Polaris Pool Systems, Inc., based in San Marcos, California, is the leading manufacturer of high performance, premium priced automatic residential pool cleaners and maintenance systems. Polaris has continually increased its dominance of its traditional markets, while gaining significant share in new markets. Liberty, with another private equity group, acquired privately–held Polaris in September 1994. During Liberty's investment period, Polaris broadened its product line significantly and vertically integrated, via acquisition, into the injection molding of key plastic components. Polaris was sold to a private equity group in September 1999 STATUS: EXITED  |
