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American Securities

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Mar 2024, closing $1,112M. Last cheque observed Apr 2011.

QuietNew fund $1.1B, Mar 2024Family office

BuyoutE-CommerceInformation TechnologyVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque5684days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$58MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolio
Pitch American Securities

American Securities highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2016-03From their own website
Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Buyout
Sectors
E-CommerceInformation TechnologyVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2011

    1 round

  2. Apr
    PresidioUS · marketwire.comUndisclosedSole investor
  3. 2006

    1 round

  4. Jun
    Potbelly Sandwich WorksGrowth · US · business.highbeam.com$58MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration12 named

AGAnthony GrilloManaging Member of ASOF Associates II, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
ADAshish DodiaManager of the Issuer's Managing MemberiFiling they signed
DJDavid Jude MaueCOOiForm ADV
DLDavid L. HoringManaging Member of American Securities Associates VIII, LLC, the general partneriFiling they signed
ELEric Lowell SchondorfChief Compliance Officer of American Securities Opportunities Management, LLCiFiling they signed
JBJeremy Brainard MacoCCOiForm ADV
JFJody FlawsManager of the Issuer's Managing MemberiFiling they signed
JPJohn P. FitzsimonsExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JAJoseph Anthony DomonkosCFOiForm ADV
LALawrence A. FirstOfficer of Ascribe Energy Associates, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
MGMichael Gerald FischOfficer of the sole member of Ascribe Energy Associates, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
RRRichard RufferManager of the Issuer's Managing MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 109 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$19Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
American Securities LLC
SEC number
CRD 160648

Funds on its Form ADV

18 private funds, $21B in gross assets · filed Dec 2024

  1. American Securities Partners VIII, L.P.Private equity374 investors$9.2B
  2. American Securities Partners VII, L.P.Private equity203 investors$3.2B
  3. American Securities Partners VI, L.P.Private equity221 investors$3.1B
  4. American Securities Partners Vii(b), L.P.Private equity86 investors$2.8B
  5. ASP VIII Alternative Investments L.P.Private equity206 investors$1.9B
  6. American Securities Partners IX, L.P.Private equity35 investors$392M
  7. American Securities Partners Viii(b), L.P.Private equity142 investors$304M
  8. American Securities Partners Ix(b), L.P.Private equity16 investors$192M
  9. American Securities Partners Vii(c), L.P.Private equity80 investors$78M
  10. American Securities Partners Vi(c), L.P.Private equity59 investors$31M

And 8 more on the filing.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

PresidioBought by Apollo Global Management, LLCUndisclosedDec 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Royal Adhesives and SealantsUndisclosedApr 2015
Emerald Performance MaterialsUndisclosedJun 2014
Learning Care GroupUndisclosedMay 2014
Grede Holdings$800MApr 2014
SeaStar SolutionsUndisclosedJan 2014
Frontier Spinning Mills HoldingUndisclosedDec 2013
Tekni-PlexUndisclosedNov 2013
GenTek$673MOct 2009
Unifrax CorporationUndisclosedSept 2003

Quick answers about American Securities

What does American Securities invest in?

American Securities invests most often at Growth (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Information Technology and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is American Securities?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2011.

How big are American Securities's cheques?

The median round it joins is $58M.

Is American Securities investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2011.

What kind of investor is American Securities?

American Securities is a family office based in New York, United States.

How much does American Securities manage?

About $19B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has American Securities raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Mar 2024, reporting $1.1B raised.

When was American Securities founded?

American Securities was founded in 1994.

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