Investment Summary

Sterling Investment Partners and The Carlyle Group Invest In AIMS Companies

On April 13, 2020, private equity firms Sterling Investment Partners and The Carlyle Group invested in business services company AIMS Companies

Investment Highlights
  • This is Sterling Investment Partners’ 4th and The Carlyle Group’s 30th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Sterling Investment Partners’ 25th and The Carlyle Group’s 313th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sterling Investment Partners’ 1st and The Carlyle Group’s 5th transaction in Arizona.

Investment Summary
Date 2020-04-13
Target AIMS Companies
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) Sterling Investment Partners
The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

AIMS Companies

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
AIMS Companies is a provider of infrastructure inspection, maintenance, and support services to the municipal, utility, industrial and energy end markets. AIMS Companies is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Sterling Investment Partners

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 2.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sterling Investment Partners is a private equity firm that seeks investments in middle-market businesses with strong market share and high growth potential. Sterling looks for companies generating revenues of $50 to $500 million and EBITDA of $15 to $50 million. Sectors of interest include outsourcing/business services, niche manufacturing & industrial, transportation & logistics, unique distribution, technology-related, energy services, and consumer products & services. Sterling Investment Partners dates back to 1991 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 30
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 6
Type (Growth Capital) 5 of 6
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 25 of 30
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-30 HeartLand

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

HeartLand is a premier provider of commercial landscape and facilities services, currently operating in five markets across the Central United States. Services include full-service maintenance (mowing, pruning, fertilization and chemical, irrigation, bed maintenance, and annual flowers), landscape enhancements (property upgrades and renovations), and winter services (de-icing and snow removal). HeartLand is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-08 Anser Advisory

Cypress, California, United States

Anser Advisory is a national firm specializing in capital program funding, program management, project management, construction management, and executive advisory services. The firm provides program advisory services to clients across the country in industries that include transportation, higher education, K-12 education, industrial, federal, state, and local government, healthcare, hospitality, and housing. Anser Advisory is based in Santa Ana CA, Boston MA, Orlando FL, San Francisco CA, Atlanta GA, and now Clinton, New Jersey.

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Investor

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 376.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 647 of 697
Sector (Business Services) 30 of 34
Type (Growth Capital) 101 of 107
State (Arizona) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 313 of 337
Year (2020) 2 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-09 Apex Parks Group

Aliso Viejo, California, United States

Apex Parks Group is an entertainment services provider. Apex Parks consists of 14 family entertainment centers include park locations under Boomers!, Malibu Grand Prix, Mountasia, and SpeedZone franchise brands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-08 SeQuent Scientific

Mumbai, India

SeQuent Scientific operates in the domains of Animal Health (Alivira) and Analytical Services. SeQuent has eight manufacturing facilities based in India, Spain, Germany, Brazil and Turkey with approvals from global regulatory bodies, including USFDA, EUGMP, WHO, TGA among others. Its Vizag facility is India’s first and only USFDA approved facility for veterinary APIs.

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