Focused Fire Training CEO Tommy Sapp Acquires Legal Heat

KFT Fire Trainer Acquired by Management-Led Investor Group

December 31, 2020

Manufacturing

KFT Fire Trainer, a Montvale, New Jersey-based maker of computer-controlled live-fire training systems, was sold by Keystone Capital to an investor group led by KFT management. Greenwich Capital Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Keystone Capital on the transaction.

KnowFully Learning Group (NexPhase-backed) Acquires EMT & Fire Training Inc.

September 21, 2022

Healthcare Services

KnowFully Learning Group, a NexPhase Capital–backed provider of professional education, has acquired EMT & Fire Training Inc., a national provider of emergency medical services and firefighting certification and continuing education. The deal expands KnowFully’s pre-hospital training portfolio and adds EMT/AEMT certification, recertification and CAPCE-accredited course content to its healthcare education brands.

RapidFire Safety & Security Acquires Texas Star Fire Systems

March 6, 2024

Construction

RapidFire Safety & Security, a PE-backed fire, life safety and security platform, has acquired Texas Star Fire Systems to establish a foundational presence in Texas. The deal, completed in partnership with Concentric Equity Partners and Financial Investments Corporation (the Steans family office), positions RapidFire for rapid expansion across Austin, San Antonio, Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Fire Safety & Protection Acquires Total Fire Protection, Inc.

October 7, 2021

Industrial Services

Fire Safety & Protection, LLC (a portfolio company of Sunny River Management) acquired Total Fire Protection, Inc. effective Sept. 20, 2021. Total, a full-service fire protection contractor based in Alabama and licensed across the Southeast, will be integrated into FSP as part of its strategy to expand its Southeast regional presence; the company was owned by co-owners Donald and Tommy Black.

Summit Fire & Security Acquires SAFE Fire and Medical Services

May 1, 2023

Industrial Services

Summit Fire & Security LLC (part of SFP Holding, Inc./Summit Companies) acquired SAFE Fire and Medical Services, a Missoula, Montana-based fire protection and medical services firm, effective May 1, 2023. The deal brings SAFE's employees and fire-extinguisher and pre-engineered systems capabilities into Summit's platform to expand service coverage and capabilities across Montana (Billings, Bozeman and Missoula).

Growth Catalyst Partners Invests in TrueFire and JamPlay to Create TrueFire Studios

December 3, 2019

Education

Growth Catalyst Partners has invested in TrueFire and JamPlay to form TrueFire Studios, an alliance combining their online video lesson libraries, mobile and desktop apps, and patented learning tools. The investment (with individual investor Bob Carrigan also participating) provides equity capital to advance technology, expand content production and marketing, and build a leading global destination for online music education.