Team.
Christien Louviere and Rhea Davis built an operating company together from scratch before founding BDE Capital in Atlanta in 2024. Between them they have led organizations up to $150 million in revenue and been inside sales to Oracle and GE Healthcare.
Partners and investors.
Christien Louviere
Co-founder · Managing Partner
- Company size: Lower middle market, middle market, large cap
- Prior firm: Oracle, via the Vitrue acquisition
- Founder: A management consulting firm and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce company, both lower middle market
- Portfolio: Co-founder, MedDesk AI Institute
- Education: MBA, Georgia State University. BA, Louisiana State University.
Rhea Davis
Co-founder · Operating Partner · Investor
- Company size: Lower middle market, middle market, large cap
- Current: Leads a division P&L in healthcare software
- Prior firms: GE Healthcare. Galen Advisors, acquired by GE Healthcare. Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, now part of a private-equity GI platform.
- Founder: A direct-to-consumer e-commerce company, lower middle market
- Portfolio: Co-founder, MedDesk AI Institute
- Education: BA, Florida State University. Georgia State University.
Dr. David Ensley
Orthodontist · Family office investor
- Company size: Lower middle market
- Current: Regional partner in a 25-location DSO. Owner of his orthodontic practice in Austin.
- Portfolio: Lead investor, MedDesk AI Institute
- Military: U.S. Army officer, seven years
- Education: DMD, Medical College of Georgia. University of Georgia. Orthodontic residency, U.S. Army. Board certified.
Operating partners.
Operators who have already run and grown these businesses.
Operating Partner
Healthcare software
- Company size: Middle market, large cap
- Prior firms: Three private-equity-backed software companies, three exits, including a $5B+ sale
- Role: Senior vice president, customer success, 800 people
- Integration: helped integrate an $841M software merger
- Education: MBA, Georgia State University. Bachelor's degrees in marketing and finance, University of Utah.
Operating Partner
Field operations
- Company size: Lower middle market, middle market
- Private equity: Three platforms, two of them roofing roll-ups. Regional vice president today.
- Military: U.S. Navy SEAL officer, 12 years
- Education: U.S. Naval Academy, systems engineering. Naval Postgraduate School.
Operating Partner
Workforce education
- Company size: Lower middle market
- Founder: A career school and an advisory firm for trade school owners
- Schools advised: 42
- Portfolio: MedDesk AI Institute, since its founding
- Education: Texas State Technical College, Harlingen