Wind Point Partners Explained

Wind Point Partners
Type:Private
Location:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry:Private equity
Products:Leveraged buyout, Growth capital
Assets:$4 billion
Num Employees:30+

Wind Point Partners is an American private equity firm focused on growth capital investments and leveraged buyouts in middle-market companies. The firm focuses on the following industry sectors: Consumer Products, Industrial Products, and Business Services.[1] Wind Point's strategy involves partnering with executives who typically have run a P&L of $1 billion or greater to acquire businesses with enterprise values between $100 million and $500 million.

The firm, which is based in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1984. It was founded and funded by S. Curtis Johnson of Racine Wisconsin, heir to the SC Johnson fortune.

History

Since its founding, Wind Point has raised approximately $4.0 billion of investor commitments and completed more than 100 investments and 300 add-on acquisitions[2] across its nine private equity funds.[3] The firm began raising their ninth fund in 2019 with a $1.2 billion target.[4] The firm completed fundraising for its eighth fund in 2017 with $985 million of investor commitments.[5] Wind Point's prior funds were raised in 2009 with $915 million of investor commitments and 2005 with $715 million of investor commitments.

Since inception, Wind Point acquisitions have included Pacific Cycle (also maker of Schwinn bicycles),[6] Bushnell Corporation,[7] [8] Bakery Chef,[9] Gehl Foods, and Ames True Temper.[10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Strategy | Strategy | Wind Point Partners.
  2. Web site: Maximizing Growth Potential, Creating Value in the Middle Market | Overview | Wind Point Partners.
  3. Web site: Wind Point backs Tropicale Foods | PitchBook.
  4. Web site: Stir Foods Acquires Celtrade.
  5. Web site: Wind Point Buys U.S. Nonwovens.
  6. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E2DF1030F937A25752C0A9629C8B63 CANADIAN COMPANY BUYS MAKER OF SCHWINN BIKES
  7. http://marketing.bushnell.com/press/pdf/Bushnell%20Acquisition.pdf Press release: MidOcean Partners and Management Announce Acquisition Of Bushnell Outdoor Products, Inc. from Wind Point Partners
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/31/obituaries/31bushnell.html David Bushnell, 92, Importer of Affordable Binoculars, Dies
  9. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E2DE1438F930A25752C1A9659C8B63 RALCORP IS BUYING BAKERY CHEF FOR $287.5 MILLION
  10. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E6D81531F936A15751C1A9679C8B63 U.S. INDUSTRIES SELLS ITS LAWN AND GARDEN TOOLS UNIT
  11. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E6D61630F93AA35755C0A9629C8B63 CASTLE HARLAN TO BUY GARDEN-EQUIPMENT MAKER