Nautic Partners, LLC

About The Fund

Nautic Partners, LLC is a private equity firm based in Providence, Rhode Island. With a focus on middle market companies, Nautic Partners specializes in equity investments and has a history dating back to 1986 when it was part of Fleet Financial Group. They mainly invest in sectors such as Healthcare Services, Industrials, and Services. They have managed over $9.5 billion throughout their 35-year history and are currently directing assets under management worth approximately $4.2 billion. They target equity commitments ranging from $25 million to $100 million or more. The team at Nautic leverages over 200 years of combined private equity experience and has successfully exited 123 portfolio investments as of December 2021. Additionally, they have completed nearly 70 add-on acquisitions for Funds VI-X portfolio companies and invested in 35 healthcare platform companies. They have also completed over 150 platform acquisitions since their inception. Nautic Partners is known for supporting the long-term value creation of their portfolio companies and is committed to partnering with management teams that lead their respective fields. Their investment approach favors expansion, management buyouts and leveraged buyouts (MBO/LBO), recapitalization, and consolidation strategies. Nautic's investment criteria involve seeking out companies that can benefit from their industry expertise, particularly in software, IT & TMT, media, business solutions, hardware & manufacturing, retail & e-commerce, A.I. & big data, health technology & fitness, gaming & eSports, advertising, analytics, local commerce, medical devices & hospital services, messaging, healthcare & wellness, and online social platforms.