Sterling Investment Partners
Sterling Investment Partners is a Connecticut-based middle-market private equity firm focusing on control investments in the United States and Canada. It pursues acquisitions, recapitalizations, add-on and platform purchases, and buyouts, partnering with management to accelerate growth, build operational capabilities, and create value through add-ons. The firm concentrates on sectors including distribution and business services, niche manufacturing and industrials, transportation and logistics, specialty manufacturing, and retail and consumer services. It seeks opportunities with solid competitive positions and meaningful growth potential, typically backing enterprises with tens to hundreds of millions in enterprise value and EBITDA in the millions. Sterling emphasizes long-term ownership, often over five years, and has a history of platform investments and strategic add-ons, including international expansion and joint ventures as growth avenues.
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Fairway Group Holdings
Acquisition in 2007
Fairway Group Holdings, also operating as Old Market Group Holdings, is a retail food company based in New York that specializes in offering a diverse range of fresh, natural, and organic products. The company provides an extensive selection of perishable items, including fresh produce, deli products, specialty cheeses, meats, seafood, and bakery goods. In addition to these, Fairway offers a variety of prepared foods and gourmet items. Its inventory also encompasses conventional groceries, specialty foods, wines, and spirits. The company emphasizes health and quality by offering natural and organic foods, including organic produce, juices, meats, and grocery items, as well as health and beauty products, vitamins, and cleaning supplies. Fairway operates 15 locations across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, including four dedicated Fairway Wines & Spirits outlets. Founded in 1933, Fairway Group Holdings has established itself as a prominent player in the retail food sector, although it faced restructuring efforts in early 2020 under Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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