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 our balance sheet, committed standing credit facility and strong relationships with financial institutions and capital partners, financing can be brought to bear on a rigorous timeline.