WestBridge Acquires Majority Stake in Alpine Fire Engineers

WestBridge Acquires Majority Stake in Survey Solutions

January 3, 2024

Engineering Services

UK private equity firm WestBridge has completed a secondary buyout of Land Survey Solutions Limited (trading as Survey Solutions), investing £14.2 million to take a majority stake. The deal provides an exit for RJD Partners and founder James Cooper, and partners WestBridge with CEO David Lowe and the senior management team to pursue geographic expansion, adjacent service-line growth and acquisitive consolidation across the UK surveying market.

Westbridge Capital Acquires Berg Industrial Service, Inc.

August 2, 2024

Industrial Services

Westbridge Capital Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Berg Industrial Service, Inc., a 50-year-old, second-generation family business headquartered in Ontario that designs, installs and services industrial chilling systems and operates an associated engineering and fabrication business. The transaction includes a 10% equity participation by the Westbridge Capital Partners Income Trust. Management continuity was announced with Mark Edwards continuing as CEO, Rebecca Carothers joining as COO, and Michael Turner joining the board.

WestBridge and Eque2 Management Acquire Eque2 from LDC for £46.5m

December 14, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

WestBridge has backed Eque2’s senior management team in a £46.5m management buyout that provides an exit for LDC and other institutional shareholders. Funds managed by WestBridge invested approximately £29m for a c.75% stake; management (led by CEO Justin Moule and COO Peter Davidson) will continue to run and grow the UK-based construction software business serving over 2,700 customers.

Altas Partners Majority Investment in Pye-Barker Fire

June 21, 2021

Industrial Services

Altas Partners has completed a majority investment in Pye-Barker Fire, a leading U.S. independent fire protection services company. Pye-Barker, founded in 1946, operates ~80 branches across 19 states and provides inspection, testing, maintenance, repair and installation services to more than 80,000 commercial customers.

Sciens Building Solutions Acquires Western Fire Protection

August 14, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Sciens Building Solutions, a San Francisco-based holding company backed by The Carlyle Group, has acquired Poway, California-based Western Fire Protection. The add-on expands Sciens' presence in Southern California and enhances its ability to offer integrated fire protection, alarm and sprinkler services across the region.

Bain Capital Acquires Controlling Stake in Engineering Group

February 5, 2020

IT Services

Bain Capital Private Equity signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the Engineering Group, the leading Italian IT services and digital transformation business, from funds advised by Apax Partners and Neuberger Berman. Neuberger Berman will reinvest alongside Bain Capital; the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals. Engineering is headquartered in Rome and employs more than 11,000 professionals across multiple countries.