Journey to Market Leadership

Our commitment to collaborative, proactive engagement has been rewarded with lasting partnerships.

Odyssey is a top private equity firm with a rigorous approach to thematic investing in industrial and business services markets. Through our Buy, Build and Integrate approach, we aim to transform middle-market companies into highly efficient, diversified leaders with attractive long-term growth profiles. Since 1997, we have raised over $8.2 billion of private equity capital that has been invested in over 50 platform companies that have completed approximately 300 add-on acquisitions. We are currently investing out of our sixth fund, with $3.25 billion in capital commitments.

Addison Group

Duravant

EAG

Norcross Safety Products

TransDigm

Our Firm

Finding the Right Fit

We are a partner of choice for families, founders, and managers. Our focus on transparency helps create an M&A strategy, build cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of systems and resources, and identify efficiencies so management teams can focus on growth.

“When I joined the Company shortly after Odyssey’s investment, we were immediately aligned on the vision of what we could create together as partners. The business was rebranded, and we built a team to create a unique set of products and services for our customers. This allowed us to become a global market leader and achieve terrific long-term results together.”

— Mike Kachmer, CEO, Duravant

“Our business grew enormously during the first few years of our partnership with Odyssey, but COVID caused an unprecedented downturn in our live events-focused business. Odyssey was there every step of the way as we managed through this period, providing both advice and financial resources. At the same time, they supported strategic investments in the face of adversity that have accelerated our growth opportunities as our markets have recovered. Our business is stronger than ever due to our partnership with Odyssey and we are well positioned to execute on our growth plan for the years ahead.”

— Wes Bailey, CEO, 4Wall

“Odyssey approaches buying, building and integrating businesses at a volume and velocity that we have never experienced before, and we needed to transform our own capabilities to meet their pace. Throughout the process, they have been excellent partners to us – always providing resources to support our business, but more importantly, investing in the processes, tools and people so that we have our own resources for growth. We now have an internal M&A engine that will provide growth opportunities well into the future.”

— Mike McIlwain, CEO, ATS