Type:

Value added manufacturing companies

Company Size:

• Annual sales from $20 to $75 million
• Gross margin potential >25%
• EBITDA from $3 to $15 million

Ownership:

Tailwind acquires majority ownership

Company Characteristics:

• Experienced, capable management team
• Preference for non-union
• Located east of the Mississippi River with preference for locations in the Great Lakes Midwest region

Industries of Particular Interest:

(SIC Prefixes 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)

• Metal cutting and machining
• Aircraft components
• Flexible hosing and ducting
• Specialty heaters and circuits
• Fabricated metal products

Avoided Situations:

Tailwind will not consider:

• Start-ups
• Bankruptcy/Turnarounds
• Most investments that will not lead to majority ownership