Better Protection (Abry-backed) Acquires DFS Fire Systems
November 7, 2024
Better Protection, a fire protection platform backed by Abry Partners, has acquired DFS Fire Systems, a Dallas–Fort Worth area fire protection services provider founded in 2010. The deal expands Better Protection’s presence in the Southwestern United States; DFS founder Jeremy Davis will remain with the business as part of Better Protection’s management team.
- Buyers
- Better Protection, Abry Partners
- Targets
- DFS Fire Systems, LLC
- Platforms
- Better Protection
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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