Compass Diversified Holdings

#6983

Rank

$555.24M

Marketcap

United States

Country

Leadership team

Mr. Ryan J. Faulkingham CPA (Exec. VP, CFO & Co-Compliance Officer)

Mr. Elias Joseph Sabo (Partner, CEO & Director)

Mr. Patrick A. Maciariello (Partner & COO)

Products/ Services

Banking, Financial Services, Insurance

Number of Employees

1,000 - 20,000

Headquarters

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Established

1998

Company Registration

SEC CIK number: 0001345126

Net Income

100M - 500M

Revenue

Above - 1B

Traded as

CODI

Social Media

URL

https://compassdiversified.com

Overview

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Recognition and Award

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Summary

Compass Diversified is a private equity firm specializing in add on acquisitions, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalization, late stage and middle market investments. It seeks to invest in niche industrial or branded consumer companies, manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, business services sector, safety & security, electronic components, food, foodservice. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in North America. It seeks to invest between $100 million and $800 million in companies with an EBITDA between $15 million to $80 million. It seeks to acquire controlling ownership interests in its portfolio companies and can make additional platform acquisitions. The firm prefer to have majority stake in companies. The firm invests through its balance sheet and typically holds investments between five to seven years. Compass Diversified was founded in 2005 and is based in Westport, Connecticut with an additional office in Costa Mesa, California.

History

Compass Diversified Holdings established itself as a leader in the international investment community by focusing on investments in small to medium-sized companies across the world. Compass has acquired a collection of successful and diverse businesses includes a portfolio of established niche market leaders with strong brand recognition, stable cash flow, positive operating performance and growth prospects.

Mission

Compass Diversified Holdings’ mission is to create sustainable value for our investors by uncovering and investing in attractive middle-market companies and providing them with the financial and operational resources they need to grow.

Vision

Compass Diversified holdings’ vision is to become the partner of choice in the middle market private-equity space, offering investors potential outsized returns, portfolio companies with growth opportunities and resources, and employees with fulfilling long-term careers.

Key Team

Ke Ding (Director of Fin. & Accounting)

Mr. Joseph P. Milana CPA (CAO & Exec. VP of Fin.)

Mr. Lucas E. Scholhamer (VP)

Ms. Carrie W. Ryan (Gen. Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corp. Sec.)

Mr. Zachary T. Sawtelle (Partner & Head of East Coast Investment Team)

Mr. David P. Swanson (Partner)

Mr. Ryan J. Thorp (Principal)

Recognition and Awards

Compass Diversified has been recognized by leading industry groups including Morningstar, Inc. as a five-time winner of its Portfolio Manager Recognition Award and Most Impressive Global Equity Manager Award, and was named to the Inc. 500 list in 2020.