Comvest Partners Invests in GAI Consultants
October 13, 2022
Comvest Partners announced a strategic private equity investment in GAI Consultants, partnering with GAI's leadership team and existing employee-owners; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment will support GAI's growth as a platform company — enabling nationwide expansion through strategic acquisitions, operational innovation, and leadership development while GAI's CEO Gary M. DeJidas remains in place.
- Buyers
- Comvest Partners
- Targets
- GAI Consultants Inc.
- Sellers
- GAI's leadership team and existing employee-owners
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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