Nautic Partners

What is Nautic Partners?

Nautic Partners is a private equity firm specializing in direct investments primarily within the middle market. Founded in 1986 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, they focus on growth financing, industry consolidations, recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions, and buyout investments.

With a sector focus on healthcare, industrial products, and outsourced services, they aim to support long-term value creation in their portfolio companies. Nautic Partners manages assets with a commitment to operational excellence, revenue growth, margin increase, and risk mitigation in close collaboration with portfolio company management teams. They make equity commitments ranging typically from $50 million to $400 million or more, leveraging their investment staff's 200 years of combined private equity experience.

They also engage in thematic investing, which is driven by their focus on the three sectors they specialize in. Over the years, Nautic has managed over $9.5 billion and exited 123 portfolio investments, with nearly 70 add-on acquisitions for Funds VI-X's portfolio companies and 35 invested healthcare platform companies. They have completed over 150 platform acquisitions since their founding.

Their operational strategy often involves guiding companies to establish leadership positions and supporting mergers, integration, and growth. The firm's record is marked by successful partnerships with portfolio companies, such as Theorem Clinical Research, Genoa Healthcare, Spartech, Harrington Industrial Plastics, GCA Services Group, and Oasis Outsourcing, highlighting Nautic's role in their growth trajectories.

What they say:

We are a private equity firm managing over $2.5 billion in equity capital.

What we look for: We invest in middle-market companies across various sectors.