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April 10, 2026

2026年4月10日

/PRNewswire/ -- The Sterling Group ('Sterling'), an operationally focused middle market private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, announced the acquisition of Healthcare Linen Services Group ('HLSG') from York Capital Management's private equity group ('York Private Equity'). HLSG is a leading regional provider of mission-critical outsourced linen laundry and management services to healthcare institutions across the United States..

/PRNewswire/ -- 总部位于德克萨斯州休斯顿的中型市场私募股权公司Sterling集团（"Sterling"）宣布，已从York资本管理公司的私募股权部门（"York Private Equity"）收购了医疗布草服务集团（"HLSG"）。HLSG是一家领先的区域性供应商，为美国各地的医疗机构提供关键任务的外包布草洗涤和管理服务。

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in St. Charles, Illinois, HLSG provides laundry and rental services to a diversified base of healthcare customers. The company operates twenty linens processing plants across thirteen states, primarily located in the Midwestern and Central U.S. Through its six leading regional brands, HLSG provides high-quality local execution by partnering with administrators, clinicians, and staff to deliver a wide variety of clean linens to thousands of healthcare facilities..

HLSG 成立于2009年，总部位于伊利诺伊州圣查尔斯，为多元化的医疗保健客户提供洗衣和租赁服务。公司在美国中西部和中部的十三个州运营着二十家布草处理厂。通过其六个领先的区域品牌，HLSG 与管理人员、临床医生和员工合作，为数千家医疗机构提供各种各样的清洁布草，实现高质量的本地执行。

'I would like to thank the team at York Private Equity for their collaboration and guidance over the last four years. The HLSG team is thrilled to partner with The Sterling Group as we enter our next phase of growth,' said Joe LaPorta, CEO of HLSG. 'Sterling's experience scaling essential, mission-critical services businesses, commitment to employee ownership, and hands-on approach make the firm an ideal partner as we seek to expand our footprint and continue our mission of providing reliable, high-quality laundry and rental services to our valued customers.'.

“我要感谢约克私募股权团队过去四年的合作与指导。HLSG 团队很高兴在我们进入下一个增长阶段时与斯特林集团合作，”HLSG 首席执行官乔·拉波塔表示。“斯特林在扩展关键任务服务业务方面的经验、对员工所有权的承诺以及亲力亲为的方式，使该公司成为我们在寻求扩大业务范围并继续为尊贵客户提供可靠、高质量的洗衣和租赁服务使命过程中的理想合作伙伴。”

Robbie Shapiro, a Managing Director at York Private Equity, commented: 'We are proud of HLSG's transformational growth via strategic investments and add on acquisitions during our partnership and are grateful to Joe and his team for their leadership and operational excellence. With a strong foundation in place, the company is poised to build on its momentum, and we are excited to be rolling and continuing as investors.'.

约克私募股权公司的董事总经理罗比·夏皮罗评论道：“在我们与HLSG的合作期间，我们通过战略投资和附加收购实现了转型增长，对此我们感到非常自豪。同时，我们感谢乔和他的团队的领导能力和运营卓越性。公司已经打下了坚实的基础，有望在此基础上继续发展，我们很高兴能够作为投资者继续参与其中。”

'HLSG is a differentiated platform with strong customer relationships and a reputation for exceptional service,' said Brad Staller, Partner at The Sterling Group. 'We believe the company is well positioned to capitalize on continued growth in demand for outsourced healthcare linen services. Sterling looks forward to partnering with Joe and the entire HLSG team to scale and optimize the business through our tested Seven Levers operational improvement framework.'.

“HLSG 是一个差异化的平台，拥有强大的客户关系和卓越服务的声誉，”The Sterling Group 的合伙人布拉德·斯塔勒 (Brad Staller) 表示。“我们相信公司有能力充分利用对外包医疗布草服务持续增长的需求。Sterling 期待与乔和整个 HLSG 团队合作，通过我们经过验证的‘七大杠杆’运营改进框架来扩展和优化业务。”

Stephens, Inc. acted as financial advisor, Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as financing counsel to The Sterling Group. BofA Securities acted as lead financial advisor, Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets, acted as co-financial advisor and Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal advisor to HLSG..

斯蒂芬斯公司担任财务顾问，瑞生国际律师事务所担任法律顾问，伟凯律师事务所担任斯特林集团的融资顾问。美国银行证券担任首席财务顾问，凯恩兄弟（KeyBanc资本市场部门）担任联合财务顾问，盛德国际律师事务所担任HLSG的法律顾问。

About The Sterling Group

关于斯特林集团

Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group is a private equity and private credit investment firm that targets investments in basic manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services companies. Typical enterprise values of these companies at initial formation range from $100 million to $1 billion. Sterling has sponsored the buyout of 77 platform companies and numerous add-on acquisitions for a total transaction value of over $27 billion.

成立于1982年的Sterling Group是一家私募股权和私募信贷投资公司，专注于基础制造业、分销和工业服务公司的投资。这些公司在初始成立时的企业价值通常在1亿美元到10亿美元之间。Sterling已经赞助了77家平台公司的收购以及众多附加收购，总交易额超过270亿美元。

Sterling currently has approximately $9.0 billion of assets under management. For further information, please visit .

斯特林目前管理的资产约为90亿美元。欲了解更多信息，请访问 。

www.sterling-group.com

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About HLSG

关于HLSG

Healthcare Linen Services Group is a leading provider of linen services to healthcare facilities, specializing in delivering high-quality linens and unparalleled customer service. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, Healthcare Linen Services Group serves healthcare organizations across the Midwest and Southcentral market, supporting their critical operations and patient care.

医疗布草服务集团是为医疗机构提供布草服务的领先供应商，专注于提供高品质的布草和无与伦比的客户服务。医疗布草服务集团致力于卓越和创新，为中西部和南中部市场的医疗组织提供服务，支持其关键运营和患者护理。

For additional information, please visit .

有关更多信息，请访问。

www.healthcarelinensg.com

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About York Private Equity

关于约克私募股权

York Private Equity, the private investing arm of York Capital Management, primarily targets control investments in middle-market businesses. Since inception in 2008, York Private Equity's middle-market strategy has completed over 50 investments with aggregate transaction value in excess of $4 billion.

约克私人股权（York Private Equity）是约克资本管理公司（York Capital Management）的私人投资部门，主要针对中型市场企业的控股投资。自2008年成立以来，约克私人股权的中型市场战略已完成50多项投资，累计交易价值超过40亿美元。

York Private Equity has 13 dedicated team members. For more information, please visit .

约克私募股权公司有13名专职团队成员。欲了解更多信息，请访问 。

www.yorkcapitalpe.com

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results and all investments are subject to loss.

过去的表现并不能保证未来的结果，所有投资都有可能亏损。

SOURCE The Sterling Group, L.P.

来源：斯特林集团，L.P.

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