Willis Stein & Partners

Willis Stein & Partners
Company typePrivate Ownership
IndustryPrivate Equity
Founded1995 (1995)
FounderJohn Willis, Avy Stein
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
ProductsPrivate equity funds, Leveraged buyouts
Total assets$3.0 billion
Websitewww.willisstein.com

Willis Stein & Partners was a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions for middle-market companies. The firm was wound down in 2012.

The firm's most notable investments included Ziff Davis, Roundy's, Jays Foods, Lincoln Snacks Company and Petersen Publishing Company (publisher of Motor Trend).

The firm was headquartered in Chicago and was founded in 1995.