The Exigent Group (Huron Capital) and Smith-Boughan Acquire Premier Mechanical

The Exigent Group Acquires Smith-Boughan Mechanical and Electrical Automation Systems (EASI)

July 23, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Huron Capital portfolio company The Exigent Group acquired Smith-Boughan Mechanical and Electrical Automation Systems (EASI) in two separate add-on transactions. The deals mark the sixth and seventh add-ons to the Exigent platform since its August 2022 launch and expand the platform's geographic footprint and integrated HVAC, plumbing, and controls capabilities across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.

Huron Capital Forms Exigent Platform; Exigent Acquires American Combustion Industries

October 20, 2022

Industrial Services

Huron Capital launched Exigent, a mission-critical facilities services platform, and completed its first transaction by partnering with American Combustion Industries (ACI). The Stephens Group made a minority investment to support Huron’s controlling stake; ACI’s owner Tim Kirlin retains an ownership stake and joins Exigent’s executive team as the platform pursues additional HVAC, plumbing and mechanical services add-ons.

Exigent Acquires JPG Plumbing & Mechanical Services and ThermaServe

March 22, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Exigent Holdco LLC, a Reston, Virginia-based platform backed by Huron Capital, has acquired JPG Plumbing & Mechanical Services (Jessup, Maryland) and ThermaServe (Jacksonville, Florida). The add-on acquisitions expand Exigent's service capabilities and geographic footprint across the DMV and the Southeast, with support from Huron Capital and minority investor The Stephens Group.

The Exigent Group (Huron Capital) Acquires Ambient Temperature Corp. and Global Facility Solutions

October 31, 2023

Industrial Services

Huron Capital’s ExecFactor platform, The Exigent Group, acquired Ambient Temperature Corp. (ATCO), a union mechanical services provider based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Global Facility Solutions (GFS), an energy-efficiency and engineering services firm based in Columbia, Maryland. These transactions are add-on acquisitions for Exigent that expand its geographic coverage into New England and broaden its sustainability, energy-efficiency, and engineering capabilities across the platform’s eastern U.S. footprint.

Morae Global Acquires Exigent Group Limited

November 1, 2023

Professional Services

Morae Global Corporation acquired UK-based technology and managed legal services provider Exigent Group Limited, creating one of the largest global providers of legal technology and managed services. The deal doubles Morae's service delivery capacity, adds Exigent's Bangalore and Cape Town delivery centers, and expands Morae's capabilities across contracts, discovery, information management, and managed services.

PremiStar Acquires Mercury Mechanical

February 15, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

PremiStar, a PE-backed commercial HVAC, plumbing and building automation platform, has acquired Mercury Mechanical, a full-service HVAC, sheet metal and piping contractor based in Northlake, Illinois. The acquisition expands PremiStar’s footprint in the Chicagoland area, Illinois and southern Wisconsin and brings Mercury Mechanical’s commercial, industrial and healthcare customers into PremiStar’s platform.