Investment Strategy

The Tailwind Technologies Inc. objective is to make direct, long-term investments in value-added manufacturing companies that complement the existing portfolio or leverage core competencies. The specific investment strategy incorporates:

• Middle market focus on value-added manufacturing
• Being a preferred buyer in select situations
  • Efficient, disciplined due diligence utilizing our experience as business operators
  • Certainty of closure leveraging our strong balance sheet and existing long-term relationships with lending partners
  • Flexibility to accommodate different acquisition structures
  • Family owned, long-term owners for sellers looking to maintain a culture of the same
• Building enterprise value
  • Applying core competencies
  • Blending entrepreneurial skills with rigorous use of systems and key performance measures
  • Emphasizing infrastructure development, business execution and capital investment

Core Competencies

As business operators, Tailwind Technologies Inc. has developed a wide range of skills and capabilities. We see ourselves as excelling in:

• Close tolerance precision machining of aluminum, steel and titanium
• Design and manufacture of highly stressed components
• Design and manufacture of structural composites
• Product liability management
• Managing complex regulatory environments
• Application of manufacturing technology to drive quality and productivity

Why Tailwind Technologies Inc.?

Within the buyer spectrum, Tailwind Technologies Inc. brings a unique situation of being an operator. Tailwind can be a logical successor owner for family-owned or closely held businesses, non-core businesses of larger entities or private equity owners that can utilize our unique capabilities to continue to enhance their businesses.

From a Seller’s Perspective

Tailwind Technologies Inc. is poised to be an efficient buyer. As operators we can quickly frame a transaction and fundamental deal issues and we have resident skills to perform much of the diligence. Corporate, fund holder, or Board level approvals are a non-issue. And through Tailwind Capital and our long-standing relationships with financial institutions and capital partners, financing can be brought to bear on a rigorous timeline.

As a Potential Partner

While the company’s ultimate objective is to grow and operate manufacturing companies, Tailwind Technologies Inc. invests with private equity sponsors with preference to situations that mirror our acquisition criteria. Preference will be given to emerging managers in which the Browns may take an active role in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, as well as fulfilling a useful role in the post-acquisition governance.