Elevator Service (ESI) Acquires Express Elevator LLC with Support from Carroll Capital

Carroll Capital Acquires Elevator Service, Inc.

October 4, 2019

Industrial Services

Carroll Capital LLC has acquired Elevator Service, Inc. (ESI), a Grand Rapids-based independent elevator services provider, from owner Nate McFadden in partnership with ESI management. Carroll Capital will support ESI’s growth strategy, including expanding market share across Michigan and pursuing add-on acquisitions to build a regional elevator services platform.

Express Elevator (ESI) Acquires Ascend Elevator

April 17, 2025

Industrial Services

Express Elevator, a division of Elevator Service, Inc. (ESI), has acquired Ascend Elevator, an independent elevator service provider based in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. The add-on expands Express Elevator/ESI's service footprint in the Milwaukee area and brings Ascend's customers and capabilities into the Express & ESI network.

ESI (Elevator Service LLC) Acquires Toledo Elevator & Machine Co.

March 25, 2022

Engineering Services

Elevator Service LLC (ESI), backed by Greenwich-based family office Carroll Capital, acquired Toledo Elevator & Machine Co., Inc., the largest independent elevator service provider in Northwest Ohio. The add-on expands ESI’s platform into the Ohio and Detroit markets while retaining Toledo Elevator’s President Jason Gwin in his leadership role to support continued growth and service capability expansion.

ESI Acquires Allrise Elevator Company

December 19, 2023

Industrial Services

Elevator Service LLC (ESI), a Grand Rapids-based elevator service platform backed by Carroll Capital, has acquired Allrise Elevator Company, an independent elevator service provider in the Greater St. Louis market. The transaction is an add-on acquisition that will keep Allrise's branding and team intact while expanding ESI's Midwest footprint and service, modernization, and new construction capabilities in St. Louis and Mid‑Missouri.

ESI Acquires A-1 Elevator Service and Pinnacle Elevator

October 24, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Elevator Service LLC (ESI), backed by Carroll Capital, completed an add-on investment in A-1 Elevator Service and Pinnacle Elevator, two independent elevator service providers in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The transaction expands ESI's platform into the Southeast (its tenth market) and aims to drive regional density, capability improvements, and continued growth through enhanced technology, sales, and operational support.

ESI Acquires Bounds Elevator

April 1, 2024

Industrial Services

Elevator Service LLC (ESI), a Grand Rapids-based elevator service platform, has acquired Bounds Elevator, an independent service provider in the New Orleans market, from founder Tim Bounds. The deal — completed with financial backing from Greenwich-based family office Carroll Capital and debt financing from BMO — is an add-on to ESI's platform to strengthen its presence in Southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.