American Securities LLC is an American private equity firm based in New York with an office in Shanghai that invests in U.S. companies, primarily in the industrial and B2B services sectors. With $23 billion under management, the firm partners with businesses generating $200 million to $2 billion in annual revenue. American Securities started as a family office, established in 1947 by William Rosenwald, the son of Julius Rosenwald, the longtime CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Co., to manage the Rosenwald family’s wealth.
History
William Rosenwald—who had inherited the Rosenwald fortune from his father Julius Rosenwald—founded American Securities Capital Partners in 1947. Investments included Ametek and Western Union.
In 1993, Michael G. Fisch became the William Rosenwald family's financial advisor.
In 1994, American Securities launched its inaugural private equity fund under the leadership of Michael Fisch and Charles Klein, with a focus on partnering with market-leading businesses.Our Firm American Investors Fisch had previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Bain & Company before he joined American Securities. Under Fisch and the firm’s leadership, American Securities scaled from a family office to an institutionally backed fund management firm. By 2023, the firm had grown to secure $26 billion of managed funds from an initial investment fund of $71 million in 1993.
In June 2009, American Securities Capital Partners officially changed its name to American Securities LLC.
Current investments Investments as of 2021: Amentum Aramsco Aspen Dental BELFOR Conair FleetPride Hexion Integrated Global Services (IGS) Learning Care Group Meridian North American Partners in Anesthesia NWN OnTrac RealManage r-pac SimonMed SOLV Energy Trace3 United PF ViaPath Vibrantz
Previous investments Previous investments as of 2021.https://www.american-securities.com/en/companies#?status= past Acuren Advanced Drainage Systems Air Methods Anthony International Arizona Chemical Blue Bird Cambridge International Caribbean Restaurants Chromaflo Technologies Community Pacific Broadcasting CPM CTB International Delphi Midstream Partners Dr. Leonard's Healthcare El Pollo Loco Emerald Performance Materials Fairmount Santrol FiberMark Foundation Building Materials Frontier Spinning Mills General Chemical Grede GT Technologies Healthy Directions Henry Company HHI Ketema, Inc. Lakeside Energy Liberty Tire Recycling MECS Metaldyne Metaldyne Performance Group Milk Specialties Global Miltex Instrument Company Mortgage Contracting Services MVE MW Industries NEP Broadcasting Oreck Corporation Oregon Tool PDM Bridge Potbelly Sandwich Works Presidio Press Ganey Primary Energy Ventures Prince Robertson Fuel Systems Royal Adhesives and Sealants SeaStar Solutions SpecialtyCare Tekni-Plex TNP Enterprises Ulterra Drilling Technologies Unifrax Corporation Unison Site Management United Distribution Group VUTEk Weasler Engineering Westward
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External links Official website