Windjammer Capital Acquires Hilco Vision

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 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.

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 (Windjammer Portfolio) Acquires I NEED YOU

October 30, 2020

Consumer Products

Hilco Vision, a portfolio company of Windjammer Capital Investors, acquired Hamburg-based premium ready reader glasses manufacturer and distributor I NEED YOU (INY), effective October 30, 2020. The acquisition is an add-on to expand Hilco Vision's European footprint and product offering in ready readers; INY founder Uwe Gellermann and leadership will remain with the business post-transaction.

Windjammer Capital Investors Acquires Hermetic Solutions Group

March 14, 2019

Manufacturing

Windjammer Capital Investors has acquired Hermetic Solutions Group, LLC from ShoreView Industries; terms were not disclosed. Windjammer will partner with HSG management to support operational excellence, capacity expansion and a buy-and-build strategy to grow the hermetic microelectronics packaging platform.