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    WP Global Partners

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2005

    WP Global Partners is a US-based private equity solutions manager focused on the lower middle market, providing primary fund commitments, direct co-investments, and selective secondary investments. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Chicago, the firm has deployed over six billion dollars across hundreds of private market investments. It was acquired by Patria Investments in April 2026 and integrated into Patria's North American & European Private Equity platform.

    33% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Average disclosed round size is $53.9M (across 13 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    8

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series C

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Gregory Oberholtzer

    Gregory Oberholtzer

    CIO & Senior Managing Partner

    Tom Thompson

    Tom Thompson

    Senior Managing Partner

    Traci Breen

    Traci Breen

    CFO & Managing Director

    Jeff Baker

    Jeff Baker

    Director

    Jim Wrolson

    Jim Wrolson

    Director of IT

    Allan Amico

    Allan Amico

    Principal

    Eric Assouad

    Eric Assouad

    Principal

    Eric Griffin

    Eric Griffin

    Principal

    Ryan Phillips

    Ryan Phillips

    Principal

    Austin Rehm

    Austin Rehm

    Vice President

    Kerry Freeman

    Kerry Freeman

    Vice President

    Dominic Rosado

    Dominic Rosado

    Associate

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    15 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    BBlackpoint CyberGrowth$190MJun 2023
    BBlackpoint CyberSeries C—Jun 2023
    BBlackpoint CyberSeries C$190MJan 2023
    AliveCor logoAliveCorSeries E$65MNov 2020
    AliveCor logoAliveCorSeries E—Jan 2020
    Ginger logoGingerSeries C$35MSep 2019
    Bright Farms logoBright FarmsSeries C$30.1MSep 2016
    BrightFarms logoBrightFarmsSeries C$30.1MSep 2016
    Metabiota logoMetabiotaSeries A$30MMay 2015
    Illumitex logoIllumitexUnknown$16MJan 2015
    Metabiota logoMetabiotaSeries A$30MJan 2015
    Mindful Health logoMindful HealthSeed$12M—
    BrightFarms logoBrightFarmsSeries D$55M—
    BrightFarms logoBrightFarmsSeries B$13.7M—
    BrightFarms logoBrightFarmsSeries A$4.3M—

    Top Co-Investors

    Accel3 shared
    AARP2 shared
    Omron2 shared
    DCVC2 shared
    GV2 shared
    Telcom Ventures2 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026