Wind Point Partners

Wind Point Partners is a private equity firm that acquires and maximizes the potential of middle-market businesses throughout North America. Since its inception, the company has acquired more than 100 platform companies and 250 add-on acquisitions. Wind Point Partners was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Joe Lawler

Managing Director

Kara Master

Vice President

Matt Moran

Vice President

Konrad Salaber

Managing Director

51 past transactions

American Trailer Rental Group

Acquisition in 2021
American Trailer Rental Group is a holding company that rents the trailers and storage containers most often hauled behind 18-wheelers.

FoodScience Corporation

Acquisition in 2021
FoodScience is a formulator, manufacturer, and marketer of high-quality nutritional supplements for humans and pets. FoodScience has been a proven leader and pioneer in nutritional research and product development. Their core values of unparalleled quality, scientific research, and leading-edge innovation remain the catalysts behind our products, brands, and company.

Handgards

Acquisition in 2020
Handgards specializes is a manufacturer and supplier of high-quality foodservice disposable products, including gloves, bags, protective apparel and flexible packaging. Handgards’ products are sold throughout North America to an extensive base of broadline distributors, group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”) and national foodservice accounts.

RTIC

Acquisition in 2020
RTIC is a provider of high-quality coolers, tumblers, bottles, travel bags and other products for outdoor enthusiasts. The Company offers a broad portfolio of RTIC-branded products under its “Overbuilt. Not Overpriced.” promise.

Pavion

Acquisition in 2020
Pavion provides fire, security, and communication integration solutions services. Its mission is to bring clarity and transformation to safety, security, and communication through technology and exceptional service.

CTSI-Global

Acquisition in 2020
CTSI is a provider of highly engineered communication, collaboration, life-safety and security solutions for a large network of private, public, and institutional clients across the Mid-Atlantic region. The Company serves a wide array of end-markets including healthcare, government, education, and enterprise.

Helados Mexico

Private Equity Round in 2019
Helados Mexico is an online store that sells ice cream novelty items. They allow consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the internet. They sell cream paletas, pints, fruit paletas, mini paletas, multi-packs, and bolis, and they also serve customers.

U.S. Nonwovens Corp.

Acquisition in 2019
U.S. Nonwovens Corp. is a consumer goods company that provides personal care, home care, and cleaning products.

Quantix

Acquisition in 2019
Quantix was founded in 1969 and has since evolved as a leading provider of dry bulk transportation and innovative supply chain solutions. For over 40 years They've provided bulk logistics solutions for customers in the chemical & plastics industries. They have a modern fleet of more than 800 trucks and 1,200 trailers and offer unmatched support for customers. In addition to their substantial infrastructure, They're backed by $1 billion in private equity and have made significant investments in assets, technology, and operations. A&R offers a variety of transportation and logistics solutions via bulk transportation and logistics solutions via bulk transportation, logistics/3PL, transloading, packaging, warehousing and end-to-end transportation management. To ensure their customers have the best possible service, they have an extensive network of 23 terminals and 10 warehousing/packaging facilities nationwide.Quantix is proud to provide these world-class capabilities while also maintaining the highest safety and regulatory compliance, abiding by the fundamental principals of quality, integrity, respect and safety.

Neptune Research

Acquisition in 2019
For more than 30 years, NRI has focused its strategic research initiatives on the development, manufacturing, and marketing of state-of-the-art pipe repair solutions that withstand the tests of time, water, and other elements. The company’s Syntho-Glass® system has proven to be reliable enough for the U.S. Navy, the Coast Guard, and international natural gas and oil industry conglomerates to require Syntho-Glass® availability for all pipe repairs. Founded in 1982, NRI developed its pipe repair systems for application within the marine industry. As the original inventors of the moisture-cured, pre-impregnated composite material, NRI caught the attention of the U.S. Navy and, in 1996, secured its first contract with the U.S. government requiring NRI’s Syntho-Glass® system to be carried aboard all Navy vessels. The company’s success with the U.S. Navy led to the creation of larger and more robust materials. This expansion of its product capabilities allowed for the exploration of opportunities within the natural gas and oil industries. NRI focused on further developing its original product to specifically address the pipe repair and reinforcement challenges within those unique industries. With its focus on development, NRI experienced substantial success and growth, requiring a move to a new facility in 2009. Since that time, the company has tripled in size and revenues as the demand for its solutions continues to grow. To support this demand, NRI has introduced an average of one new product per year over the last four years, with each product focusing on the company’s participation in the evolution of leak repair and pipe reinforcement.

Clock Spring Company

Acquisition in 2019
Clock Spring Company, is a group of innovators reasoned that proven composite technology used in other applications was highly suitable for use on pipelines worldwide.Clock Spring Company a privately owned company focused on providing superior products that are safe, sustainable, and effective and provide no risk to the environment. Their goal is to provide customized composite solutions that are easy to install, cost effective to deploy, and durable for decades.

Kleinfelder

Acquisition in 2018
Kleinfelder is an employee-owned engineering, science, and architecture consulting firm.

Pestell Group

Acquisition in 2018
Pestell Pet Products is a quality manufacturer of a full offering of cat litter, small animal bedding, ice melter and hay products.

Targeted PetCare

Acquisition in 2018
Targeted Pet Care is a company that supports pet parents in nourishing the health and happiness of their pets. It provides clay litter, alternative litter, and small animal bedding.

Ox Engineered Products

Acquisition in 2018
Ox Engineered Products is a leading specialty manufacturer of structural sheathing and thermal insulation building products. Ox serves both residential and commercial end markets across the U.S, leveraging strategically-located Midwest facilities in Michigan and Illinois. Ox’s innovative products deliver a strong value proposition for customers both on cost and performance.

Pacifica Foods

Acquisition in 2017
Pacifica Foods is a contract manufacturer of refrigerated, frozen, and shelf stable Dressings, Sauces (Pasteurized and Ambient Fill), Soups, Fresh Salsas, and Dips. They specialize in pouching from 1 oz. to 10 lb. for industrial use, food service (back of house), and value added meal kits. In addition, they have several lines dedicated to packing fresh salsa's and dips for retail use

Stir Foods

Acquisition in 2017
Stir Foods is a custom manufacturer of soups, sauces, dressings, and muffin batters for both retail and foodservice customers. Founded in 2005, the Company is headquartered in Orange, California. Stir currently operates two production facilities.

Aurora Plastics

Acquisition in 2016
Aurora Plastics is a dynamic, innovative company that provides the highest quality PVC compounds, customer focused service and superior technical support. Offering a broad range of PVC products – in both powder and pellet form.

STG Logistics

Acquisition in 2016
STG is a asset-light provider of complex and highly customized logistics and transportation services focused on the global supply chain. The company’s comprehensive suite of services includes value-added contract services and specialized warehousing including container freight management, inventory management, distribution, and e-commerce fulfillment as well as multi-modal transportation

Evans Food Group

Acquisition in 2016
Evans Food Group Ltd. is a global producer of branded and private label finished pork rinds and pork rind pellets. Evans currently operates five production facilities (Chicago, IL; Arlington, TX; Portsmouth, OH; Ontario, CA; and Saltillo, Mexico).

VISION EASE

Acquisition in 2014
VISION EASE is a medical devices company providing ophthalmic lens.

Dicom

Acquisition in 2014
Dicom Transportation Group is a transportation and logistics company providing business-to-business expedited transportation services throughout Canada. It offers courier, less-than-truckload, and truckload delivery services. Additionally, it provides third party logistics and transportation management solutions. The company also operates 22 shipping terminals; 150 tractor and trailer units; and 500 cars, vans, and trucks. Dicom Transportation Group includes three business segments such as Dicom Express, a small package courier company offering both ground and air transportation services; GoJIT, offering expedited LTL and TL transportation services within Ontario and Quebec, and to all cities and towns in Atlantic and Western Canada; and JIT24.7, transportation and logistics management company specializing in innovative, customer specific business solutions with a focus on cost reduction while optimizing network efficiency. Dicom Transportation Group was founded in 2014 and is based in Dorval, Q.C.

Novolex

Acquisition in 2012
Novolex is one of North America’s packaging choices and sustainability serving retail, grocery, food service, hospitality, institutional and industrial markets. With the pending addition of Shields, the company will have approximately 7,300 employees and 46 manufacturing plants: 41 in the United States (including two world-class plastic recycling facilities), three in Canada, and one each in Mexico and The Netherlands. Headquartered in Hartsville, SC, the Company’s brands include Hilex Poly, Novolex™ Custom Film & Bag, Duro Bag, Bagcraft, De Luxe, General Packaging, International Converter, Heritage Bag, and Burrows Packaging. Novolex is a packaging and food services company that serves customers in retail, grocery service, institutional, and industrial markets.
Interface is a globally-recognized brand that delivers complete sealing solutions with a comprehensive product portfolio, deep in-house technical capabilities and vertical integration.

Nonni's Foods

Acquisition in 2011
Nonni’s Food Group is the producer, marketer, and distributor of branded premium specialty cookies and baked goods in North America. The company sells products under the Nonni’s, THINaddictives, and La Dolce Vita brands. Headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., Nonni’s operates four facilities in Ferndale, N.Y.; Glendale, Ariz.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Montreal, Canada. It produces its traditional biscotti using the original family recipe including real eggs, butter, and gourmet bittersweet chocolate that gives the biscotti a light, crunchy texture that is delicately sweet. The devotion to real quality ingredients is the foundation for the continued success of the company. Nonni’s Biscotti is the number one-selling biscotti in the U.S. and the only national brand sold coast to coast.

Nelson Global

Acquisition in 2010
Nelson Global Products manufacturers acoustics, air, and fluid transfer products. They provide critical solutions to industries. Their products include acoustics, air, fluid transfer, noise, vibration, and thermal management.

Hearthside Food Solutions

Acquisition in 2009
Hearthside is the food industry's largest contract manufacturer, and largest private bakery. 20 facilities produce high quality consumer baked foods, snacks and packaging services. We provide customers with a combination of quality, scale, dependability and product integrity that is unequaled in the modern contract manufacturing chain. Primary product categories include bars, cookies, crackers, components, and other baked foods and snacks. Hearthside is also one of the industry’s largest contract packagers of food products. Today Hearthside operates 24 production facilities, including three in Europe, and is a volume leader in multiple product categories. Hearthside was founded in 2009 on the belief that food contract manufacturing was ripe for innovation and reinvention. Founder Rich Scalise believed that a company combining the speed, flexibility, and innovative drive of a startup with the scale, depth quality, and capacity of a world-class manufacturer would create new value for customers. The result is Hearthside, a highly flexible world-class contract manufacturer, and one of the fastest growing companies in the food industry. On the surface, a contract manufacturer may not stand out. They even may look alike. Take a closer look however and there are big differences. Add them up and they can create sustained competitive advantage for Hearthside’s premier food customers. Our investments and commitments to quality, safety, speed, innovation, and value set new standards of industry performance. For our customers, this translates into value propositions that include Quality, Speed-to-Market, Innovation, and Flexibility.

Ryt-way Industries

Acquisition in 2008
Integrated capabilities: 3 businesses, 1,300+ packaging pros, pro-active project teams. Ryt-way collaborates with their customers to understand the requirements to create a solution that delivers marketplace success and they follow it up with with continuous improvements. A leading dry food contract packager in North America. For primary and secondary packaging solutions, Ryt-way delivers flexibility, scale, and commercialization expertise. A leading design/build packaging equipment company. A range of packaging equipment for pouch and packet products, and thermoform applications. The only vertically-integrated breadcrumbs supplier in the U.S., representing over 60 percent of the breadcrumbs produced.

Ascensus Specialties

Acquisition in 2007
Ascensus Specialties is a chemical company that provides sodium borohydride as a catalyst and a variety of chemicals for other industries. They also provide boranes, reactive, and alkali metals.

RailWorks

Acquisition in 2007
PNR RailWorks Inc., is Canada’s largest full-service railway contractor. It constructs, maintains and installs track and signal & communications services for Class I railroads, short lines, transit authorities and private industry throughout Canada.

Citadel Plastics

Acquisition in 2007
Citadel Plastics is a compounder of thermoplastic and thermoset resins. The company was incorporated in early 2007 and soon began to lay the groundwork for successful expansion. It was founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Santa Maria Foods

Acquisition in 2007
Santa Maria Foods is a specialty Italian-style deli meat and imported grocery products, with the deli meats sold under the San Daniele and Mastro brands. San Daniele and Mastro deli meats, such as prosciutto, mortadella, and dry-cured salami, are produced using authentic, traditional, dry curing Italian processes. The company also imports and exclusively distributes some of the best Italian grocery brands; notably Lavazza espresso coffees, San Benedetto water and Rio Mare tuna; and sells Canada's favorite bottle of olive oil, Mastro Extra Virgin 1 liter.

Waterbury Acquisition

Acquisition in 2005
Waterbury Acquisition Corporation provides chemical products & services. Company manufactures environmental hygiene & pest-control products.

Pelsis

Acquisition in 2005
Pelsis delivers innovative brands to the facilities management industry, offering our global customer base a wide range of products to support their FM needs. Based in the UK, Pelsis develops leading brands for specialist commercial markets, including flying insect control, bird control, general pest control and washroom hygiene solutions. Leading brands - Our reputation is built on leading brand heritage, developed with extensive knowledge of our markets and supported by experts in each field. Each of our brands is over 20 years old, built on a reputation of high quality products and support services. We continually work to develop our brands to support our distributors across our territories. Leading products - Customer insight is at the heart of our product innovation programme, allowing us to develop world class products designed with serviceability, design and quality in mind. Our close working relationships with customers is key to our product development ethos, giving us insight into the needs of our customers as well as specifiers and end users.

United Subcontractors

Acquisition in 2004
USI Holdings, Inc. is a provider of installation, construction and distribution services to the residential and commercial construction markets in the United States, with a national platform consisting of 43 locations, and more than 1,800 employees serving customers in 13 states.

Breeze Industrial Products

Acquisition in 2004
Breeze Industrial Products designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of worm-drive, hose clamps, T-Bolt, and V-band clamps for aircraft, aerospace, market-automotive, heavy-duty vehicle, and industrial markets. Breeze Aero-Seal clamps are into hose sealing applications in all segments of industries where vibration-proof clamps are versatile, convenient, rugged, and reliable clamping products.

ArrMaz

Acquisition in 2003
ArrMaz is a manufacturing company in the production of specialty chemicals for mining, crop nutrients, asphalt paving, and other growing industries worldwide. Since 1967, ArrMaz has formulated chemical process aids and additives to optimize their customers’ process performance and product quality. With headquarters in Mulberry, Florida, and multiple locations across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, ArrMaz serves customers globally.

Active Interest Media

Acquisition in 2003
Active Interest Media (AIM) was formed in October 2003 by Wind Point Partners and Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist III. AIM is a rapidly growing media company focusing on enthusiast magazines and related consumer shows, Internet sites, and books.

VICORP Restaurants

Acquisition in 2003
Vicorp Restaurants Inc., a Denver-based operator of “family-branded” restaurants throughout the Midwest and West Coast.

AIR-Serv Holding

Acquisition in 2003
Since 1981 AIR-serv has partnered with convenience stores, gasoline stations, and car washes to provide convenient, reliable tire inflation and vacuum services to the driving public. Today, as the industry leader with more than 65,000 locations, they have the most extensive, expert distribution and service network in the coin-operated tire inflation and vacuum industry. Maintaining properly inflated tires is more important now than ever before. The right tire pressure not only supports safer driving for you, your family, and other passengers, but it also extends the lives of the tires themselves. In addition, well-maintained automobile and truck tires improve gas mileage, lessen harmful emissions, and reduce dependence on foreign oil.

AMES

Acquisition in 2002
True Temper legacy today by providing novel twists on classic tools and designs. With each year as new materials are developed and designs tested, we redesign and rebuild to provide innovative tools that live up to the original True Temper pledge.Their brands are among the most recognized across their primary product categories in the North American non-powered landscaping products market. Their brand portfolio includes, but is not limited to, Ames, True Temper, Southern Patio and Hound Dog, as well as contractor-oriented brands including UnionTools, Razor-Back Professional Tools and Jackson Professional Tools. This strong portfolio of brands allows us to build and maintain long-standing relationships with the leading companies that sell our product categories and to offer specific branding strategies for key retail customers.

Marshfield DoorSystems

Acquisition in 2000
Marshfield DoorSystems is a building materials company that manufactures wood and veneer interior doors.

U.S. Security Associates

Acquisition in 1999
U.S. Security Associates is an American security company, with locally-responsive offices providing premier national security services and global consulting and investigations. They provide career paths for over 50,000 security professionals serving several thousand clients and a range of industries. Innovative applications of leading-edge, proprietary technology enable the USA to rank annually among the world’s best training companies, sustain the highest standards of quality, and underscore world-class customer service with unparalleled accountability. USA’s rise as one of today’s largest security companies is a natural byproduct of these differentiators together with a commitment to investing in employee reward and development, giving back to local communities, and relentlessly striving to be a security company that is Safe. Secure. Friendly.

Bushnell

Acquisition in 1999
Bushnell is an American-based company that specializes in sporting optics and outdoor products.They provide riflescopes, binoculars, rangefinders, and spotting scopes to our laser aiming, trail cameras, telescopes, and night vision optics. Bushnell Outdoor Products today has grown to include 11 brands and 15 of the most highly recognized product lines in the optical and outdoor products industries, including such well-known brands as Bushnell, Tasco, Bolle, and Serengeti as well as other quality outdoor accessory brands, including Hoppe gun cleaning solvents. The company's growing line of Outdoor Technology products such as laser rangefinders and handheld GPS devices has accelerated growth in recent years. With its emphasis on innovation, emerging technologies, and performance innovation, Bushnell Outdoor Products has developed a reputation for developing and marketing the highest quality products, which seek to enhance the experience of outdoor and sports enthusiasts.

Qualitor

Acquisition in 1999
Qualitor, Inc., an HCI Equity Partners company since 2004, is a diversified supplier of aftermarket safety and wear parts for the automotive and heavy-duty truck industries. Through six North American locations and three business units. It provides wiper blades and auto care accessories (Pylon) and brake hardware and related components (International Brake Industries) to the automotive aftermarket, and air, electrical and related components to the heavy-duty truck aftermarket and select OE customers (Sloan Transportation).

Bun Basket

Acquisition in 1998
Bun Basket is a consumer food service company that provides processed food.

Alliance International Group

Acquisition in 1997
Alliance International Group is a manufacturing company of ceramic and steel products used in visual displays and writing surfaces.
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