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Stonington Partners
R. Bradford Evans founded Stonington Partners in 1986, building a private equity firm defined by its single-fund structure and long-hold control investments.
Stonington Partners
Stonington Partners, founded in 1994, was a New York-based firm that invested in lower mid-market companies across the United States.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1986
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Principals
R. Bradford Evans
Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How is Stonington Partners structured compared to a typical private equity firm?
Stonington operates with a single-fund structure rather than the sequential fund families typical of most private equity firms. The firm raised Stonington Capital Partners in 1994 and did not launch successor vehicles, managing that portfolio through to realization. This architecture eliminates the conflict between fundraising cycles and portfolio management that multi-fund managers face, but also means allocators cannot commit new capital to the platform.
What was the scale of Stonington Capital Partners?
Stonington Capital Partners closed in 1994 with approximately $700 million in commitments, a substantial sum for a middle-market buyout fund at that time. The vehicle deployed across control buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments in North American industrial, business services, and financial services companies. No subsequent fund closings have been publicly recorded.
Which portfolio companies is Stonington best known for?
The firm's most notable holdings included General Chemical Group, acquired from AlliedSignal in 1986 and taken public in 1995; Allied Waste Industries, which grew into the second-largest solid waste company in the U.S. during Stonington's involvement; and Culligan Water Technologies. Clark Material Handling represented another significant industrial holding in the portfolio.
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