Operating Company Healthcare

Hilco Vision

Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States

Global eye care company combining brands including Bruder dry-eye products, M&S Technologies visual acuity systems, OnGuard prescription safety frames, Croakies eyewear retainers, and B&S optical tools and lab supplies, with a distribution and manufacturing platform serving eye care professionals.

Focus Areas
Ophthalmic products, Eye care distribution, Vision testing equipment
Website
hilcovision.com

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2020-2021.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

4 addon

Hilco Vision Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Hilco Vision. 2 2020 2 2021

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Hilco Vision, Windjammer Capital Investors
    Target
    Bruder Healthcare
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Hilco Vision, Windjammer Capital Investors
    Target
    M&S Technologies
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Hilco Vision, Windjammer Capital Investors
    Target
    I NEED YOU
    Seller
    Gellermann family
    Location
    Hamburg, Germany
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Hilco Vision, Windjammer Capital Investors
    Target
    Suppleyes
    Seller
    Shane Hixon
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Addon

    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.

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