Odyssey Investment Partners Acquires Applied Technical Services
January 19, 2021
Odyssey Investment Partners, through a fund it manages, has acquired Applied Technical Services (ATS), a Marietta, Georgia–based provider of testing, inspection, calibration and consulting engineering services. The deal was completed in partnership with ATS President Jim J. Hills and the existing management team, who will retain a significant ownership stake as Odyssey positions ATS as a platform for continued organic growth and strategic add-on acquisitions.
- Buyers
- Odyssey Investment Partners, Jim J. Hills and ATS management team
- Targets
- Applied Technical Services, Inc.
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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