Specialists in residential windows & doors

...Partnerships before Portfolio

Transitions are never easy, but they don’t have to be difficult, and you don’t need to go through it alone.  And when done right, it is value accretive.

Santiago, A Better Way to Partner

You Built It. We Help It Grow.
Committed to Your Legacy
Our first commitment is to honor what you have created. It's the reason we focus on one industry, keep building on them with more resources and support, and stay long after most buyers would have moved on. Our second commitment is to continue to build with more resources and support, and stay long after most buyers would have moved on. We are stewards of the business with an obligation to the employees and the customers.
We Close What We Start
There's a version of due diligence designed to find the exit. Ours isn't that. By the time we make an offer, financing is secured and our investment committee has said yes. The deal we shake hands on is the deal that closes.
Empowering Meaningful Growth
We invest in equipment, people, and systems. Our portfolio companies share knowledge, vendor relationships, HR resources, and hard-won operational lessons. Things that take years to build individually. Things you get access to on day one.
Your Active Partner
We are more than just your source of exit capital, and we take an active role in learning the dynamics of your business and in ensuring the right strategies and resources are in place for your team for the company to thrive into the future.
Why us

You've Done the Hard Part. Let's Talk About What's Next.

After years of hard work building a business, you are ready to move on and pass the proverbial baton. But who is going to take over your business and what if they don't have their own funding? And most private and institutional funds overlook these businesses.


Santiago looks to fill this void and be the buyer of choice.

We focus on one industry: residential windows and doors
because we believe a specialist partner serves you better than a generalist one.
We invest in companies with $15 million to $75 million in revenue
because that's the size where we can make the biggest difference.
We stay
because the work worth doing doesn't end at closing.

FAQs

Q: How is your diligence process different?
By the time we make an offer, our investment committee has approved the transaction and financing is already in place. We don't use diligence to renegotiate prices or find a way out. We use it to get to close and have a plan to support the business. We are not shoppers. We are buyers.
Q: What do you actually do after you acquire a company?
We invest. In equipment, technology, HR systems, and people. We connect our portfolio companies so they can share knowledge, vendor relationships, and operational best practices. And we work alongside the management team, not above them.
Q: Do you focus on a specific industry?
Yes. We focus exclusively on residential window and door manufacturing. It's a deliberate choice because we know this industry, we know your suppliers and your equipment, and we believe that focus makes us a meaningfully better partner than a generalist fund.
Q: How do I know this is the right time to have a conversation?
You don't have to have everything figured out. A lot of the owners we talk to are just starting to think about what a transition might look like, and that's exactly the right time. The conversation is confidential, there's no obligation, and we'll be honest with you about whether we think there's a fit.

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