Newlook Capital Acquires Mack Fire Protection

McCain Capital Partners Partners with Classic Fire Protection

July 6, 2020

HVAC & Mechanical

McCain Capital Partners has partnered with Rick Berwick, founder and CEO, to make a long-term investment in Classic Fire Protection, a fire and life-safety services provider operating in the Greater Toronto Area. The partnership provides permanent capital to support investment in Classic’s people, products and technology and to accelerate the company’s service capabilities and growth across Southern Ontario and Canada.

Capitala Group and Trinity Private Equity Group Invest in Chief Fire Prevention & Mechanical Corp

December 19, 2019

HVAC & Mechanical

Capitala Group has closed a credit investment in Chief Fire Prevention & Mechanical Corp, a Mount Vernon, New York-based provider of commercial kitchen exhaust and pre-engineered fire suppression system services. The investment was made in partnership with Trinity Private Equity Group to support Chief Fire's management team and enable continued market-share growth organically and through acquisitions.

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.

Highview-backed National Fire & Safety Acquires Commercial Fire Protection

January 11, 2022

Industrial Services

National Fire & Safety, a portfolio company of Highview Capital, has acquired Commercial Fire Protection (CFP), a Newport Beach, California–based fire and life safety services platform. The add-on expands NFS' geographic footprint across five states and brings CFP's proprietary software, monitoring, and a team of 120+ technicians into the platform; CFP founder Dave Edwards will remain a significant minority shareholder and continue to lead operations.

Security Fire Systems (Blackford Capital) Acquires Lakeview Security, Fire & Communications

September 23, 2025

Construction

Security Fire Systems (SFS), a Blackford Capital-backed fire safety consolidation platform, acquired Lakeview Security, Fire & Communications, a North Little Rock provider of alarm, fire protection, camera and monitoring services. The acquisition expands SFS's presence in Arkansas and broadens its service offerings beyond fire sprinkler work into security and monitoring; terms were not disclosed.

Fengate and LiUNA Pension Fund Invest in York Group of Companies

January 11, 2021

Environmental Services

Fengate Asset Management has completed a growth capital investment in York Group of Companies on behalf of the LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada (LPFCEC). The financing will support York’s continued M&A activity and growth of its environmental and infrastructure services platform across Ontario.