About Sterling Partners
Sterling Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1983. It is primarily based in Chicago, United States. As of Oct 2026, Sterling Partners has a portfolio of 100 companies, comprising 100 funding rounds and 16 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Healthcare. Its latest investment was a $***** PE round in We Are Giant on Sep 19, 2024
Overall Sterling Partners portfolio has seen 7 IPOs and 48 acquisitions, namely Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Worldpay and Laureate. A lot of funds co-invest with Sterling Partners, with names like Apex Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Sterling Partners has a team of 35 people, including 12 partners.
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Founded Year
1983
Location
Chicago, United States
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Sterling Partners' Portfolio
Sterling Partners has a portfolio of 100 companies. They have invested in a total of 100 companies. Their most recent investment was in We Are Giant (PE round) on Sep 19, 2024. Here are the most recent investments by Sterling Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 19, 2024 | PE | 2583 | - | |
Nov 20, 2023 | PE | 3794 | - | |
May 10, 2023 | Series A | 5661 | - | |
May 12, 2022 | Series A | 9842 | - |
Sterling Partners has acquired 16 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Statewide on Aug 02, 2021. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Sterling Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 02, 2021 | Manufacturer of traffic products, safety system and related services | - | 1987 | |
Jun 01, 2018 | Online course discovery platform for higher education | - | 1997 | |
May 02, 2018 | Provider of traffic control, parking lot striping, highway pavement markings, and permanent signage | - | 2004 | |
Feb 23, 2017 | Chain of eye care clinics | - | 1982 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Sterling Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Sterling Partners
Sterling Partners has a team of 35 members including 12 Partners and 9 Principals located in United States, Australia and 2 more locations. Sterling Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Sterling Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Northbrook | - | ||
Partner | Miami | - | ||
Partner | Saint John | - | - | |
Partner | Glenview | - | - | |
Partner | Indianapolis | - | - | |
Partner | New Smyrna Beach | - | - | |
Partner | Lake Forest | - | - | |
Partner | Cornelia | - | - | |
Partner | Lisboa | - | - | |
Partner | Beachwood | - | - |
Co-investors of Sterling Partners
Over the past 43 years, 17 investors have co-invested in Sterling Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Sterling Partners: 17 investors entered a company along with Sterling Partners. These include investors like Apex Venture Partners (2 companies).
Sterling Partners News
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Superfan platform Mellomanic, formerly We Are Giant, closes $6m funding roundMBW•Sep 19, 2024•Mellomanic, Sterling Partners
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Private equity firm to acquire Keypath Education for AUD$187mThe PIE•Jun 07, 2024•Sterling Partners, Keypath Education
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We Are Giant raises $8M from Sterling Partners to launch music community platformMBW•Nov 20, 2023•We Are Giant, Sterling Partners
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Republic Business Credit Provides E-Commerce Asset-Based Line of Credit to Fancy SprinklesABL Advisor•Oct 17, 2023•Sterling Partners, Republic Business Credit, Fancy Sprinkles
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Stella Secures $7M for Its Trauma-Focused Hybrid Mental Healthcare SolutionFemtech Insider•May 10, 2023•Stella Center, Sterling Partners
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Sp Strategic Acquisition Corp. Completes Initial Public OfferingGlobeNewswire•Mar 31, 2023•Sterling Partners
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Velo Cyclery Names CEO And PresidentSGB Media•Feb 27, 2023•Sterling Partners, Canyon Bicycles, Chain Reaction Cycles, Nike and 4 others
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Sterling Funding Companions Clinches Fund IV At $934Minvestidollar.com•Jan 24, 2023•Sterling Partners
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Datacubed Health, a Sterling Partners Portfolio Company, Achieves Impressive 150% YOY GrowthGlobeNewswire•Dec 20, 2022•Datacubed, Sterling Partners
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Sun Capital and Sterling merge West Dermatology and Platinum Dermatology PartnersPrivate Equity Wire•Jun 21, 2022•Sun Capital Partners, Sterling Partners, West Dermatology, Platinum Dermatology Partners
