| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States Southfield, Michigan, United States |
| Products | Leveraged buyout, Growth capital |
| Total assets | $2 billion |
| Employees | 30+ |
| Website | www.wppartners.com |
Wind Point Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries.
The firm, which is based in Chicago, Illinois and Southfield, Michigan, was founded in 1984. It was originally founded and funded by Fisk Johnson of Racine Wisconsin, heir to the SC Johnson fortune.
Since its founding, Wind Point has raised approximately $2 billion of investor commitments and completed more than 80 investments across its six private equity funds. The firm completed fundraising for its sixth and most recent fund in 2005 with $700 million of investor commitments.[1] Wind Point's prior fund was raised over several years with a final closing at $476 million in 2003.[2]
Since inception, Wind Point has completed more than 80 acquisitions including Pacific Cycle (also maker of Schwinn bicycles)[3], Bushnell Corporation [4][5], Bakery Chef[6] and Ames True Temper [7][8].
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