Sammons Enterprises is a multi-faceted, global holding corporation that owns and operates businesses across a diverse range of industries. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, in the United States, with assets approaching $40 billion, Sammons ranks among the largest privately owned companies in the world.

Sammons Enterprises was founded by Charles A. Sammons. The company’s roots originate in Dallas, Texas, where Mr. Sammons began Reserve Life Insurance Company in 1938, providing the foundation for what has grown into Sammons Enterprises.

Beginning in the early 1950s, Mr. Sammons began to diversify the company’s operations, purchasing interests in the communications, industrial products distribution, insurance, travel and hospitality industries. Under Mr. Sammons’ leadership, his pioneering companies built success stories in each of these industries.

Today Sammons Enterprises is comprised of a diversified portfolio of investments, including wholly-owned businesses and investor partnerships in industries such as insurance, financial services, hospitality, industrial equipment and real estate, among several others.

The strength of Sammons Enterprises and its bottom line are the 3,800 people around the world who are part of the Sammons family of companies. Sammons prides itself on employing the highest quality of personnel, placing emphasis on strong work ethics, high moral values and superior employee benefits. An integral part of Sammons’ benefits program is its Employee Stock Ownership Plan in which employees have the opportunity to impact the success of their individual business and the value of their personal holdings.

Wholly-owned Businesses
Insurance – Financial Services

Midland National Life Insurance Company – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
A leading underwriter of individual life insurance and annuities
www.mnlife.com

North American Company for Life and Health Insurance Company – Chicago, Illinois
Industry leader in mortality protection, life insurance and annuities
www.nacolah.com

Sammons Annuity Group – Des Moines, Iowa
Underwriter of fixed and variable annuity products
www.midlandannuity.com

Sammons Corporate Markets Group – Fargo, North Dakota
A leading underwriter of hospital, bank and corporate owned life insurance
www.sfgcorpmarkets.com

Equipment Distribution

Briggs Equipment - Dallas, Texas
The world’s largest distributor of Yale brand lift trucks and parts. Briggs rents and sells materials handling equipment, provides parts and fleet service management in the United States
www.briggsindustrial.com

Briggs Equipment UK Limited – Cannock, England
The sole national distributor of Yale brand materials handling equipment in England, Scotland and Wales
www.briggsequipment.co.uk

Briggs Equipment – Mexico City, Mexico
Provides long-term rental of Yale materials handling equipment and service contracts for some of the largest companies in Mexico.
www.briggsequipment.com.mx

Hospitality and Real Estate

The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, Asheville, North Carolina
One of the South’s most venerable, grand resorts
www.groveparkinn.com

Sammons Realty Corporation & SRI Ventures
Real estate division of Sammons Enterprises.
SRI Ventures

Service Company

Sammons Corporation
Dallas, Texas
Sammons Corpration

Investment Partnerships and LLCs (partial list)

E2M Partners

1. Private equity firm specializing in partnerships organized to invest in real estate and real estate-related opportunities
2. E2M Value Added Fund, LP, Eiger Fund I, LP, SVP-RPC Joint Venture

Guggenheim Partners, LLC

1. A diversified financial services company involved in four lines of business: merchant banking, wealth management, capital markets and investment management.

Hicks Equity Partners LLC

1. Private equity firm specializing in corporate acquisitions
2. Ocular LCD, Inc., Latrobe Specialty Steel, DirecPath, SafeMed