Wind Point Partners

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| name = Wind Point Partners

| logo = Wind_Point_Partners_Logo.svg

| type = Private

| foundation = {{start date and age|1984}}

| founder =

| location = Chicago, Illinois, United States

| industry = Private equity

| products = Leveraged buyout, Growth capital

| assets = $4 billion

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.wppartners.com|wppartners.com}}

| num_employees = 30+

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Wind Point Partners is an American private equity firm focused on growth capital investments and leveraged buyouts in middle-market companies. The firm focuses on the following industry sectors: Consumer Products, Industrial Products, and Business Services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wppartners.com/strategy/strategy|title = Our Strategy | Strategy | Wind Point Partners}} Wind Point's strategy involves partnering with executives who typically have run a P&L of $1 billion or greater to acquire businesses with enterprise values between $100 million and $500 million.

The firm, which is based in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1984. It was founded and funded by S. Curtis Johnson of Racine Wisconsin, heir to the SC Johnson fortune.

History

Since its founding, Wind Point has raised approximately $4.0 billion of investor commitments and completed more than 100 investments and 300 add-on acquisitions{{Cite web|url=https://www.wppartners.com/overview/who-we-are|title = Maximizing Growth Potential, Creating Value in the Middle Market | Overview | Wind Point Partners}} across its nine private equity funds.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/wind-point-backs-tropicale-foods|title = Wind Point backs Tropicale Foods | PitchBook}} The firm began raising their ninth fund in 2019 with a $1.2 billion target.{{Cite web|url=https://peprofessional.com/2020/02/stir-foods-acquires-celtrade/|title = Stir Foods Acquires Celtrade}} The firm completed fundraising for its eighth fund in 2017 with $985 million of investor commitments.{{Cite web|url=https://peprofessional.com/2019/09/wind-point-acquires-u-s-nonwovens/|title=Wind Point Buys U.S. Nonwovens}} Wind Point's prior funds were raised in 2009 with $915 million of investor commitments and 2005 with $715 million of investor commitments.

Since inception, Wind Point acquisitions have included Pacific Cycle (also maker of Schwinn bicycles),[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E2DF1030F937A25752C0A9629C8B63 CANADIAN COMPANY BUYS MAKER OF SCHWINN BIKES]. New York Times, January 14, 2004 Bushnell Corporation,[http://marketing.bushnell.com/press/pdf/Bushnell%20Acquisition.pdf Press release: MidOcean Partners and Management Announce Acquisition Of Bushnell Outdoor Products, Inc. from Wind Point Partners][https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/31/obituaries/31bushnell.html David Bushnell, 92, Importer of Affordable Binoculars, Dies], New York Times, March 31, 2005 Bakery Chef,[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E2DE1438F930A25752C1A9659C8B63 RALCORP IS BUYING BAKERY CHEF FOR $287.5 MILLION]. New York Times, November 13, 2003 Gehl Foods, and Ames True Temper.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E6D81531F936A15751C1A9679C8B63 U.S. INDUSTRIES SELLS ITS LAWN AND GARDEN TOOLS UNIT]. New York Times, December 25, 2001[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E6D61630F93AA35755C0A9629C8B63 CASTLE HARLAN TO BUY GARDEN-EQUIPMENT MAKER]. New York Times, June 9, 2004

References

[https://archive.today/20130118192013/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=23983 Wind Point Partners]. Business Week Profile

External links

[http://www.wppartners.com Wind Point Partners] (company website)

Category:Financial services companies established in 1984

Category:Private equity firms of the United States

Category:Companies based in Chicago