Birch Hill Equity Partners and Claude Bigras Acquire GDI Integrated Facility Services

Veritas Capital to Acquire BGIS

July 16, 2026

IT Services

Veritas Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BGIS, a global technical integrated facilities management (IFM) provider, from CCMP Capital Advisors and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). Veritas will partner with BGIS CEO Gord Hicks and BGIS’ existing management team to support the company’s long-term growth strategy, including its digital facility management platform and AI-enabled roadmap. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions; financial terms were not disclosed.

GDI Integrated Facility Services Acquires Paramount Building Solutions

May 14, 2024

Environmental Services

GDI Integrated Facility Services has acquired Paramount Building Solutions, a Phoenix-headquartered provider of facilities maintenance, commercial janitorial and floor care services operating across nine U.S. states. The acquisition expands GDI's U.S. footprint into Arizona and Minnesota and will allow Paramount to leverage GDI's scale to strengthen and grow customer relationships; financial terms were not disclosed.

GISI to Acquire Hill International in All-Cash Merger

August 16, 2022

Professional Services

Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI) and Hill International, Inc. announced a definitive all-cash merger valued at approximately US$173 million (plus assumed debt) to combine their construction management and infrastructure consulting businesses. The boards approved the deal and it is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, pending regulatory review.

GDI/Ainsworth Acquires Gestion E.C.I. Inc. (Énergère) and Launches Ainsworth Energy & Technology Solutions

January 21, 2022

Energy

Ainsworth Inc., a subsidiary of GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc., acquired Gestion E.C.I. Inc. (doing business as Énergère) effective January 21, 2022. Following the acquisition, Ainsworth launched a new business unit, Ainsworth Energy & Technology Solutions, to integrate Énergère’s energy engineering and smart-cities capabilities across GDI/Ainsworth’s North American platform.

Pritchard Industries Acquires Majority Interest in Global Industrial Services

December 14, 2020

Industrial Services

Pritchard Industries, a portfolio company of A&M Capital Partners II, has acquired a majority interest in Global Industrial Services, Inc., a regional provider of janitorial, snow removal and landscaping services headquartered in Syosset, New York. The transaction broadens Pritchard’s exterior services capability and expands its geographic footprint (including entry into Pennsylvania), strengthening the platform’s presence in the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.

CCMP Capital to Acquire BGIS from Brookfield Business Partners

March 11, 2019

Industrial Services

CCMP Capital Advisors, LP agreed to acquire BGIS, a global integrated facilities management company, from Brookfield Business Partners for approximately US$1 billion. BGIS—headquartered in Toronto with over 7,000 employees and operations across Australia, Asia, North America and Europe—will remain led by CEO Gordon Hicks as CCMP partners with management to support further growth and innovation.