Investment Summary

Tailwind and Stellus Capital Management Invest In DMD Systems Recovery

On September 15, 2025, private equity firms Tailwind and Stellus Capital Management invested in information technology company DMD Systems Recovery

Investment Highlights
  • This is Tailwind’s 9th and Stellus Capital Management’s 8th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Tailwind’s 51st and Stellus Capital Management’s 82nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tailwind’s 4th and Stellus Capital Management’s 4th transaction in Arizona.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-09-15
Target DMD Systems Recovery
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Tailwind
Stellus Capital Management
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Polsinelli (Legal)

Target

DMD Systems Recovery

Tempe, Arizona, United States
DMD Systems Recovery is an end-to-end IT asset disposition (ITAD) solutions provider serving enterprises worldwide. The company follows a Reuse First™ approach and holds industry certifications to ensure compliance, sustainability, and maximum customer ROI. DMD Systems Recovery was formed in 1996 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Tailwind

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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 51 of 51
Sector: Information Technology M&A 9 of 9
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: Arizona M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 51 of 51
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-07 GrayMatter

Warrendale, Pennsylvania, United States

Gray Matter is a technology and consulting company, committed to transforming operations and empowering people in critical infrastructure environments. Gray Matter was founded in 1991 and is based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania.

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Investor

Stellus Capital Management

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Stellus Capital Management is a provider of debt and equity capital to middle-market companies headquartered throughout the US and Canada. For credit commitments, Stellus looks to provide $10 to $50 million of capital to help support buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalization, growth opportunities, rescue financing, distressed situations, as well as bridge loans. Sectors' of interest for Stellus' credit practice includes business services, energy, general industrial, government, healthcare, software and specialty finance. Stellus' equity practice seeks to provide $20 to $100 million to small and mid-sized energy (upstream, oilfield services, midstream) companies. Stellus Capital was originally formed in 2004 as Laminar Direct Capital and operated as the direct investing unit of D.E. Shaw. The Group became independent in 2012. Stellus has offices in Houston, New York City, and Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 85 of 86
Sector: Information Technology M&A 8 of 8
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 24 of 24
State: Arizona M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 82 of 83
Year: 2025 M&A 10 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-19 Elder Care Homecare

New York, New York, United States

Elder Care Homecare is a home care agency offering personalized senior care across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Its services include personal care, companionship, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation to help seniors live comfortably and independently at home. Elder Care Homecare is based in New York, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-01 Domaille Engineering

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Domaille Engineering is a provider of polishing machines and fixtures, inspection equipment and associated engineered products for the fiber-optic cable market. The company also engineers and manufactures complex, mission-critical products for the defense, aerospace, national security, telecommunications, energy and medical sectors. Domaille Engineering was founded in 1990 and is based in Rochester, Minnesota.

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