Alliance Technical Group Acquires ESC Spectrum
July 7, 2025
Alliance Technical Group, a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners–backed environmental services platform, has acquired ESC Spectrum, a provider of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and Data Acquisition Systems (DAS). The deal adds ESC Spectrum's software, hardware, and field-service capabilities to Alliance's nationwide compliance, stack testing, and laboratory services, accelerating Alliance's CEMS/DAS offering and scale.
- Buyers
- Alliance Technical Group, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
- Targets
- ESC Spectrum
- Platforms
- Alliance Technical Group
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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