Marmic Fire & Safety (TSCP Portfolio) Acquires Fire Control Systems of Charlotte

Marmic Fire & Safety (TSCP) Acquires Total Fire & Safety, LLC

December 10, 2020

Industrial Services

Thompson Street Capital Partners portfolio company Marmic Fire & Safety Co. has acquired Chicago-based Total Fire & Safety, LLC, a provider of fire and life safety systems, equipment and related services. The add-on expands Marmic's self-performing fire protection footprint into the Chicago metropolitan area; terms were not disclosed.

HGGC Acquires Marmic Fire & Safety from Thompson Street Capital Partners

March 5, 2021

Industrial Services

HGGC has acquired Marmic Fire & Safety, a Joplin, Missouri-based full-service fire protection company, from Thompson Street Capital Partners. Marmic CEO Michael Teeter will remain in leadership and retain a substantial ownership stake as HGGC positions Marmic as a platform to accelerate organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions across fire protection services.

KKR Acquires Marmic Fire & Safety

July 24, 2024

Industrial Services

Investment funds managed by KKR have acquired Marmic Fire & Safety from HGGC. Marmic, headquartered in Joplin, Missouri, is a leading provider of regulation-mandated fire protection inspection, testing and maintenance services with more than 1,000 employees and over 56,000 customers across commercial, industrial, multi‑family, education, government, and healthcare end markets; KKR will maintain Marmic as an independent company and implement a broad-based employee ownership program.

Marmic Fire & Safety Acquires APS FireCo

November 9, 2021

Industrial Services

Marmic Fire & Safety Co., Inc. has acquired APS FireCo, a Tulsa-based full-service fire protection firm that provides inspection, installation and special-hazard suppression systems. The sellers — Chad and Amy Mariska and Chris Jones — will remain involved as partial owners while Marmic expands its capabilities and geographic footprint in Oklahoma and Texas.

Marmic Fire & Safety (HGGC) Acquires Four Regional Fire Protection Companies

March 16, 2023

Industrial Services

Marmic Fire & Safety, a platform company owned by private equity firm HGGC, acquired four independent fire protection businesses — Absolute Fire Protection (Paragould, AR), Kansas City Fire & Security (Olathe, KS), West Memphis Fire Extinguisher (West Memphis, AR), and F.L. Sons Fire Equipment Company (Mackinaw, IL) — in Q1 2023. The deals expand Marmic's geographic footprint across Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Tennessee and broaden its recurring life-safety services including fire extinguisher, sprinkler, alarm, suppression and related security/access offerings.

Fortis Fire & Safety Acquires LaMarco Systems

March 18, 2026

Industrial Services

Fortis Fire & Safety Inc. announced it has acquired LaMarco Systems Inc., a provider of advanced fire alarm, security, and integrated building safety solutions. The acquisition expands Fortis’ reach into the Midwest and enhances its mission-critical life safety technology capabilities while keeping LaMarco operating from its Northbrook headquarters.