Windjammer Capital Investors

Overview

Formed in 1990, Windjammer is a national private investment firm which invests equity, minority equity and subordinated debt as a control investor in leading middle market businesses and in partnership with their management teams. Windjammer has successfully raised 4 institutional funds totaling over $2 billion of capital and is currently investing out of its latest fund, Windjammer Senior Equity Fund IV with $726 million in commitments.\\Windjammer seeks to invest between $50 million and $200 million of equity and/or subordinated debt in middle market companies that generate greater than $10 million of operating earnings. The firm targets investments in companies that are leaders in attractive niche markets and share several of the following characteristics: significant and defensible market positions; differentiated products and services; strong management teams; scalable business models; identifiable growth opportunities; and consistent financial performance. Windjammer has completed over 50 middle market transactions across a broad selection of manufacturing, business services and value-added distribution businesses.\\National Presence\Windjammer aggressively seeks investment opportunities across the continental U.S. and Canada. With fully-staffed offices in both Newport Beach, California and Boston, Massachusetts, Windjammer provides the resources of a national firm, while also supplying the personal contact of a local partner.\\Investors\Windjammer is backed by a diverse group of world class institutional investors, including some of the largest private and public pension funds, insurance companies and investment banks throughout the United States and Europe.

Investment Focus

• Companies with significant and defensible market positions
• Differentiated products and services
• Strong management teams
• Scalable business models
• Identifiable growth opportunities
• Consistent financial performance

Portfolio Companies