Holland & Knight Advises GCG Advisory Partners in Recapitalization and Strategic Investment from BharCap Partners

TYSONS, Virginia (September 17, 2025) – Holland & Knight advised GCG Advisory Partners, the parent company of GCG Wealth Management and a leading provider of strategic financial advisory services, in the completion of a recapitalization and a strategic investment from BharCap Partners. The transaction was announced on September 10.

Greenwich, Connecticut-based BharCap is a private investment firm focused on the financial services sector. BharCap's investment will be used to accelerate GCG's acquisition strategy and further enhance the firm's Monetize & Scale platform.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, GCG is focused on legacy, succession and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the hybrid and independent registered investment adviser space.

"As GCG embarks on this next phase of growth, we are grateful to the team at Holland & Knight for its hard work in ensuring a successful transaction," said Joel Burris, president and managing partner of GCG.

Holland & Knight Partners Katherine Markel and John Gilson led the Firm's representation of GCG, with assistance from Associates Alison Redick and Carolina Garcia.

More information on the transaction can be found here.

Recently recognized as the Private Equity Law Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network, Holland & Knight regularly ranks among the leading M&A and private equity law firms in reputable, benchmarking league tables published by Bloomberg, LSEG, Mergermarket, PitchBook and The Deal. Through the HK Deal Flow℠ program, Holland & Knight facilitates deal leads for clients and prospective clients by matching acquisition or capital raising opportunities with buyers and investors.