Frontline Road Safety Acquires American Roadway Logistics from Monroe Street Partners

Monroe Street Partners Acquires Majority Stake in American Roadway Logistics

June 5, 2024

Construction

Monroe Street Partners (MSP), a Chicago-based private equity firm, acquired a majority equity stake in American Roadway Logistics (ARL), a Norton, Ohio-based provider of pavement marking and traffic maintenance services. ARL founders Heidi and Jon Claxton made a substantial reinvestment and will continue to lead the business (President and COO); the company employs over 150 people across two locations and MSP intends to support growth and operational improvements.

Frontline Road Safety Acquires PLP Company

April 25, 2025

Industrial Services

Frontline Road Safety, a Denver-based pavement marking platform backed by Bain Capital, has acquired PLP Company, a family-owned pavement marking contractor based in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The add-on deal expands Frontline's footprint in the Northeastern U.S. and enhances its ability to collaborate on large regional projects; financial terms were not disclosed.

Frontline Road Safety Acquires The Aero-Mark Company

December 18, 2023

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has completed the acquisition of The Aero-Mark Company, a Streetsboro, Ohio-based pavement marking contractor with an additional location in Cincinnati. The deal is an add-on to Frontline’s platform (its twelfth acquisition since July 2020) and is intended to expand the platform’s Midwest footprint and service capabilities in road safety and infrastructure maintenance.

Bain Capital Acquires Frontline Road Safety from The Sterling Group

January 30, 2025

Industrial Services

Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to acquire Frontline Road Safety, the largest U.S. provider of pavement marking and roadway safety services, from The Sterling Group. Frontline, headquartered in Denver with over 50 locations and approximately 1,750 employees, will continue to be led by CEO Mitch Williams and the existing management team, which will remain significant investors; financial terms were not disclosed.

Frontline Road Safety Acquires Peek Pavement Marking

August 29, 2025

Construction

Frontline Road Safety has acquired Peek Pavement Marking, a family-owned pavement marking and road safety services provider based in Columbus, Georgia. The acquisition expands Frontline's presence in the Southeast and is its tenth add-on since receiving a strategic growth investment from Bain Capital earlier this year; financial terms were not disclosed.

Frontline Road Safety (The Sterling Group) Acquires Ozark Striping Company

June 2, 2022

Industrial Services

Frontline Road Safety, a platform company sponsored by The Sterling Group, has acquired the pavement marking contracting operations of Ozark Striping Company, LLC, expanding Frontline's footprint in the U.S. Southeast. The deal is the eighth add-on for the Frontline platform since its July 2020 formation as Sterling continues to build a national road-safety and infrastructure maintenance platform.