General Info

J.W. Childs Associates is a private equity firm based in Boston. It specializes in leveraged buyouts and re-capitalization of middle-market growth companies. Since 1995, the company has invested in companies with a total transaction value of more than $7 billion. It invests through J.W. Childs Equity Partners III, an investment fund with total committed capital from financial institutions, pension funds, insurance companies and university endowments of $1.75 billion. The investment professionals at J.W. Childs combine backgrounds in both financial and operating disciplines. The company's financial partners have financial expertise and private equity investment experience, while its operating partners bring to bear complementary management and operating skills.