HGGC Acquires Marmic Fire & Safety from Thompson Street Capital Partners

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 (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.

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.

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

December 5, 2019

Industrial Services

Marmic Fire & Safety Co., a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners, has acquired Fire Control Systems of Charlotte, a provider of commercial fire protection services based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The add-on deal—Marmic's fifth since partnering with TSCP—expands Marmic's geographic footprint across the eastern United States and strengthens its inspection, testing, and service capabilities for fire extinguishers, alarm and suppression systems, and emergency lighting.

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.

Thompson Safety Acquires Metropolitan Fire Protection

January 7, 2026

Construction

Thompson Safety, a Houston-based provider of fire protection and workplace safety services, has acquired Pennsylvania-based Metropolitan Fire Protection to expand its fire sprinkler and standpipe capabilities in the Philadelphia market. The deal strengthens Thompson's ability to serve commercial and industrial multi-site customers in Pennsylvania and creates cross-sell opportunities across its safety and first-aid service lines.