Tracked deals
8
8 tracked deals across 2022-2025.
Operating Company
Business Services
MES Life Safety
Sandy Hook, Connecticut, United States
MES Life Safety (formerly Municipal Emergency Services) is a supplier of firefighting and emergency responder equipment and related services, serving the fire service, law enforcement, and industrial safety markets via a network of branches and service centers across the U.S. and Canada.
- Focus Areas
- Public-safety equipment distribution, Firefighting and emergency responder equipment, Protective gear and safety equipment distribution
- Website
- www.meslifesafety.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
8 addon
MES Life Safety Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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November 20, 2025
- Buyer
- MES Life Safety
- Target
- Safety Inc.
- Seller
- Joel Myerson (President and Co-Owner of Safety Inc.)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Addon
MES Life Safety, a portfolio company of Platte River Equity, acquired Safety Inc. The deal expands MES’s capabilities into safety instrumentation, calibration, and repair services to provide broader, single-source life-safety solutions nationwide.
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August 14, 2025
- Buyer
- MES Life Safety, Platte River Equity
- Target
- WC Fire Safety, WC Fire Safety, Inc.
- Seller
- James Watson (Founder and Owner, WC Fire Safety)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
MES Life Safety, a national provider of safety and emergency response equipment, has acquired WC Fire Safety, a fire protection services provider based in the Orlando area. The acquisition strengthens MES’s presence in the Southeast and expands its ability to deliver comprehensive, code-compliant fire safety solutions in Florida and beyond.
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- Buyer
- Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., Platte River Equity
- Target
- West Shore Fire (loose equipment division)
- Seller
- West Shore Fire (owner: Jeff DuPilka)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Type
- Addon
Platte River Equity portfolio company Municipal Emergency Services (MES) has acquired the loose equipment division of West Shore Fire (WSF), a Michigan-based fire equipment distributor with over 35 years of experience. The add-on expands MES’s geographic footprint in Michigan and strengthens its ability to serve fire, law enforcement and industrial safety customers under Platte River’s ownership.
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- Buyer
- Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., Platte River Equity
- Target
- Frontline Outfitters
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- Type
- Addon
Platte River Equity–backed Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. (MES) has acquired Frontline Outfitters, marking MES’s first international expansion into Canada. The add-on strengthens MES’s distribution network and capabilities in public-safety uniforms and outerwear for law enforcement, fire, EMS and corrections across Canada.
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September 26, 2024
- Buyer
- Municipal Emergency Services, Platte River Equity
- Target
- Premier Safety
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Type
- Addon
Municipal Emergency Services (MES), a portfolio company of Platte River Equity, has acquired Premier Safety, a Detroit-based distributor of industrial safety products, firefighter equipment, equipment services and rentals. The add-on expands MES's industrial safety product offering and strengthens its equipment services and rental capabilities across industrial and fire service end markets.
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July 9, 2024
- Buyer
- Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., Platte River Equity
- Target
- Firefighter Trucks, Inc.
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Addon
Platte River Equity portfolio company Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. (MES) has acquired Firefighter Trucks, Inc., a Las Cruces, New Mexico-based distributor and servicer of fire apparatus. The add-on expands MES’s geographic coverage and product offering in the first-responder market, broadening MES’s ability to serve fire departments in New Mexico and Colorado.
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- Buyer
- Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., Platte River Equity
- Target
- U.S. Uniform & Supply, Inc.
- Seller
- Bill Kessler
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Municipal Emergency Services (MES), a portfolio company of Platte River Equity, acquired U.S. Uniform & Supply, Inc., a regional provider of uniforms, equipment and supplies for emergency service personnel. The transaction, which closed June 16, 2023, is an add-on to MES’s platform to expand its product and service footprint in the Indianapolis market and integrate key personnel from U.S. Uniform & Supply.
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October 13, 2022
- Buyer
- Municipal Emergency Services (MES, Inc.), Platte River Equity
- Target
- Coastal Fire Systems, Inc.
- Seller
- Liz Gandolfo (owner of Coastal Fire Systems)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
Municipal Emergency Services (MES), a portfolio company of Platte River Equity, has acquired Coastal Fire Systems, Inc., a Long Island-based 3M Scott sales and service provider founded in 2005. The add-on expands MES's local sales and service capabilities on Long Island and brings additional product lines and technicians to MES's national first-responder equipment and service platform.
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Industrial Services Buyers & Acquisitions
5 tracked deals by MES Life Safety.
Retail Buyers & Acquisitions
2 tracked deals by MES Life Safety.
Healthcare Services Buyers & Acquisitions
1 tracked deal by MES Life Safety.
Acquisitions in Michigan
2 tracked deals by MES Life Safety.
Acquisitions in Indiana
1 tracked deal by MES Life Safety.
Acquisitions in Massachusetts
1 tracked deal by MES Life Safety.
Acquisitions in New Mexico
1 tracked deal by MES Life Safety.
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