Jim McBride Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founding Partner...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Jim McBride General Information

Biography

Mr. Jim McBride serves as Founding Partner & Senior Partner at Blue Sage Capital. He has spent over twenty-five years investing in small and middle-market operating companies in Texas and the Southwest. Prior to co-founding Blue Sage in 2002, he spent a decade as the senior non-family executive for The LBJ Holding Company, the private investment holding company of the family of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson. He initiated the family's entry into private equity investing and has had a leadership role in numerous private equity investments. Mr. McBride is on the Board of Directors of Caritas of Austin. He received his BBA in finance and his MBA from The University of Texas. Mr. McBride currently represents Blue Sage on the Board of Directors of: C&M Conveyor, Environmental Design, Fusion, Gattis' Pizza, MultiCam and VIA.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founding Partner & Senior Partner, Blue Sage Capital
Education
University of Texas, Austin, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
University of Texas, Austin, BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
ji
Phone
+1 (512)
Address
  • 2700 Via Fortuna
  • Building II - Suite 300
  • Austin, TX 78746
  • United States
+1 (512)

Jim McBride Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Blue Sage Capital Investor Founding Partner & Senior Partner Austin, TX PE/Buyout

Jim McBride Lead Partner on Deals (4)

Jim McBride has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with VAB Solutions, a machinery (b2b) company. The deal was made on 04-Apr-2018.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
VAB Solutions 04-Apr-2018 Buyout/LBO Completed Machinery (B2B) Hot Springs, AR
Americo Manufacturing Company 29-Dec-2017 Completed Other Commercial Products Acworth, GA
Broken Arrow Communications 16-Dec-2016 Buyout/LBO Completed Other Commercial Services Albuquerque, NM
Timber Automation 28-Aug-2015 Buyout/LBO Completed Machinery (B2B) Hot Springs, AR

Jim McBride Network (31)

Board Members (7)

Name Company Representing Location From
Matthew Lombardo Innoveyance CW Industrial Partners Cleveland, OH
Jack Cardwell MultiCam Blue Sage Capital Dallas, TX
Mr. Gatti's Pizza Self Fort Worth, TX
Innoveyance Self Cleveland, OH
Innoveyance CW Industrial Partners Cleveland, OH

Portfolio Executives (20)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Marc Voyer VAB Solutions Co-Founder 04-Apr-2018 Hot Springs, AR
Jean-Sébastien Pelletier VAB Solutions Managing Director 04-Apr-2018 Hot Springs, AR
Americo Manufacturing Company Chief Financial Officer 29-Dec-2017 Acworth, GA
Americo Manufacturing Company Chief Executive Officer 29-Dec-2017 Acworth, GA
Americo Manufacturing Company Founder 29-Dec-2017 Acworth, GA

Fund Team Members (4)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Peter Huff Blue Sage Capital Blue Sage Capital II Austin, TX
Peter Huff Blue Sage Capital Blue Sage Capital III Austin, TX
Blue Sage Capital Austin, TX
Blue Sage Capital Austin, TX
Blue Sage Capital Austin, TX

Jim McBride Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Blue Sage Capital II Blue Sage Capital Buyout Closed 2014
Blue Sage Capital III Blue Sage Capital Buyout Closed 2019
Blue Sage Capital Blue Sage Capital Buyout Closed 2004

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