HES Facilities LLC Acquires WFF Facility Services and Clean‑Tech Company
December 4, 2020
HES Facilities LLC, backed by private equity firm Nautic Partners, has acquired WFF Facility Services and Clean‑Tech Company in a deal that consolidates regional janitorial, groundskeeping, and facility management capabilities under HES. The transaction positions HES as a national leader in education‑focused facilities management and will keep WFF and Clean‑Tech management (including Jonathan Campbell and the Fiala family) as shareholders and operators while Nautic and HES drive further add‑on growth.
- Buyers
- HES Facilities LLC, Nautic Partners, LLC
- Targets
- WFF Facility Services, Clean‑Tech Company
- Sellers
- WFF and Clean‑Tech management and shareholders (including the Fiala family)
- Platforms
- HES Facilities LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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