Tailwind Capital

What is Tailwind Capital?

Tailwind Capital is a private equity firm that centers its investments on middle-market and growth-oriented companies. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in New York, they focus on businesses operating within the healthcare, industrial, and business service sectors.

Their investment strategy is not restricted to these core areas as they also show interest in a range of industries, including software, IT and TMT, media, business solutions, FinTech and financial services, hardware and manufacturing, HealthTech and fitness, logistics and distribution.

Tailwind Capital has cemented its reputation by partnering with middle market services businesses, encouraging growth through a close partnership with management and focusing on catalyzing change. They have developed a consistent approach that involves identifying dynamic opportunities in select sectors and business models, where they possess deep expertise. Following identification, they provide capital and differentiated resources to accelerate ambitious shared growth objectives, also known as their 'Accelerate Change' strategy.

This strategy is operationally intensive and aims to create significant value by emphasizing the adoption of technology, investments in top line growth, and strategic acquisitions. They pride themselves on targeting durable North American companies in large and growing end-markets, specifically looking at infrastructure services, supply chain, and IT services sub-sectors, seeking opportunities in asset-efficient, service-focused business models.

Tailwind Capital boasts $5.8 billion of committed capital, has invested in over 50 platform companies, and has completed more than 245 add-on acquisitions. They have nurtured a robust team of 36 professionals and 10 operating executives to drive their investment strategies and value-creation processes.