Stages:

• Middle Market

 

Industries:

Financial Services

Information Technology

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Manufacturing & Industrial

Medical Device

 

Description:

Talisman is the private investment company of the Walter family based in Columbus, Ohio. The firm's partners all come from operating company backgrounds. Talisman partners with management in businesses that it understands and to which it can add value. Talisman deploys up to $100M of capital per opportunity (typically starting in the $10-25M range). Talisman has created and managed three (Flagship Businesses) that each grew from infancy (less than $1M of annual earnings) to greater than $500M of annual revenue and $1B of enterprise value.The firm's objective is to be a valued partner to management teams that seek to build significant shareholder value. Talisman doesn't have artificial, finite holding periods for any investments that it makes. Instead, the firm is driven by what is best for the business from a strategic and a long-term value creation standpoint. The firm has been the lead outside capital in over 15 investments and has made more than 20 significant non-control investments in attractive situations.