are negotiated and fixed at the time that the particular
Fund is formed, although there may be subsequent revisions with the consent of a Fund’s investors.
Seth Alvord and Justin Kaplan comprise the investment committee for the SBIC Funds as well as
for BPCP III and CGC. For BPCP V and BPCP VI, the investment committee is comprised of Seth
Alvord, Justin Kaplan, and Adam Sauerteig. The investment committee of all the Funds requires
unanimous approval for each investment.
Prior to investing in a Fund, prospective investors should review the Fund's Offering Documents
to confirm the suitability of an investment in a Fund based on the investor's particular
circumstances.
Assets Under Management
Balance Point provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Funds and has discretionary
management authority and responsibility over their assets.
As of December 31, 2023, Balance Point managed approximately $2,030,700,480 of all client assets
on a discretionary basis. Balance Point does not manage any Client assets on a non-discretionary
basis and therefore does not have any non-discretionary assets under management.
This Brochure generally includes information about the Adviser and its relationships with its clients
and affiliates. While much of this Brochure applies to all such clients and affiliates, certain
information included herein applies to specific clients or affiliates only. This Brochure does not
constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. In the event any terms or
provisions of any of the Fund's respective offering documents conflicts with the information
contained in this Brochure, such Fund's offering documents shall control.