Acquisition Financing • Construction

Sterling Partners Private Equity Invests In Block Testing Services

On December 1, 1997, private equity firm Sterling Partners Private Equity invested in construction company Block Testing Services

Investment Context
  • This is Sterling Partners Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Sterling Partners Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sterling Partners Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in Illinois.

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Investment Summary

Date December 1, 1997
Target Block Testing Services
Sector Construction
Investor(s) Sterling Partners Private Equity
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target Company

Block Testing Services

Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Block Testing Services is engaged in the development, sale, and administration of exams for licensed contractors in the construction industry.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor
DESCRIPTION

Sterling Partners Private Equity is the private equity arm of asset management firm Sterling Partners. Sterling Partners Private Equityis focused on investing in small to medium-sized companies positioned for growth, either organically or through acquisitions. Sterling has a strong interest in businesses with differentiated products, defensible competitive positions, recurring revenues, and diversified customers. The Firm's target equity commitment size is $35 to $150 million. Broad sectors of interest include direct marketing, education, specialty distribution, specialty manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and business services. Sterling Partners was formed in 1983 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 2 of 66
Sector: Construction 1 of 1
Type: Acquisition Financing 1 of 1
State: Illinois 2 of 9
Country: United States 2 of 62
Year: 1997 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1993-11-01 Atlantic Premium Brands

Northbrook, Illinois, United States

Atlantic Premium Brands is a supplier of specialty premium food products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-10-24 VISICU

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

VISICU, Inc. is a healthcare information technology and clinical solutions company focused on critical care. The benefit of this approach to ICU patient care is that, by tracking each patient on a full time basis, problems can be addressed as they arise, reducing avoidable complications and thus lengths of stay.

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