Snow Phipps Group Acquires AI Fire, LLC

AI Fire Acquires Tri State Fire Protection (Facility Solutions, LLC)

March 1, 2018

Industrial Services

AI Fire acquired Facility Solutions, LLC — the parent company of Tri State Fire Protection, Tri State Hood & Duct and O'Connell Fire Protection — to expand its New England footprint and capabilities in fire and life-safety services. The deal is an add-on to AI Fire's growing national self-perform fire protection platform (AI Fire was PE-backed at the time).

AI Fire Makes Four Add-on Acquisitions to Expand Footprint and Capabilities

January 11, 2022

Industrial Services

AI Fire, a TruArc Partners-backed fire protection and life safety platform (with minority interest held by Snow Phipps Group), completed four add-on acquisitions—Blackstone Fire Control, FESS Fire Protection, TEC Control Systems and BCI Technologies—to expand its regional footprint and service capabilities across the United States. The buys increase density in New England and the Carolinas and add low-voltage capabilities in the Dallas market, supporting AI Fire's buy-and-build growth strategy.

Amplifi Acquires Snow Fox Data

June 3, 2025

Data & Analytics

Amplifi, a Dallas-based data and AI consultancy, has acquired Wisconsin-based Snow Fox Data to strengthen its analytics, data engineering, and AI capabilities. Snow Fox Data's team and partnerships with platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks and Dataiku will be integrated into Amplifi to accelerate client digital transformation and expand end-to-end data and AI services; Snow Fox co-founder Ryan Moore will join Amplifi as Senior Vice President, AI and Analytics.

Impact Fire, a Division of AI Fire, Acquires Gulf Coast Fire & Integration

March 26, 2025

Engineering Services

Impact Fire, the regional operating company of AI Fire, has acquired Gulf Coast Fire & Integration, a Tampa- and Destin-based provider of fire, life-safety and security services. The add-on expands Impact Fire's northern Florida footprint and broadens its service capabilities across fire alarms, access control, CCTV, nurse call and related life-safety systems for hospitality, multi-family and commercial customers.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires Cross-Fire & Security Co.

May 20, 2021

Engineering Services

AE Industrial Partners, LP has acquired Cross-Fire & Security Co., a full-service fire and life safety company headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Cross-Fire will serve as the entry point for a new fire and life safety services platform for AEI as the firm looks to consolidate the fragmented sector and invest in growth and capability expansion.

AE Industrial Partners Invests in Fire Team Solutions

November 1, 2021

Cybersecurity

AE Industrial Partners’ affiliate AE Industrial Partners Structured Solutions I, LP made a significant equity and debt investment in Fire Team Solutions, a Reston, Virginia-based provider of cloud, cyber, and software development services to the U.S. intelligence community. Financial terms were not disclosed; Fire Team’s founder and CEO Nicholas Harscher will remain in place as AEI provides operational support and industry relationships to accelerate growth and capability development.