Partnership
A trailblazer of integrated value creation born from family-office roots, American Securities partners with management teams to steward transformational growth.
Integrated for Impact
Our partnership model is purpose-built to empower management teams to accomplish ambitious multi-lever growth plans. Each company is supported by an aligned team of investors, functional experts, and market specialists, enabling faster decisions and deeper insight for lasting transformation.
Investment Team
40+ Strategic Investors
Tenured expertise and deep sector insight
Resources Group
40+ Operations Experts
Functional expertise and implementation experience
Capital Markets & Origination Group
4+ Market Specialists
Structured financing and market access
Extended Network
30+ Former CEO Advisors
Connections and peer-level counsel for CEOs
Transformative
Results
Established in 2002, the American Securities Resources Group is one of the largest and longest-established in-house value creation teams in middle-market private equity.
Built over decades, our team of full-time strategic and functional specialists work alongside management to implement initiatives, build capabilities, and strengthen execution. The American Securities Resources Group is integrated throughout the investment lifecycle, helping translate strategy into measurable results and driving value from the inside out. This breadth of expertise is thoughtfully deployed and coordinated, ensuring the right capabilities are deployed at the right time to accelerate execution.
Areas of Expertise
- Data Science: Helps unlock value through advanced data processing techniques, including predictive modeling, machine learning, optimization, and AI-based tool implementation
- ESG: Supports sustainability strategy, value creation opportunities, risk assessments, and communications & reporting
- FP&A: Accelerates core finance processes and builds business intelligence capabilities to support faster decision-making
- Human Capital: Partners on organizational design, talent strategy, executive recruiting, and HR processes & capabilities
- Operations: Supports on lean manufacturing & business process redesign, supply chain optimization, and procurement
- Strategy: Engages on value creation and strategic planning, market entry, competitive analysis, product & service launch, commercial excellence, and M&A diligence and integration
- Technology: Guides through digital transformation, technology strategy, AI deployment, and IT system implementations
- Asia Office: Provides on-the-ground expertise on regional strategy and operations, including manufacturing, M&A, and growth
“Carve-outs are really complicated, and American Securities had the expertise to help us along that journey.”
George Hershman 2
SOLV Energy
“They want to put a framework together that makes Hexion successful for the next generations of employees.”
Michael Lefenfeld 2
Hexion
“We wanted a partner that would help us not only expand, but give us the freedom to expand as a founder-led company.”
Dr. John Simon 1
SimonMed
“They helped with transforming the culture, taking the business from a portfolio of disparate businesses into really a unified business that CPM is today.”
Dave Webster 2
CPM
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All of the above individuals are current or former executives of American Securities portfolio companies. None of these individuals received or will receive any cash or non-cash compensation for providing these statements. No CEO is a current American Securities advisory client; however, as noted, certain CEOs are currently investors in certain American Securities-advised private fund entities. The CEOs have potential and actual conflicts of interest as a result of such individuals’ business activities and relationships with American Securities. Specifically, current CEOs work for companies owned and controlled by an American Securities fund, and receive their salaries and other economic benefits from those companies. Former CEOs worked for companies that were owned and controlled by an American Securities fund, and formerly received their salaries and other economic benefits from those companies.
- This individual is currently an investor in one or more American Securities-advised private fund entities.
- This individual is not an investor in any active American Securities-advised private fund entities.