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Add-on·Healthcare/Pharma Services·June 22, 2026

KZF Design adds Erdman

The acquisition brings a healthcare and senior living architecture specialist with active licenses in over 45 states to Brightstar's design platform.

Takeaways

  • Erdman is a architecture and engineering firm specializing in healthcare and senior living facilities.
  • Brightstar is acquiring Erdman with backing from Brightstar Capital Partners.
  • The target serves healthcare and senior living across Madison, Wisconsin.
BuyerBrightstar
TargetErdman
SponsorBrightstar Capital Partners
TypeAdd-on
GeographyMadison, Wisconsin
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-sectorPharma Services

Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired Erdman, a Madison, Wisconsin-based architecture and engineering firm specializing in healthcare and senior living facilities.

Erdman joins KZF Design as part of Brightstar's architecture and design platform, which the firm established with its acquisition of KZF Design in 2025.

The firm holds active licensure in more than 45 states and has developed ZeroIn, a proprietary healthcare analytics platform.

“The 80-and-over population is projected to roughly double over the next two decades, driving sustained demand for exactly the types of facilities Erdman designs,” said Dan Faust, CEO of Brightstar’s architecture and design platform.