GrayMatter Partners With Tailwind Capital to Transform Industrial Intelligence
GrayMatter Partners With Tailwind Capital to Transform Industrial Intelligence
PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GrayMatter, a top Industrial Intelligence technology solution provider, is accelerating its expansion with a significant investment from Tailwind Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented, middle-market services companies.
匹兹堡，2024年5月2日 /PRNewswire/ — 顶级工业智能技术解决方案提供商GrayMatter正在加速扩张，Tailwind Capital是一家专注于投资以增长为导向的中间市场服务公司的私募股权公司。
This partnership comes at a pivotal time for GrayMatter. The company recently celebrated another year in which it met its organic growth objectives and completed two successful acquisitions. Over the past seven years, GrayMatter has successfully completed five strategic acquisitions, invested in a new operations team in India and assembled a respected team of technical engineers.
这种合作正值GrayMatter的关键时刻。该公司最近庆祝了又一个实现有机增长目标并成功完成了两次收购的一年。在过去的七年中，GrayMatter成功完成了五次战略收购，在印度投资了一个新的运营团队，并组建了一支受人尊敬的技术工程师团队。
"Our industry is at an inflection point, and with Tailwind's investment, we have the opportunity to create a new brand of Industrial Intelligence. Our industrial automation, MES, analytics and cyber for OT offerings are in high demand. This investment will allow us to invest deeper in our platform and people to ensure we have the full suite of solutions and offerings for our long-standing and loyal customers," said James Gillespie, CEO and co-founder of GrayMatter. "We look forward to further empowering operators by providing them with leading automation and Industrial Intelligence solutions."
“我们的行业正处于转折点，通过Tailwind的投资，我们有机会创建新的工业智能品牌。我们的工业自动化、MES、分析和网络用于 OT 的产品需求量很大。GrayMatter首席执行官兼联合创始人詹姆斯·吉莱斯皮说，这项投资将使我们能够对我们的平台和人员进行更深入的投资，以确保我们为长期忠实的客户提供全套解决方案和产品。“我们期待通过为运营商提供领先的自动化和工业智能解决方案，进一步增强他们的能力。”
Tailwind Capital has a long history of partnering with management teams to drive transformative growth by utilizing its Accelerate Change playbook, which is predicated on investments in talent, technology and transformative M&A. The firm has proven expertise investing in highly technical engineering services businesses and has worked closely with Paul Galeski to develop a thesis in the industrial automation and intelligence market. Galeski founded MAVERICK Technologies, which he successfully sold to Rockwell Automation before becoming the Vice President & GM, Global Solutions and Services. He will serve as the Executive Chairman of GrayMatter.
Tailwind Capital长期以来一直与管理团队合作，利用其加速变革手册推动变革性增长，该手册以人才、技术和变革性并购投资为前提。该公司在投资高科技工程服务业务方面拥有久经考验的专业知识，并与保罗·加莱斯基密切合作，撰写了关于工业自动化和智能市场的论文。加莱斯基创立了MAVERICK Technologies，在成为全球解决方案和服务副总裁兼总经理之前，他成功将其出售给了罗克韦尔自动化。他将担任GrayMatter的执行主席。
"We are thrilled to partner with Jim, Paul and the entire extended GrayMatter team. The company has a well-earned reputation as a leading provider of automation and Industrial Intelligence services. We look forward to further supporting their strategic objectives and helping them accelerate their growth, both organically and via acquisitions," said Andrew Mayer, a Partner at Tailwind Capital.
“我们很高兴能与吉姆、保罗和整个扩大的GrayMatter团队合作。作为自动化和工业智能服务的领先提供商，该公司享有来之不易的声誉。我们期待进一步支持他们的战略目标，帮助他们加速增长，包括有机增长和通过收购实现增长。” Tailwind Capital合伙人安德鲁·梅耶说。
"We are excited to have Tailwind join us as we push the boundaries of what's possible in Industrial Intelligence," Gillespie said. "The firm has a long track record of working closely with services businesses to accelerate growth. Additionally, Paul brings a wealth of experience in industrial automation, and we look forward to partnering on strategic initiatives that will allow us to better serve our customers and drive value for all stakeholders."
吉莱斯皮说：“我们很高兴Tailwind加入我们，突破工业智能的可能性界限。”“该公司在与服务企业密切合作以加速增长方面有着长期的记录。此外，Paul在工业自动化领域拥有丰富的经验，我们期待合作开展战略计划，这将使我们能够更好地为客户服务并为所有利益相关者创造价值。”
"Jim and the GrayMatter team have built a wonderful business," said Galeski. "They solve complex problems and deliver high-ROI solutions for their customers. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Jim and Tailwind to further scale GrayMatter into the market-leading provider of industrial automation and intelligence solutions."
加莱斯基说：“吉姆和GrayMatter团队建立了一家很棒的企业。”“他们解决复杂的问题，为客户提供高投资回报率的解决方案。我很高兴有机会与Jim和Tailwind合作，将GrayMatter进一步扩展为市场领先的工业自动化和智能解决方案提供商。”
About GrayMatter
关于灰色物质
GrayMatter is a leading industrial technology company dedicated to transforming operations and empowering people. We help your people and your industrial assets become smarter and more visible.
GrayMatter 是一家领先的工业技术公司，致力于实现运营转型和增强人们的能力。我们帮助您的员工和工业资产变得更智能、更引人注目。
Some of the largest industrial companies in the world lean on us to protect and connect their critical assets to their teams so that every operator is empowered to be the best operator.
世界上一些最大的工业公司依靠我们来保护他们的关键资产并将其与团队联系起来，这样每个运营商都有权成为最佳运营商。
GrayMatter has been named to the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list for six consecutive years and was named Pittsburgh's Tech50 Innovative Solution Provider of the Year for 2018, 2019 and Tech50 Cybersecurity winner in 2023.
GrayMatter连续六年入选公司增长最快的5000家公司名单，并被评为2018年、2019年匹兹堡年度Tech50创新解决方案提供商，2023年被评为Tech50网络安全赢家。
About Tailwind Capital
关于顺风资本
Tailwind Capital is a private equity firm with a sector-focused approach to investing in U.S. lower middle market services companies within Infrastructure Services, Supply Chain and IT Services. Tailwind's value creation model is centered on its Buy and Build investment strategy, which seeks to scale lower middle market businesses through accretive acquisitions and operational investments, including foundational resourcing, professionalizing operations, implementing technology capabilities and investing in talent. Since its inception, Tailwind has invested $4 billion in over 280 acquisitions, including 52 platform companies and over 230 add-on acquisitions.
Tailwind Capital是一家私募股权公司，以行业为重点投资基础设施服务、供应链和IT服务领域的美国中低端市场服务公司。Tailwind的价值创造模式以其 “买入并建” 投资策略为中心，该战略旨在通过增值收购和运营投资（包括基础资源、专业化运营、实施技术能力和投资人才）来扩大中低端市场的业务。自成立以来，Tailwind已在280多项收购中投资了40亿美元，其中包括52家平台公司和230多项附加收购。
SOURCE GrayMatter
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