Compass Diversified

Compass Diversified is a private equity firm focused on add-on acquisitions, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalization, late-stage, and middle-market investments. It targets leading industrial and branded consumer companies across sectors such as textiles, apparel and luxury goods, manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, business services, healthcare, safety and security, electronic components, and foodservice. The firm prefers companies based in North America and seeks investments of $80 million to $800 million, with EBITDA starting from $10 million per annum. It typically acquires controlling or majority stakes, invests through its balance sheet, and generally holds investments for five to seven years. Compass Diversified was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Westport, Connecticut, with an additional office in Costa Mesa, California.