M&A Deal Summary

Wind Point Partners Acquires Performance Optics

On November 4, 2015, private equity firm Wind Point Partners acquired consumer products company Performance Optics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wind Point Partners’ 7th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Wind Point Partners’ 47th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wind Point Partners’ 6th transaction in Minnesota.
Investment Fate
  • Performance Optics was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-11-04
Target Performance Optics
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Wind Point Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Performance Optics

Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Performance Optics LLC is a global ophthalmic lens manufacturer specializing in polycarbonate, photochromic, polarized and high index eyeglass lenses.

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Buyer

Wind Point Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wind Point Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquisitions of mid-sized companies operating in the business services, consumer products, healthcare services, and industrial products sectors. Wind Point looks to invest $60 to $130 million in companies valued up to $500 million. Prospective transaction types include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations, and growth capital financings. Wind Point Partners began investing in 1984 and is based in Chicago.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 85
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 7 of 13
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Minnesota M&A 6 of 6
Country: United States M&A 47 of 78
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-04 Vision-Ease Lens

Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

Vision-Ease Lens, Inc. (Vision Ease) is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of ophthalmic lenses. It offers photochromic, light-responsive, polarized, and progressive line-free lenses; and lenses in polycarbonate, plastic, and glass materials.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-11 Evans Food Group

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Evans Food Group is an international producer of branded, co-packed and private label pork rinds. Its diverse branded portfolio includes Mac’s, its largest branded offering and the #1 multi-outlet store brand for pork rinds in the US, alongside its other brands: Turkey Creek, Don Rudy, Cazo de Oro and Domingo’s. Pork rinds are one of the fastest-growing snack items, bolstered by the emerging interest of consumers to add these products to their diets as a nutritional option.

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