[2][3] In July 2007, American Standard announced the sale of the kitchen and bath division to Bain Capital Partners, LLC for $1.76 billion.

[7] Bain sold a majority stake in American Standard Americas to Sun Capital Partners on November 27, 2007 for $130 million.

[8] It later sold off the Asian business unit to JS Group and retained the European and Latin American operations as Ideal Standard.

[13] In June 2013, the Japanese firm Lixil Group agreed to purchase American Standard Brands from Sun Capital Partners for $342 million.

American Standard also invested heavily in the company's Mexico facilities, where a vast majority of its employees are based.

[18][19] In 2015, American Standard was recognized for the top spot for "Brand Familiarity" in Bathroom Accessories category by the Builder Magazine.