Investment Summary

Tailwind and MSouth Equity Partners Invest In Diversified

On March 17, 2016, private equity firms Tailwind and MSouth Equity Partners invested in information technology company Diversified

Investment Highlights
  • This is Tailwind’s 3rd and MSouth Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Tailwind’s 25th and MSouth Equity Partners’ 25th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tailwind’s 2nd and MSouth Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

Investment Summary
Date 2016-03-17
Target Diversified
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Tailwind
MSouth Equity Partners
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

Diversified

Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States
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Diversified is a nationwide provider of media technology, consulting, engineering, management and integration services to Fortune 500 corporate customers, educational institutions, broadcast facilities and large scale performance venues. Diversified serves its nationwide customer base through 18 strategically located sales offices and integration facilities.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Tailwind

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 3.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tailwind is an independent private equity firm focused on making control investments in companies operating in the healthcare, media/communications, and business services sectors. Tailwind looks to invest $25 to $200 million in profitable businesses valued above $500 million. The Firm seeks companies with proven business models and strong opportunities for growth, either organically or through acquisition. Tailwind Capital was formed in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 45
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 6
Type (Acquisition Financing) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 25 of 45
Year (2016) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-29 Stratix

Norcross, Georgia, United States

Stratix is a provider of outsourced Managed Mobile Service (MMS) solutions for many of the largest global brands within the retail, manufacturing, transportation and field service industries. Stratix has evolved from a data capture consulting services company to one of the largest national MMS providers with a comprehensive mobile service portfolio. The company leverages deep industry expertise, expansive service offerings and mobile specialization to provide consulting, deployment, software, 24x7 support and asset management services for the enterprise mobile workforce. Stratix was founded in 1983 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.

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2016-10-25 Cumming Group

Seattle, Washington, United States

Cumming Group is a provider of efficient and cost-effective solutions to ensure that projects in the aviation, corporate office, culture, education, data center, healthcare, hospitality, life sciences, manufacturing, public works, and retail sectors are executed on time and within budget. Cumming provides a solutions-oriented suite of services that specifically addresses its clients’ unique challenges, thus enabling them to achieve extraordinary results. Cumming Group was founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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Investor

MSouth Equity Partners

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 2.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MSouth Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized company investments and acquisitions valued between $25 and $250 million. The Firm prefers opportunities in Southern US and looks to commit $25 to $100 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include distribution, business services, media, telecom, and specialty manufacturing. MSouth is the successor to private equity firm, Cravey, Green & Wahlen, Inc. which was founded in 1984. MSouth Equity Partners is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 42
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 2
Type (Acquisition Financing) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 25 of 42
Year (2016) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-09 Technical Innovations

Norcross, Georgia, United States

Technical Innovation is a provider of custom design-build audio visual integration services and digital multimedia technology. The Company focuses on providing video-centric communication solutions to corporations, state and federal government agencies, universities, professional organizations and faith-based markets. Due to the Company's experience as an audio visual systems designer as well as its proprietary design-build integration process, Technical Innovation is uniquely positioned to provide its customers with comprehensive, customized services including turnkey design-build projects, custom software development and integration, full project management and ongoing customer support.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-01 ENA

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

ENA is an education and telecommunications industry as a managed network and communication services provider ENA delivers future-ready connectivity, communication, cloud, and security solutions to education, library, healthcare, and government organizations nationwide. ENA was founded in 1996 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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