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Nautic Partners

Medium
Providence, United States · Founded 1986 · Website
Private equityMiddle-market platform partnershipsThematic investingSector specializationHealthcareIndustrialsServices
Last verified
11/3/2026

Firm Overview

At least 25
Portfolio tracked
3
Sectors
0
Regions
11/3/2026
Last verified

Nautic Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that partners with management teams to support long-term growth. The firm utilizes a thematic and specialized investment approach within the healthcare, industrials, and services markets.

Based in Providence, Rhode Island, Nautic Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that seeks to partner with management teams and the businesses that they operate to empower long-term growth. Since 1986, the firm has navigated the private equity middle market to support long-term value creation.

The firm believes sector specialization is critical to understanding markets and becoming better partners for executives and portfolio companies. Nautic takes a thematic approach to identifying subverticals within its core sectors of healthcare, industrials, and services.

Nautic works closely with leadership teams to execute growth initiatives, such as developing tech-enabled offerings and expanding into new markets. The firm provides strategic guidance, subject matter expertise, and support for both organic growth and M&A strategies.

Founded1986
HeadquartersProvidence, United States
StrategiesPrivate equity, Middle-market platform partnerships, Thematic investing, Sector specialization
Sector focusHealthcare, Industrials, Services

Leadership

Joseph E. Anderson
Managing Director
Kurt Anderson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Bernard V. Buonanno III
Managing Director
Christopher F. Corey
Managing Director
Christopher J. Crosby
Managing Director
Keith H. Farrow
Managing Director
Habib Y. Gorgi
Founder, Senior Advisor
Andrew C. Brewster
Principal
Michael J. Brofft
Principal
Johannes Essl
Principal
Brian P. Brown
Senior Vice President
David B. Faust
Senior Vice President
Gabriel Gonzalez
Senior Vice President
Cameron A. Brown
Vice President, Business Development

Deals on record

5 on record in the index
Platform investment

Nautic Partners acquired AccessIT Group

Date not stated
Source: nautic.com
Platform investment

Nautic Partners acquired Ideal Tridon Group

Date not stated
Source: nautic.com

Deals are listed only where a public source names both sides. Submit a correction.

Portfolio on record

Portfolio by sector
  • Business Services9 of 25
  • Healthcare9 of 25
  • Industrials6 of 25
  • B2B Software1 of 25

25 portfolio companies on record in the index, grouped by sector hub.

Current and exited
Current: 25 of 25Exited: 0 of 25
Portfolio size among all firms

At least 25 companies on record, more than 43% of the 405 firms in the index.

0885 companies (log scale)

Partial portfolio on record.

Portfolio Companies

CompanySectorStatusWebsite
AIaccess itServicesCurrentNot on record
AadvantageHealthcareCurrentNot on record
AanewhealthHealthcareCurrentNot on record
ACangels of careHealthcareCurrentNot on record
AauroraIndustrialsCurrentNot on record
BbondIndustrialsCurrentNot on record
CcarepathrxHealthcareCurrentNot on record
CcenaveraServicesCurrentNot on record
DdavidsonServicesCurrentNot on record
DSdeap seasServicesCurrentNot on record
EempirxHealthcareCurrentNot on record
EESSServicesCurrentNot on record
EHexalt healthHealthcareCurrentNot on record
GSGCA Services GroupServicesCurrentNot on record
HIHarrington Industrial PlasticsIndustrialsCurrentNot on record
HHESServicesCurrentNot on record
IidealIndustrialsCurrentNot on record
IinnovativeHealthcareCurrentNot on record
ISit solutionsServicesCurrentNot on record
KkabaHealthcareCurrentNot on record
SsenderraHealthcareCurrentNot on record
SNSpecialty NetworksHealthcareCurrentNot on record
SsurfaceorepIndustrialsCurrentNot on record
TtarianServicesCurrentNot on record
VvallenIndustrialsCurrentNot on record

This list is partial. We are reading the full portfolio from Nautic Partners' own site.

Source: https://nautic.com/

Firms that also back Nautic Partners' companies

Co-investor web
NauticPartnersCanaan PartnersCanaan Partners: 1 shared companies on recordHGGCHGGC: 1 shared companies on recordLinden Capital PartnersLinden Capital Partners: 1 shared companies on recordVarsity Healthcare PartnersVarsity Healthcare Partners: 1 shared companies on record

Line width shows shared portfolio companies on record in the index. Top 4 co-investors shown.

Questions about Nautic Partners

What deals has Nautic Partners done recently?
The most recent deal on record here is: Nautic Partners acquired Cenavera Nutrition (2025-10-07). This page lists 5 deals, each with its public source.
Sources for this profile, updated 2026-11-02
This profile is based on publicly available information and may be incomplete or outdated. PE Firm Index is not affiliated with Nautic Partners and does not provide investment advice.

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