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Windjammer Capital Acquires Hilco Vision

September 10, 2019

Healthcare Services

Windjammer Capital Investors has acquired Hilco Vision (The Hilsinger Company) in partnership with Hilco management; terms were not disclosed. Windjammer positions Hilco as a platform investment to accelerate growth through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions in the eyecare/optical distribution market.

Hilco Vision (Windjammer Portfolio) Acquires Suppleyes

June 1, 2020

Medical Devices

Hilco Vision, a portfolio company of Windjammer Capital Investors, has acquired Suppleyes, an ophthalmic supplies distributor based in Madison, Mississippi. Suppleyes will be integrated into Hilco’s ophthalmic supplies subsidiary Eye Care and Cure to broaden Hilco’s product portfolio and national distribution for eye care professionals; terms were not disclosed.

Hilco Vision (Windjammer Portfolio) Acquires M&S Technologies

January 7, 2021

Medical Devices

Hilco Vision, a portfolio company of Windjammer Capital Investors, has acquired M&S Technologies (MST), a developer of digital vision testing systems and clinical trial software. The acquisition — an add-on to Hilco Vision’s eyecare platform — will keep MST headquartered in Niles, Illinois, with founders Joe and Karen Marino remaining in leadership roles.

Hilco Vision Acquires Simovision BV

November 29, 2021

Medical Devices

Hilco Vision, a portfolio company of Windjammer Capital Investors, acquired Belgium- and Netherlands-based Simovision BV effective November 17, 2021; terms were not disclosed. Simovision is a distributor of ophthalmic consumables and equipment serving hospitals, clinics, surgeons and opticians across the Benelux and will remain based in Overijse with founder Marc Simonet and his team continuing with the business.

Hilco Vision Acquires Bruder Healthcare

September 17, 2021

Medical Devices

Hilco Vision, a portfolio company of Windjammer Capital Investors, has acquired Bruder Healthcare effective September 17, 2021; terms were not disclosed. Bruder, a maker of therapeutic and ophthalmic dry-eye products based in Alpharetta, Georgia, will be integrated into Hilco’s product portfolio as the transaction represents a PE-backed add-on to expand Hilco’s offerings to eye care professionals and consumers.

HOYA Corporation Acquires Performance Optics, LLC

August 2, 2017

Medical Devices

HOYA Corporation completed the acquisition of Performance Optics, LLC (including subsidiaries VISION EASE and Daemyung Optical) from Wind Point Partners. The deal expands HOYA Vision Care’s product capabilities in polycarbonate, photochromic, polarized and high-index lens technologies and broadens its global manufacturing footprint across the United States, South Korea, China, Thailand and Indonesia.