Tinicum

About The Fund

Tinicum Capital Partners, founded in 1998 and based in New York, is a private equity firm that invests in a diversified portfolio of companies across various sectors. They target the aerospace, financial services, media and advertising, electrical equipment, oil and gas, medical devices, and healthcare sectors. Their operational approach focuses on building businesses for the long term, working directly with high-reliability electronics, fire pump controllers, critical infrastructure products for natural gas utilities, surgical instruments, and power electronics challenges, among others. They manage companies with strong market positions and capable management, maintaining a headquarters that have overseen the creation of products like the PEM nut and supporting industrial logic with patient capital. Tinicum seeks to form rewarding partnerships based on aligned interests, with a target equity investment range of $50 to $500 million.Their investment philosophies include owning businesses for an indefinite period, with a commitment to the full development of companies and people without short-term constraints. Tinicum started as a holding company investing the permanent capital of the Ruttenberg family and moved to manage outside capital in the 90s, establishing a long-term vehicle in 2012. They now operate with $2.4 billion of committed capital, mostly from families and individuals, including more than 30% from Tinicum employees and their families.Tinicum's collaborative model offers management teams the opportunity to co-invest and earn equity incentives. They actively pursue add-on investments for platform companies and apply decades of experience, knowledge, and expertise coupled with a global network, to add value to their investments. They maintain a cautious approach to the use of financial leverage and focus on the strength of businesses over quick returns, favoring operating strategies that target improvement and growth while effectively using their resources.Reflecting a heritage dating back to the 1940s, Tinicum adheres to the values and principles established by its founder Derald H. Ruttenberg, combining family values with professional investment and management expertise. They uphold their reputation by investing in and managing businesses in line with their legacy and strive to preserve the legacies of family-owned businesses they acquire.