VDA (Keystone Portfolio) Acquires Sierra Consulting Group
April 30, 2022
Keystone Capital Management’s portfolio company VDA, Inc. acquired Sierra Consulting Group in an add-on deal completed in November 2021 and announced in April 2022. The acquisition expands VDA’s mandated inspection and modernization consulting capabilities in the vertical transportation (elevator/escalator) market and brings Sierra founder Joseph Caracappa and his team into VDA’s leadership.
- Buyers
- VDA, Inc., Keystone Capital Management, L.P.
- Targets
- Sierra Consulting Group
- Platforms
- VDA, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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