Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced today it has sold portfolio company Ox Engineered Products to Holcim, a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions.
Wind Point Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Chicago, IL 8,937 followers
We partner with talented leaders to identify value creation opportunities and drive fundamental business transformations
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Wind Point Partners is a Chicago-based private equity investment firm with approximately $6 billion in assets under management*. The firm focuses on partnering with top caliber management teams to acquire well-positioned middle market businesses where it can establish a clear path to value creation. Founded in 1984, Wind Point is one of the oldest private equity firms in Chicago and an early adopter in developing a partnership model to align with top operating talent in private equity investments. Today, the firm’s Executive Advisor Partner (“EAP”) network is comprised of more than 40 high-caliber executives who are closely aligned with Wind Point and contribute across all aspects of the firm’s investment process. Wind Point targets investments in the business services, consumer products and industrial products industries. Since inception, Wind Point has deployed ten private equity buyout funds in partnership with leading institutional investors around the world, including public pensions, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, fund of funds and family offices. Additional information about Wind Point is available at https://www.wppartners.com/. *As of 6/30/2024.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 11-50 employees
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- Chicago, IL
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- Privately Held
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- 1984
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Wind Point recently hosted our annual CEO & EAP Summit in Chicago, a gathering of our network of portfolio company CEOs, Executive Advisor Partners (EAPs) and portfolio company executive leaders for interactive discussion and an exchange of ideas. This year’s Summit focused on Operational Excellence and included Wind Point updates from members of the firm, an inspirational speaker, strategy and generative AI consultants, and multiple highly engaging breakout sessions. A moderated panel of Wind Point portfolio company CEOs discussed leadership, culture and change management. Thank you to all of our valued partners who joined us in Chicago and participated in the successful Summit!
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Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced today that it has partnered with Clean Solutions Group, a leading manufacturer of nonwoven products primarily for air filtration and sanitation applications across commercial, industrial and residential end markets.
Wind Point Partners Acquires Clean Solutions Group
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FreshEdge, a super-regional distributor of customized fresh food solutions backed by Wind Point Partners, acquired Frontier Produce, a fresh produce distributor based in Oklahoma. #privateequity #mergersandaquisistions
Frontier Produce Joins FreshEdge
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FreshEdge, a super-regional distributor of customized fresh food solutions backed by Wind Point Partners, acquired Western Sky Produce, a fresh produce service provider headquartered in Salinas, Calif. #privateequity #mergersandaquisistions
Western Sky Produce Joins FreshEdge
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Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced today it has sold portfolio company Handgards, Inc. to Wynnchurch Capital, an Illinois-based private equity firm. #privateequity #mergersandaquisistions
Wind Point Partners Announces Sale Of Handgards To Wynnchurch Capital
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Quantix, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners and North America’s leading supply chain services company to the chemical industry, announced today the acquisition of Space City Services. Space City specializes in the transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals and waste materials throughout the Gulf Coast region. The Company expands Quantix’s chemical and waste materials services and reinforces its chemical transportation capabilities.
Quantix Acquires Space City Services
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Quantix SCS, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners and North America’s leading supply chain services company to the chemical industry, announced today it has acquired CLX Logistics. CLX has a 25+ year history of providing transportation management systems, managed services, supply chain consulting, brokerage, liquid bulk 3PL, intermodal, rail, international services and industry-leading technology and analytics products to customers across North America and Europe.
Quantix Acquires CLX Logistics
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The Vertex Companies LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of TriLogix Consulting, LLC, a highly respected construction claims, scheduling and risk management firm that is based out of New Jersey and offers its services throughout the United States. TriLogix’s team brings decades of consulting and testifying experience and its staff includes professional engineers, CPM scheduling experts and professionals experienced in supporting the management of complex construction projects.
Vertex Acquires TriLogix Consulting, LLC
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Wind Point Partners, a leading Chicago-based private equity firm, today announced the successful closing of its latest fund, Wind Point Partners X. Fund X closed at its hard cap with total commitments of $2.3 billion, exceeding the Fund’s $1.7 billion target. The closing of Fund X coincides with Wind Point’s 40th anniversary and represents the firm’s largest fund to date, including a more than 50% increase to the 2019 predecessor fund.
Wind Point Partners Closes Fund X At $2.3 Billion Hard Cap
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