American Securities Capital Partners
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American Securities LLC is a private equity
investment firm focusing on leveraged buyout
transactions. AS focuses primarily on investments in the United States and Canada.
American Securities LLC is based in New York City
and traces its roots back to 1947. The firm has approximately $6 billion of capital under management. American Securities Partners V, with a 52.1% annual return since inception in 2008, is among the top five performing buyout funds raised from 2006-2008.
The firm was originally founded as a family office in 1947 by William Rosenwald
, the son of Julius Rosenwald
who owned Sears, Roebuck and Company
. In the late 1980s, AS transitioned from a family office into a third-party investment management
firm. In 1994, AS transitioned exclusively to its current focus on private equity
investments.
Source: American Securities website
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
investment firm focusing on leveraged buyout
Leveraged buyout
A leveraged buyout occurs when an investor, typically financial sponsor, acquires a controlling interest in a company's equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through leverage...
transactions. AS focuses primarily on investments in the United States and Canada.
American Securities LLC is based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and traces its roots back to 1947. The firm has approximately $6 billion of capital under management. American Securities Partners V, with a 52.1% annual return since inception in 2008, is among the top five performing buyout funds raised from 2006-2008.
The firm was originally founded as a family office in 1947 by William Rosenwald
William Rosenwald
William Rosenwald was an American business executive whose American Securities Corporation invested in other business including AMETEK and Western Union International. He was a philanthropist who helped establish the nationwide United Jewish Appeal in 1939 and made other charitable grants through...
, the son of Julius Rosenwald
Julius Rosenwald
Julius Rosenwald was a U.S. clothier, manufacturer, business executive, and philanthropist. He is best known as a part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and for the Rosenwald Fund which donated millions to support the education of African American children in the rural South, as well...
who owned Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
. In the late 1980s, AS transitioned from a family office into a third-party investment management
Investment management
Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...
firm. In 1994, AS transitioned exclusively to its current focus on private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
investments.
Current Investments
- Advanced Drainage Systems
- Arizona Chemical
- Delphi Midstream Partners
- Fairmount Minerals
- FiberMark
- General Chemical
- GT Technologies
- Healthy Directions
- Lakeside Energy
- Liberty Tire Recycling
- NEP BroadcastingNEP BroadcastingNEP Broadcasting, LLC is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based privately owned international production company that provides outsourced teleproduction services for major events throughout the world....
- Mobile television producer for the Olympics, Academy AwardsAcademy AwardsAn Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
, and World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
as well as New York City's largest production facility owner - Oreck Corporation
- PDM Bridge
- Potbelly Sandwich WorksPotbelly Sandwich WorksPotbelly Sandwich Works is a privately held restaurant chain that sells submarine sandwiches in the United States. Its name is derived from potbelly stoves common in the late 19th century. The company is headquartered in the tower of the Merchandise Mart in the Near North Side, Chicago,...
- Robertson Fuel Systems
- Presidio Networked Solutions
- SpecialtyCare
- United Central Industry Supply Company
- Unison Site Management
- Westward Communications - newspaper publisher in Texas and Colorado
Previous Investments
- Anthony International
- Cambridge International
- Caribbean Restaurants
- Community Pacific Broadcasting
- CTB International
- Dr. Leonard's Healthcare
- El Pollo LocoEl Pollo LocoEl Pollo Loco is a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican grilled chicken, headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. "El Pollo Loco" is Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken".Their main dish is pollo asado, a grilled marinated chicken...
- Ketema
- MECSMECSMECS is the Multi-Element Code System, a markup system developed by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen. It is very similar to SGML and XML except that it allows elements to overlap....
- Miltex Instrument Company
- MVE
- Press Ganey Associates
- Primary Energy Ventures
- TNP Enterprises
- Unifrax Corporation
- VUTEk
- Weasler Engineering
Source: American Securities website