# Tide Rock

> Tide Rock is a San Diego holding company that buys profitable, founder-run B2B businesses in unglamorous industries - plastics molding, seed coating, electronics recycling, dehydrated food - and keeps them. Unlike a typical private equity fund, it uses no bank debt and has no expiration date, so it holds companies permanently and pays investors a quarterly cash yield rather than chasing an eventual sale. Founded in 2013 by Ryan Peddycord, it has passed $1 billion in acquisition capital and roughly 21 portfolio companies, reporting a 24% average annual organic growth rate.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Solana Beach, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ryan Peddycord (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** 67 employees at the holding-company level; roughly 3,000 across portfolio companies
- **Products:** Unlevered Buyouts, Permanent-Capital Holding Model, Shared Operating Platform, Add-On Acquisition Program
- **Notable:** Surpassed $1 billion in acquisition capital (2025), 24% average annual organic growth rate since 2013, Reported $250M+ in profit in 2025

## Products & services

- **Unlevered Buyouts** — Acquisition of profitable, founder- and family-owned B2B companies using equity rather than bank debt, allowing permanent ownership and downside protection.
- **Permanent-Capital Holding Model** — A no-expiration structure that holds companies indefinitely and distributes quarterly cash yield to investors instead of pursuing a defined-term exit.
- **Shared Operating Platform** — Centralized back-office and value-enhancement resources - CFO services, HR and talent acquisition, marketing and branding, ERP/CRM implementation, and cross-portfolio customer introductions - made available to portfolio companies.
- **Add-On Acquisition Program** — Buy-and-build strategy that expands portfolio companies into adjacent capabilities, such as entering precision machining and custom seed coating via bolt-on deals.

## Achievements

- Surpassed $1 billion in acquisition capital (2025)
- 24% average annual organic growth rate since 2013
- Reported $250M+ in profit in 2025
- Returns ranked in the top 1% of private equity firms per PitchBook
- Grew to a portfolio of roughly 21 companies and about 3,000 employees
- Raised $100M+ in a single capital raise while continuing to acquire lower-middle-market companies

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Announced it had reached more than $1 billion in acquisition capital and reported $250M+ in 2025 profit, with offices in San Diego and New York City.
- **2023-05** — Completed $100M in debt financing to support continued acquisitions.
- **2021-01** — Entered the custom seed coating industry via two acquisitions and expanded into precision machining through add-on deals.

## Links

- Website: https://tiderock.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tide-rock
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tiderock_trh

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