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Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires Fire Science Techniques, Enhancing Fire Protection and Life Safety Services for Commercial Kitchens
Add-on acquisitionclosedadd-onannounced Feb 6, 2025closed Feb 6, 2025Fact
What happened
- Target
- Fire Science Techniques
- Platform
- Pye-Barker Fire & Safetyadd-on basis: Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is held by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (holding evidence https://www.leonardgreen.com/portfolio/)
- Control
- Control
- Share acquired
- unknown
- Industry
- unknown
- Target location
- unknown
- Seller kind
- unknown
- Rollover
- unknown
Values, only where disclosed
- Enterprise value
- Not disclosed
- Purchase price
- Not disclosed
- Equity value
- Not disclosed
- Target revenue
- Not disclosed
- Target EBITDA
- Not disclosed
- Multiple
- Not disclosed
Parties and roles
5 named
Buy side
- “Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is held by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (holding evidence https://www.leonardgreen.com/portfolio/)”
- “Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is held by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (holding evidence https://www.leonardgreen.com/portfolio/)”
Sell side
- ““Since 1984, Fire Science Techniques has invested in the deep expertise of its associates to best serve the needs of commercial kitchens and other businesses—which often have highly specific and regulated needs,” said Michael Stephany, owner of Fire Science Techniques.”
Advisory side
- Nelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughLegal adviserconfirmed“Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP represented Pye-Barker in the transaction.”
Side not stated
- “Pye-Barker Fire & Safety—the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States—has acquired Fire Science Techniques, expanding its existing service footprint in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.”
Evidence
“Pye-Barker Fire & Safety—the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States—has acquired Fire Science Techniques, expanding its existing service footprint in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.”
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