Foundation Fund partners with management to build a leading U.S. lifting and rigging solutions platform

DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Sterling Group Foundation Fund (the “Foundation Fund”), an operationally focused lower middle market private equity firm, announces the acquisition of Slingmax Group (“Slingmax” or the “Company”).

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