Investment Summary

The Sterling Group Invests In American Bath Group

On July 14, 2015, private equity firm The Sterling Group invested in building materials company American Bath Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is The Sterling Group’s 3rd transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is The Sterling Group’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Sterling Group’s 3rd transaction in Tennessee.
Investment Fate
  • American Bath Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016.
  • American Bath Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-07-14
Target American Bath Group
Sector Building Materials
Investor(s) The Sterling Group
Deal Type Venture

Target

American Bath Group

Savannah, Tennessee, United States
American Bath Group is a manufacturer of residential, commercial, assisted living, senior care, and premium showroom bathing products. The Company sells its products through wholesale and retail channels to a diverse base of builders, plumbers, general contractors, and individual end-users. American Bath Group was founded in 1993 and is based in Savannah, Tennessee.

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Investor

The Sterling Group

Houston, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 9.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Sterling Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring middle-market businesses within basic manufacturing, industrial services, and distribution. Sterling looks for companies valued from $100 to $1000 million with positive cash-flow, strong market positions, and potential to grow. Sterling avoids investments in financial services, real estate, healthcare, or information technology companies. The Sterling Group was formed in 1982 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 54
Sector: Building Materials M&A 3 of 5
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Tennessee M&A 3 of 4
Country: United States M&A 21 of 51
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-27 B&G Crane Service

Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

B&G Crane Service LLC is a provider of crane rental, heavy rigging, and specialty hauling services. B&G offers highly skilled workforce and continuously operates a fleet of over 150 cranes from 4-ton to 825-ton capacities and a support truck fleet of over 100 trucks. B&G Crane Service LLC was founded in 1946 and is based in Jefferson, Louisiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Liquibox

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Liquibox is a supplier of bag-in-box flexible packaging to the global dairy, beverage, and bulk food markets. Bag-in-box packaging is primarily used in the food service industry to package dairy mix for milkshakes and coffee drinks, fountain beverage syrup, and pumpable liquid foods such as food concentrates and sauces. Liquibox was formed in 1961 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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