Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Acquires Onyx-Fire Protection Services from TorQuest Partners

TorQuest Partners Acquires Controlling Stake in Onyx-Fire Protection Services

April 7, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

TorQuest Partners completed a controlling equity investment in Onyx-Fire Protection Services Inc., partnering with Onyx management to accelerate growth and support an acquisition program. Onyx, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, provides fire and sprinkler inspection, maintenance, repair and installation services to more than 7,000 customers across Ontario and employs over 300 people; Bryan Chew was named CEO as part of the partnership.

Impact Fire Acquires Blackstone Fire Control

October 6, 2021

Industrial Services

Impact Fire Services has acquired Blackstone Fire Control, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based full-service fire protection company. The deal establishes Impact Fire's first district office in North Carolina and expands the company's footprint and service capacity across the Southeast.

Impact Fire Acquires Tiger Fire Protection

January 1, 2025

Industrial Services

Impact Fire has acquired Tiger Fire Protection, a Tulsa-based fire sprinkler and life-safety systems provider. The deal expands Impact Fire's footprint in Oklahoma and brings Tiger Fire's design, installation, inspection and maintenance capabilities into the Impact/AI Fire platform.

Fire Safety & Protection Acquires Total Fire Protection, Inc.

October 7, 2021

Industrial Services

Fire Safety & Protection, LLC (a portfolio company of Sunny River Management) acquired Total Fire Protection, Inc. effective Sept. 20, 2021. Total, a full-service fire protection contractor based in Alabama and licensed across the Southeast, will be integrated into FSP as part of its strategy to expand its Southeast regional presence; the company was owned by co-owners Donald and Tommy Black.

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.

Blackford Capital Acquires Security Fire Systems

December 12, 2024

Construction

Blackford Capital acquired Security Fire Systems (SFS) on December 12, 2024, launching its Fire Safety Consolidation Platform; terms were not disclosed. SFS, founded in 1993 and based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area (Coppell, Texas), provides fire sprinkler design, installation, testing, maintenance and fire alarm services across Texas, Arkansas, Colorado and Oklahoma; SFS management will remain in place as Blackford pursues further add-on consolidation opportunities.