M&A Deal Summary

Wind Point Partners Acquires Vertex

On September 2, 2021, private equity firm Wind Point Partners acquired engineering company Vertex

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wind Point Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Wind Point Partners’ 68th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wind Point Partners’ 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-02
Target Vertex
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Wind Point Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) AEC Advisors (Financial)

Target

Vertex

Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Vertex is a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm that provides forensic consulting, engineering design, construction management, claims & dispute resolution, environmental, and digital solutions to insurance carriers, sureties, law firms, real estate owners, property managers, public agencies, and commercial clients. Clients rely on Vertex to deliver solutions for complex situations with a high cost of failure. Vertex was founded in 1995 and is based in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

Wind Point Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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 73 of 83
Sector (Engineering) 2 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 40 of 42
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 68 of 76
Year (2021) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-11 Aurora Plastics

Streetsboro, Ohio, United States

Aurora Plastics produces customized rigid polyvinyl chloride (“RPVC”) compounds for extruding and injection molding customers throughout North America. Aurora provides quality and service through highly automated manufacturing facilities in Ohio and North Carolina. Aurora Plastics was founded in 1997 and is based in Streetsboro, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-30 RailWorks

New York, New York, United States

RailWorks provides track construction, electrical systems construction, maintenance services, and products throughout the United States and Canada for major transit authorities, Class I and short-line railroads, and rail-served commercial and industrial companies. Trusted RailWorks brands include L.K. Comstock Inc., PNR RailWorks, NARSTCO, and HSQ Technology. RailWorks was formed in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.

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