Astro Pak LLC Acquires Frontline Global Services, Inc.

COSTA MESA, Calif. & DIBOLL, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Astro Pak LLC (“Astro Pak”), a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, LLC (“Stephens Group”), is pleased to announce its acquisition of Frontline Global Services, Inc. (“Frontline”), a provider of comprehensive cleaning and reliability solutions for industrial and commercial equipment. The acquisition expands Astro Pak’s field service capabilities and increases the total number of locations to 14 across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Based in Diboll, Texas, Frontline provides high velocity oil flushing, chemical cleaning, fluid purification, and other specialized system performance related services to customers in the United States and internationally. The company serves industrial and commercial customers across power generation, data center, energy, petrochemical, refining, steel & primary metals, defense, and other high reliability industrial end markets. The transaction marks Astro Pak’s third acquisition under Stephens Group.

Astro Pak President Ken Carroll said, “We are excited to welcome Kevin and the entire Frontline team to the Astro Pak family. Frontline expands our portfolio of precision cleaning, fluid system management, and reliability services, enhancing our ability to support customers throughout the full lifecycle of mission-critical assets, all while advancing Astro Pak’s goal of being the world’s premier provider of high purity and precision cleaning services.”

“Astro Pak provides a great home for Frontline and its team members,” Frontline President Kevin Sapp noted. “Astro Pak’s relationships, resources, and technical expertise set Frontline on a course for accelerated growth while continuing to build upon its legacy of safety and quality. With Astro Pak’s support, Frontline will enhance its service to new and existing customers and expand opportunities for its team members.” Following the acquisition, Kevin Sapp will continue to lead Frontline and support its ongoing growth and integration into Astro Pak.

Jack Nadal, Managing Director at Stephens Group, added, “We are proud to support Astro Pak in its acquisition of Frontline. Astro Pak continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing a complete set of market-leading, mission-critical precision cleaning services, with Frontline representing a meaningful step forward in expanding Astro Pak's technical capabilities and strengthening its position across a broader range of industrial and infrastructure markets.”

Intrepid Investment Bankers served as the exclusive buy-side advisor for Astro Pak.

ABOUT ASTRO PAK LLC

Astro Pak LLC is a leading provider of high purity and precision cleaning services, serving critical industries such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food & beverage, datacenters, semiconductor, aerospace & defense, and more. Founded in 1959, Astro Pak is committed to ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness, compliance, and operational excellence for its customers. Learn more about Astro Pak at https://astropak.com/.

ABOUT FRONTLINE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Frontline Global Services, Inc. provides comprehensive cleaning and reliability solutions for industrial and commercial equipment including high velocity oil flushing, chemical cleaning, fluid purification, and other related services. The company serves industrial and commercial customers across power generation, data center, energy, petrochemical, refining, steel & primary metals, defense, and other industrial end markets. Learn more about Frontline at https://www.frontlineglobal.com/.

ABOUT THE STEPHENS GROUP, LLC

The Stephens Group, LLC is a private investment firm that partners with talented management teams to help build valuable businesses. Backed by the resources of the Witt Stephens, Jr. and Elizabeth Campbell families, the firm combines the operational expertise of a private equity firm with the flexibility provided by long-term capital. With over $2 billion of private equity assets under management, the firm has a long history of providing informed, sophisticated expertise and working with owners and managers to help them successfully achieve their strategic visions and build long-term value. Since 2006, Stephens Group has invested in over 50 companies, targeting investments in industries across the U.S., including industrial products and services, specialty distribution, and vertical software.