Carr's Hill Partners Acquires SMART Safety Gulf Coast from PALA Group

SMART Safety Gulf Coast Adds Safety Consulting & Training (SCTI) and Trinity Safety Management

April 17, 2025

Industrial Services

Carr's Hill Partners-backed portfolio company SMART Safety Gulf Coast completed two strategic add-on acquisitions, acquiring Safety Consulting & Training, Inc. (SCTI) and Trinity Safety Management. The transactions expand SMART Safety's geographic footprint across Florida and Georgia, broaden its Compliance-as-a-Service (CaaS) capabilities, and bring the founders of both businesses into SMART Safety to support integration.

Cove Hill Partners Acquires Kalkomey Enterprises

May 1, 2020

Education

Cove Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has acquired Kalkomey Enterprises, a leading provider of online recreational safety education and cloud-based agency management solutions. The transaction follows prior ownership by Inverness Graham and Riveria Investment Group and is intended to support Kalkomey's continued product innovation and growth in the outdoor recreation and government agency markets.

Safety Controls Technology Acquires Global Safety Group, Inc.

August 9, 2023

Professional Services

Safety Controls Technology (a ScaleCo Fund IV portfolio company) acquired Global Safety Group, Inc. on August 3, 2023. The deal brings Global Safety founder Jason Stearman into SCT as Vice President of Safety and Environmental Services and establishes a new SCT office in Biloxi, Mississippi to expand the platform's geographic footprint and EHS capabilities.

Carr's Hill Partners Acquires AXIS Industrial Services

August 12, 2020

Industrial Services

Funds advised by Carr's Hill Partners, a New Orleans-based private equity firm, acquired AXIS Industrial Services, a Corpus Christi-based multi-craft industrial contractor providing scaffolding, insulation, fireproofing, painting and abatement services. Management, led by Founder & CEO JT Maddox IV, will retain an equity interest and the investment will support AXIS' capability expansion and geographic growth across the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond.

Safe Life Acquires Life Safety Solutions

February 5, 2025

Healthcare Services

Safe Life, a Stockholm-based group of life-saving equipment and training companies, has acquired Life Safety Solutions, a Palm City, Florida provider of AED program management, emergency preparedness training, and life safety equipment. The deal is Safe Life's 32nd acquisition and expands its North American portfolio and service capabilities in emergency response and safety program management.

Gladstone Investment and Xyresic Capital Acquire Smart Chemical Solutions

May 19, 2025

Oil & Gas

Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN), alongside co-investor Xyresic Capital, has acquired Smart Chemical Solutions, LLC, a Midland, Texas–based provider of production chemicals to onshore oil and gas operators. Gladstone provided equity and senior secured debt to complete the transaction; Palo Duro Capital was the seller according to advisor announcements.