Sterling Investment Partners

Xylem Kendall's latest acquisition! We are proud of this team and their continued success.

In October, Sterling Investment Partners hosted a CEO Summit on how to apply best practices in AI to our portfolio companies.?We heard expert insights from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and highlighted portfolio companies Xylem Tree Experts, Kendall Vegetation Services and Verdantas on their advanced AI practices and how they’ve successfully implemented it into their day-to-day operations. Many thanks to the BCG team Mads Wadstrom and Matt Gallagher, and to CEOs Benjamin Hoover, Randolph Hoover and Jesse Kropelnicki, PE for your insights and we look forward to following up on this at our next CEO Summit on December 11th! ? #ArtificialIntelligence #BestPractices #PrivateEquity

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and former Advisory Board member, Ben Baldanza.?He was a valued Board Member?of a number of Sterling portfolio companies, and his advice and insight were deeply appreciated. Beyond his business acumen Ben was a partner and friend in every sense and?he will be deeply missed.?

Sterling Investment Partners announces acquisition of PROtect, LLC - a national leader in mission-critical safety & compliance services. With 500+ employees and 17 years of growth, PROtect exemplifies our focus on essential B2B services and value-add distribution platforms. #PrivateEquity #PEDeal #SafetyServices

We are thrilled to announce that Chris Koziel, Tom Salama, and Danielle Lopez have been promoted to Senior Associate, Senior Associate, and Firm Operations Manager. Please join us in congratulating them on their well-deserved promotions and wishing them all the best in their future endeavors. We are proud to have them on our team and look forward to their continued contributions and achievements.

New platform announcement!?We are thrilled to welcome Verdantas, a provider of integrated environmental science, engineering and consulting services with industry leading growth rates, into the Sterling Investment Partners family. Read the full press release on our website:?https://lnkd.in/eicsXtH5

We are pleased to share that Sterling was ranked #8 globally out of 632 firms in the 2023 HEC Paris-Dow Jones Global Middle Market Buyout Performance Ratings. The ranking, announced on March 5, 2024, considered all firms who raised between $1 billion and $5 billion through at least two funds from 2010 to 2019. Sterling did not pay compensation in connection with obtaining or using such ranking. For more information on the ranking and its methodology visit their website: https://lnkd.in/gQDuw9yM

Sterling is finishing the year with a great new partnership with the team at Banner Industries.

Sterling is excited to announce our recent investment in Banner Industries, the leading distributor of specialty components, equipment and services into the semiconductor market. Banner has built an exceptional business and we are excited to support their team as we head into unprecedented growth in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/etU_vpNF

It's been a pleasure working with the Heartland team.