The principals of Pathfinder have successfully made substantial equity investments over the last 25 years. Our vast business experience over a broad array of industries allows us to provide tangible value. Investments by Pathfinder principals and affiliates include:
- Equity investments in more than 40 privately held businesses operating in a wide variety of industries such as manufacturing, business services, distribution, technology, food and consumer products, financial services, medical products and healthcare.
- Equity investments (as a limited partner) in over 50 private equity funds operating in the U.S. and foreign markets. Typical funds invested in range in size from $50 million to $1 billion.
- Investments in more than 10 mezzanine and/or subordinated debt funds operating primarily in the U.S. Typical funds invested in range in size from $50 million to $1 billion.
- Equity investments in a variety of commercial and multi-family real estate holdings. Pathfinder does not invest in start-ups or pre-revenue businesses.
In Control 
As your dedicated system integrator partner, we make it our business to design, build, program, deliver, and service your automation controls system. We make controls intuitive and dependable for your industrial plant, water and wastewater facilities, or utility infrastructure.
Winsted Companies 
Winsted is a worldwide leader in control room console solutions. Winsted creates attractive, ergonomic control room consoles and command centers to improve comfort and optimize efficiency. Winsted was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Foley Company
For over 90 years, Foley Company has set the standard in designing and manufacturing golf and turf industry grinding equipment. The company manufactures its brand of grinders at its River Falls, Wisconsin facility.
Warner Tech-care Producs, LLC 
Warner Tech-care Products, LLC is a value-added distributor of hearing related products and accessories, serving hearing aid professionals and manufacturers. The Company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
Hal-Hen, Inc. 
Hal-Hen, Inc. was recently acquired by Warner Tech-care Products, LLC. Hal-Hen is a distributor of hearing aid accessories, supplies and audiology supplies for audiologists, hearing impaired, deaf, hard of hearing and hearing health care professionals.
Cameron's Coffee 
Cameron’s is a coffee roaster that makes specialty-grade coffee sold in grocery stores. Its roasters can customize over 100 unique roast profiles for all coffees we produce. Each profile delivers roast consistency for every blend time and time again. The company has a presence in 48 states and Canada, where Cameron's recently scored a distribution deal with Costco.
*NOTE: This investment was made by various principals of PATHFINDER prior to the formation of PATHFINDER Companies LLC.
Man Cave Craft Meats, LLC 
Man Cave Craft Meats was an idea born at a family BBQ. We wanted to find a way to bring excitement to the meat department in grocery stores. No more boring, basic brats and burgers-we wanted flavor that smacks you in the face! With great success at the Minneapolis Farmers Market we began selling in grocery stores and are rapidly expanding. Our main priority is to give you, your family and your friends the best experience when enjoying our products.
*NOTE: This investment was made by various principals of PATHFINDER prior to the formation of PATHFINDER Companies LLC.
Massman Automation Designs, LLC 
Massman Automation Design, LLC (including affiliates Massman Talon, Sabel Engineering, Massman PSA and Massman Pase Group) is a privately held, Minnesota-based company providing advanced automated packaging systems for case packing, palletizing, flexible pouch packaging, microwave popcorn packaging, product placers, cartonizing, liquid-fill packaging, robotics and other custom designed packaging equipment.
*NOTE: This investment was made by various principals of PATHFINDER prior to the formation of PATHFINDER Companies LLC.
Omni Workspace, LLC 
Omni Workspace, LLC (including affiliates A&M Business Interior Services and Emerald City Moving and Storage) is a privately held business services company providing turnkey solutions to clients for the acquisition, disposition and management of commercial interior furnishings and related equipment. Omni is headquartered in Minnesota with operations in Washington, Arizona and Wisconsin. Omni operates as a joint venture partner with Target Commercial Interiors (TCI), which is one of the nation’s largest Steelcase dealers and a subsidiary of Target Corporation. Clients of Omni include many of the largest corporates located in Omni’s geographic markets.
On June 1, 2015, Omni formed a holding company to acquire TCI from Target Corporation. As of that date, TCI and Omni are jointly owned by the holding company, which in turn is owned by members of both companies’ management teams and a few outside investors, including Helms Capital.
*NOTE: This investment was made by various principals of PATHFINDER prior to the formation of PATHFINDER Companies LLC.
Pursuit Vascular, LLC 
Pursuit Vascular, LLC is a Minnesota-based, privately held business engaged in the development of innovative catheter infection reduction technologies and products. Its primary products are marketed under the trade name ClearGuardTM and comprise a family of single-use catheter accessories that protect patients from life threatening infections arising from long term catheter and port use while providing substantial savings to current alternatives in the health care system. These products are currently sold in Europe with regulatory approval in the U.S. pending.
*NOTE: This investment was made by various principals of PATHFINDER prior to the formation of PATHFINDER Companies LLC.
Talenti Gelato, LLC. 
Talenti Gelato, LLC is a privately held, Minnesota-based consumer products company with manufacturing operations in Georgia. The Company produces and distributes the world’s premier (largest, best and favorite) gelato. Talenti sells product primarily through the nation’s largest food retailers in pint-sized containers as well as through a small foodservice offering. Talenti's gross revenues in 2014 will be approximately $150 million.
*NOTE: This investment was made by various principals of PATHFINDER prior to the formation of PATHFINDER Companies LLC.
Target Commercial Interiors, LLC 
Target Commercial Interiors, LLC (TCI) was recently acquired by Omni Workspace Company/A&M Business Interiors Services (Omni), its service partner of more than 30 years. TCI is one of the world’s largest Steelcase dealers, and one of the most innovative designer and manufacturer of commercial work environments. TCI continues to partner with Steelcase as it has for more than 50 years, and has recently changed its name to Atmosphere Commercial Interiors.
*NOTE: This investment was made by various principals of PATHFINDER prior to the formation of PATHFINDER Companies LLC.
