Tailwind Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Tailwind has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Tailwind’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (18%) and life science (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (36%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (26%). In total, Tailwind has invested in 21 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2011 when it acquired Hamilton State Bancshares for $232M.

In the last 3 years, Tailwind has exited 11 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (42%). Tailwind’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Village Roadshow Entertainment Group for $480M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity81
    • M&A Buy Activity47
    • M&A Sell Activity34
  • Total Sectors Invested 24
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26
  • M&A Advisors 16

Tailwind

Tailwind Capital Group LLC

485 Lexington Avenue,
New York, New York 10017
United States
(212) 271-3800
www.tailwind.com
info@tailwind.com

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.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Environmental, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Insurance, Life Science, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Publishing, Software, Staffing, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 15 50
Investment Size 25 200
Enterprise Value 500 -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 42 1 2 2 - - 47
vol $232M $232M
Sell (2.6/yr) # 21 2 3 4 - 4 34
vol $1.2B $1.2B
  81

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Gray Matter Systems LLC 2024-05-07 - Secondary Sale
Warrendale, Pennsylvania · www.graymattersystems.com
Loenbro, Inc. 2024-02-06 - Secondary Sale
Westminster, Colorado · www.loenbro.com
Lone Peak Dental Group 2024-01-31 - Secondary Sale
Englewood, Colorado · www.lonepeakdentalgroup.com
Ventiv Technology, Inc. 2024-01-11 - Trade Sale
Atlanta, Georgia · www.ventivtech.com
RANDYS Worldwide, Inc. 2022-11-02 - Recapitalization
Everett, Washington · www.randysworldwide.com
Stratix Corp. 2022-09-16 - Secondary Sale
Norcross, Georgia · www.stratixcorp.com
Arrowstream, Inc. 2022-08-03 - Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.arrowstream.com
Onix Networking Corp. 2022-07-15 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.onixnet.com
Axis Portable Air LLC 2022-02-17 - Growth Capital
Chandler, Arizona · www.axisair.com
AST Corp. 2022-01-24 - Secondary Sale
Lisle, Illinois · www.astcorporation.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
National Trench Safety LLC 2016-10-26 National Trench Safety LLC (old) 2021-04-01 1
Downey, California · www.ntsafety.com Houston, Texas · www.ntsafety.com
ASC Engineered Solutions 2017-11-28 Anvil International LLC 2019-04-26 2
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.asc-es.com Exeter, New Hampshire · www.anvilintl.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 3 (20%) - 9 (18%) -
Business Services 2 (13%) - 4 (8%) -
Distribution 2 (13%) - 4 (8%) -
Life Science - - 4 (8%) -
Healthcare Services - - 3 (6%) -
Software - - 3 (6%) -
Automotive 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Communications - - 2 (4%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (13%) - 2 (4%) -
Marketing 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Medical Products - - 2 (4%) -
Transportation 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (2%) 232M (100%)
Building Materials 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Construction - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Infrastructure - - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (2%) -
Media - - 1 (2%) -
Plastics - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 51 $232M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 15 (100%) - 51 (100%) 232M (100%)
  Georgia - - 5 (10%) 232M (100%)
  Washington 2 (13%) - 4 (8%) -
  California 2 (13%) - 4 (8%) -
  Texas 1 (7%) - 4 (8%) -
  New Jersey 1 (7%) - 4 (8%) -
  Arizona 2 (13%) - 3 (6%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
  New York 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
  Illinois 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
  Colorado - - 3 (6%) -
  Missouri 2 (13%) - 2 (4%) -
  Virginia 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
  Connecticut 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
  Tennessee - - 2 (4%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (2%) -
  Montana - - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
  Florida - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 51 $232M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 8 (53%) - 18 (35%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (13%) - 13 (25%) 232M (100%)
Growth Capital 3 (20%) - 10 (20%) -
Recapitalization 1 (7%) - 5 (10%) -
Divestiture - - 2 (4%) -
Acquisition Financing 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (2%) -
Venture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 51 $232M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 15 (44%) 300M (25%)
Trade Sale 6 (18%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (15%) 440M (36%)
Unknown 3 (9%) -
Recapitalization 2 (6%) 480M (39%)
Bankruptcy 1 (3%) -
Merger 1 (3%) -
Shut Down 1 (3%) -
Total 34 $1.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
CoveView Advisors
 4
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
 4
Piper Sandler & Co.
 2
Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell
 14
Kelley Drye
 2
Kirkland & Ellis
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $232M
TOTAL $232M
Largest Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.
$232M (2011-02-28)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.2B
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Village Roadshow Entertainment Group
$480M (2015-09-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
41%
21 (41%)
Strategic(s)
4%
2 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
47%
16 (47%)
Strategic(s)
35%
12 (35%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.7B USD

Established

2003

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Jeffrey Calhoun

Managing Partner

Lawrence Sorrel

Managing Partner

Syed Mohsin

Managing Director & CFO

Michael Bertisch

Managing Director, General Counsel & CCO

Andrew Mayer

Partner

FAQ

When was Tailwind founded?

Tailwind was founded in 2003.

What type of investor is Tailwind?

Tailwind is a private equity firm.

Where is Tailwind headquartered?

Tailwind is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Tailwind have under management?

Tailwind has 3.7B USD under management.

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