Jason Port

At Brightstar Capital Partners, we believe success begins with strong relationships built on trust, alignment, and a shared vision to help great businesses grow. While capital is essential, we focus on building long-term partnerships built through hands-on experience and a commitment to lasting value. Our investment evaluation process is grounded in sectors we know deeply. We focus on cash-flowing businesses where we see an opportunity to optimize operations and foster ownership culture, helping to grow the company better than it could on its own. Ultimately, we judge success by a simple question. Five or 10 years after we exit, if someone calls a founder or partner we’ve worked with and asks, “Should I work with Brightstar?” I want the answer to be yes. That is our definition of real value creation.

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Starboard Built Big Stake in BILL Holdings, Plans to Nominate Directors "Activist investor Starboard Value owns an 8.5% stake in BILL Holdings and intends to run a boardroom challenge to push for changes at the financial automation software company that serves small and midsize businesses around the world, it said in a filing on Thursday. "BILL Holdings, which has a market value of nearly $5 billion and sees more than 1% of U.S. gross domestic product flow through its platform, saw its stock price lose nearly half of its value since January." #corporategovernance #boardsofdirectors #activistinvesting #shareholderactivism #governancearbitrage https://lnkd.in/gQhi_A5b

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Activist Barington Asks Casket Maker Matthews for Board Seats, Warns of Second Battle Barington Capital Group on Tuesday urged casket maker Matthews International to fix its business and immediately invite the activist investor onto its board, or possibly face another clash with the group next year. Barington criticized Matthews' business portfolio, capital allocation, lagging stock price, and long-serving CEO in a letter seen by Reuters. #matthewsinternational #activistinvesting #corporategovernance #governance #boardsofdirectors #underperformance https://lnkd.in/gkR7mx6r

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Big news today 🔔 Rhino Entertainment has entered into agreements to divest its entire Business-to-Consumer (B2C) operations to Betsson Group and Alta Group. Both buyers see Rhino as a strong, profitable and fast-growing company, closely aligned with their strategic direction and long-term vision. For Rhino, this transaction allows us to unlock significant value from the B2C business we have built, while sharpening our focus on the next phase of growth and value creation. Building Rhino has been an incredible journey, and I want to thank the team, partners, and investors who have been part of creating such a strong and scalable business. More to come in the next chapter…

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Fashion Mergers and Acquisitions #AuthenticBrands Group Is Buying #Dockers for $311 Million The brand management firm has already signed #CentricBrands to oversee most Dockers categories in the U.S. and Canada. #DecentPrice #ChristinaSaintMarché : "Dockers is not as popular as it once was but it can be again."

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Excited to announce our investment in The BARS Program, the leading provider of in-store, ID check compliance services for convenience and grocery stores in the U.S. and Canada. BARS fits squarely within our big fish/small pond thesis — a category leader in a niche market with meaningful barriers to entry and clear growth potential.

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Fanatics is reportedly in early talks with Crypto.com to launch a prediction market platform, a move that would expand the sports merchandising group into a fast-growing sector spanning sports, politics, and entertainment. The effort comes as Fanatics accelerates its global expansion and follows similar moves by industry players, including Flutter's new partnership with CME Group.

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