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.
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Jake Behringer

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Nathan Brown

MD

Bob Cummings

Co-Founder

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Shani D'Angelo

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Michelle Dear

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Clayton Finley

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Adam Jump

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Yury Kapko

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LeAnn Kilarski

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Richard (Rich) Kracum

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Ellis Krienik

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Michael Kruse

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Joe Lawler

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Ron Liberman

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Brandon Medina

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Paul Peterson

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Konrad Salaber

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Charlie Spokes

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David Stott

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Isaiah Sullivan

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Alex Washington

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Daniel Williams

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55 past transactions

Vee Pak

Acquisition in 2017
Vee Pak is a fully integrated contract manufacturer of personal and beauty care products, including cosmetic and OTC-certified skin care, bath and shower, hair care and sun care products. Vee Pak seeks to deliver for its customers the highest quality products, leveraging its flexibility, R&D capabilities and supply chain expertise.

Helados Mexico

Private Equity Round in 2019
Helados Mexico is a manufacturer of frozen novelty products.

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.

Clock Spring Company, Inc.

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.

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.

VISION EASE

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

Nonni's

Acquisition in 2011
Nonni's Foods LLC manufactures and markets biscotti. It offers originali, cioccolati, dark chocolate almond, limone, turtle pecan, toffee almond, triple chocolate, and salted caramel biscotti. The company also provides cranberry almond, pistachio almond, cinnamon raisin almond, blueberry oat almond, mango coconut almond, double dark chocolate almond, dark chocolate cherry almond, and dark chocolate banana almond thin cookies. It offers its products through retail stores. Nonni's Foods LLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has operations in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

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.

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.

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.

Qualitor Inc.

Acquisition in 1999
Qualitor Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies automotive and heavy duty replacement parts. It designs, sources, and packages brake system hardware components and repair kits for the automotive aftermarket; supplies wiper blades, rubber inserts, and automotive care accessories; and offers air, electrical, and related components to the heavy duty truck aftermarket and select OE customers. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Southfield, Michigan.
Interface is a globally-recognized brand that delivers complete sealing solutions with a comprehensive product portfolio, deep in-house technical capabilities and vertical integration.

Railworks

Acquisition in 2007
RailWorks Corporation and its operating subsidiaries provide railway construction and railroad maintenance services for a range of customers - from major transit authorities, to commercial and industrial companies, to railroads of all sizes - through two primary business units: Track and Transit & Systems.

Argotec, LLC

Acquisition in 2013
Argotec is a world leading manufacturer of thermoplastic polyurethane films used in a wide range of industries and market segments, including automotive paint protection, glass lamination, medical, graphics, textiles, and other industrial applications. Today, Argotec has manufacturing, sales, and distribution employees in in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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.

Shearer's Foods

Acquisition in 2012
Shearer's Foods is a manufacturer of processed foods including snack products. Shearer’s is known for producing the highest quality conventional, organic, gluten-free, non-GMO, and kosher salty snacks in assorted flavors and sizes, including kettle-cooked potato chips, traditional potato chips, tortilla chips, popcorn, baked chips, cheese curls, a variety of pellet based and extruded snacks, as well as a full line of national brand equivalent and value cookies, crackers and wafers.

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.

Valicor

Acquisition in 2017
Valicor is one of the provider of non-hazardous wastewater treatment services in North America. Leveraging its extensive fleet of tankers and a network of strategically located centralized wastewater treatment (“CWT”) facilities, the Company transports and processes diverse wastewater streams that result from the manufacture of industrial and consumer goods. Valicor helps customers dispose of oily water, leachate, soaps, line flush waste, and similar waste streams, and it also provides a diverse set of landfill solidification and product destruction services.

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.

Santa Maria Foods Limited

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.

Citadel Plastics

Acquisition in 2007
A leading global compounder of thermoplastic and thermoset resins, Citadel Plastics Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in early 2007 and soon began to lay the groundwork for successful expansion.Citadel has finalized a number of significant acquisitions and increased capital expenditures to support profitable growth

Gehl Foods

Acquisition in 2015
Gehl Foods produces top-quality products on fifteen lines which encompass every method of aseptic processing available today: steam infusion, steam injection, tube in tube, tube in shell and swept surface…and all under one roof! At our 750,000 square foot facility, our processing systems and quality assurance standards assist our team of just 250 dedicated employees in seamlessly turning out over 2 million servings per day.

Ox Engineered Products, LLC

Acquisition in 2018
Ox Engineered Products, LLC manufactures structural sheathing and thermal insulation building products. The products include SI-Strong Structural Insulation, it is used as structural insulated sheathing; Thermo-Ply Structural Sheathing, it is an alternative to wood structural panels and provides water resistant barrier; and ISO RED Polyiso Foam Sheathing, it is a closed cell technology that provides high R-values, moisture resistance, and air barrier. The company caters to both residential and commercial markets. Ox Engineered Products, LLC is based in Constantine, Michigan.

Bun Basket

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

U.S. Security Associates, Inc.

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.

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

Pestell Group

Acquisition in 2018
Pestell Group Inc. through its subsidiaries Pestell Minerals and Ingredients and Pestell Pet Products, provides hire trucking services, distributes minerals, feed ingredients, bird seed, animal shavings, and cat litter products. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in New Hamburg, Canada.

St. George Logistics

Acquisition in 2016
St. George Logistics is a logistics services company that offers a wide range of value-added services, knowledgeable support and the most advanced technology solutions for their customers in the shipping and distribution industries. Their company is committed to superior customer service, continuous improvements in our operations and technologies, and treating every order as if it were our own. That’s how they ensure their customers’ businesses continue to be so successful. As the leading neutral CFS, we operate the largest network of independent CFS facilities in North America, in close proximity to the all the major ports and metropolitan areas for ocean or air cargo. They also offer to provide a range of additional logistics services including distribution, warehousing and reliable transportation within the US.

Aurora Plastics, LLC

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.

Stir Foods

Acquisition in 2017
STIR Foods, LLC. produces ready to serve food products. The company produces soups, stews, chilis, sauces, salsas, gravies, marinades, dressings, dips, fruit and cream cheese fillings, bakery batters and mixes, and spice blends. STIR Foods, LLC. also provides research and development services to develop new products. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Orange, California.

Nelson Global Products, Inc.

Acquisition in 2010
Nelson Global Products designs, manufactures, and markets a broad range of fabricated high performance OEM and aftermarket products for the global On and Off Highway vehicles and Power Sports and Outdoor Equipment markets.

U.S. Nonwovens Corp.

Acquisition in 2019
U.S. Nonwovens Corp. produces nonwoven substrate products. It offers nonwoven rolls for sanitary disposables, apparel interlining and embroidery backing, filtration, acoustical wrappings, and geotextiles. The company also provides dryer sheets, soap pads, and wipes for sale to contractual customers, retailers, and distributors. U.S. Nonwovens Corp. was founded in 1995 and is based in Brentwood, New York.

Active Interest Media, Inc.

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.

A&R Logistics,Inc.

Acquisition in 2019
A&R Logistics, Inc., doing business as A&R Transport, Inc., provides dry bulk transportation, warehousing and packaging, distribution, and third-party logistics solutions. The company handles various grades of plastic resins and dry-flowable commodities. It operates a fleet of trucks and trailers in various terminals and warehousing/packaging facilities. The company serves petrochemical, oilfield production, and chemical and food industries in the United States. A&R Logistics, Inc. was formerly known as A&R Transport, Inc. and changed its name to A&R Logistics, Inc. in October 2007. The company was founded in 1965 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky with commercial headquarters in Houston, Texas; customer service headquarters in Morris, Illinois; and an export packaging and warehousing location in Savannah, Georgia. It also has export facilities in Baytown, Texas; and Moncks Corner and Berkeley County, South Carolina.

The Kleinfelder Group, Inc.

Acquisition in 2018
Today’s engineering problems are a complex mix of challenges and considerations. Kleinfelder brings well-rounded, holistic thinking and wide-ranging technical experience to help you move forward. Kleinfelder clients get the benefit of more than 50 years’ experience. Half a century of quality engineering doesn’t mean stuffy or stuck—in fact, it’s the agility to adapt to their clients’, and the world’s, changing needs that keeps us at the leading edge.

Paragon Films

Acquisition in 2016
Paragon Films is known worldwide for continually evolving stretch film to deliver products with unparalleled value, quality and consistency. With a constant focus on innovations, Paragon Films has enjoyed a reputation for producing more efficient, sustainable and economical stretch films.

Marshfield DoorSystems, Inc.

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

Handgards

Acquisition in 2020
HANDGARDS INC. manufactures and distributes foodservice plastic disposables for the foodservice industry in North America. It offers poly, vinyl, synthetic, latex, nitrile, and cut resistant gloves; bags, such as food storage, pre-portioning, re-closable, specialty bags, as well as pan liners; bamboo, wood, and plastic expendables, as well as disposable wipes and towels; services apparel, such as aprons, headwear and facewear, and bibs; and accessories, including wire glove dispenser holders and wire saddle pack holders. The company supplies products to schools, prisons, colleges, hospitals, and institutional feeders. It markets its products through hair care product manufacturers, department stores, and mail order houses, as well as veterinary, laboratory, physicians, and safety supply houses. The company also markets its products through its sales force. HANDGARDS INC. was formerly known as Plasticsmith and changed its name to HANDGARDS INC. in 1966. The company was founded in 1959 and is based in El Paso, Texas.

Waterbury Acquisition

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

Ascensus Specialties LLC

Acquisition in 2007
Ascensus Specialties LLC manufactures chemical products. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Bellevue, Washington. As of January 31, 2015, Ascensus Specialties LLC operates as a subsidiary of Vertellus Specialties Inc.

Pelsis Ltd

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.

Unified Services

Acquisition in 1998
Unified Services Pest Control is a company for all termite and pest control needs for both residential and commercial pest problems. It considers unique methods of controlling pests in the South West and always been to preserve a safe and healthy living environment through the proper application of approved materials and techniques.

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.

Bushnell

Acquisition in 1999
Bushnell® has been the industry leader in high-performance sports optics for over 60 years. Our guiding principle is to provide the highest quality, most reliable and affordable sports optics products on the market. And, our commitment to outstanding customer service and strong retailer partnerships is unmatched.

Breeze Industrial Products Corp

Acquisition in 2004
Breeze Industrial Products Corporation designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of wormdrive hose clamps and T-Bolt and V-band clamps to the aircraft, automotive, heavy duty vehicles and industrial markets in more than 50 countries.

Corbett Technology Solutions

Acquisition in 2020
CTSI is a full service technology and communications solutions provider specializing in audiovisual systems, healthcare and education specific communication systems, fire detection systems, security systems, voice systems, voice/data internetworking systems, and certified premise wiring. CTSI has experience in all types of vertical markets including high-end corporate, healthcare, MDU's, government, houses of worship, senior living, and hospitality.

Knape & Vogt

Acquisition in 2006
Knape & Vogt is a manufacturing company that provides home improvement products. It also designs Euro-style and utility slide systems; wall-attached shelving for commercial, home, garage applications; kitchen, closet, bath storage, office, and healthcare ergonomics products, and specialty hardware.

United Subcontractors, Inc.

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.

The AMES Companies

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.

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.

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.
Dicom Transportation Group Canada Inc. provides business-to-business parcel services. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Dorval, Canada. As of September 3, 2018, Dicom Transportation Group Canada Inc. operates as a subsidiary of General Logistics Systems B.V.

Evans Food Group Limited

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).

Hearthside Food Solutions LLC

Acquisition in 2009
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC provides contract manufacturing services for baked goods and bars. The company offers snacks, such as rye chips, pretzels, squiggles, garlic chips, crisps, flakes, coated popcorn, croutons, and extruded specialty shapes; cookies and crackers; nutrition and energy bars; and granolas and cereals. It also provides customized packaging solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois with additional office in Leerdam, the Netherlands. It has a production facility in Boise, Idaho. Hearthside Food Solutions LLC is a former subsidiary of Roskam Baking Company.