The Sterling Group, a middle market private equity firm based in Houston, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brad Staller to Partner.

Brad joined Sterling in 2008 and has made a significant impact on the firm during his nine year tenure. “Brad has made a tremendous contribution to Sterling’s successes,” said Brian Henry, a Partner at The Sterling Group. “His focus on continuous improvement has been instrumental Sterling’s core competencies: sourcing, deal evaluation, the execution of strategic and operational initiatives, and human capital development.”

Brad currently serves on the board of Time Manufacturing, ProcessBarron and Specified Air Solutions and previously served on the Express board. He was also an active deal team member on Universal Fiber Systems and Velcon Filters.

About The Sterling Group

Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group is a private equity investment firm that targets controlling interests in basic manufacturing, distribution and industrial services companies. Typical enterprise values of these companies range from $100 million to $750 million. Sterling has sponsored the buyout of 51 platform companies and numerous add-on acquisitions for a total transaction value of over $10.0 billion. Currently, Sterling has over $2.2 billion of assets under management. For further information, please visit www.sterling-group.com.