Hidden Harbor Capital Partners acquires fire-safety firm Escape Fire Protection
- The deal marks a new platform investment out of Hidden Harbor’s third fund
- Escape Fire Protection’s senior management team will remain in place and stay invested
- Hidden Harbor plans to expand the company’s Midwest footprint through additional acquisitions
Hidden Harbor Capital Partners has acquired Escape Fire Protection for undisclosed terms.
Escape Fire Protection, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, designs, installs, inspects and maintains fire sprinkler systems and related life-safety solutions for commercial and industrial customers across Minnesota and the broader Midwest.
The company’s senior management team will remain active and invested to lead the business going forward.
“Escape Fire Protection has built an outstanding reputation through quality work, responsiveness and long-standing customer relationships…We are excited to partner with Jason and the broader management team to support the Company’s continued growth, add new markets, and expand their service offering,” said Russell Kreutter, partner at Hidden Harbor.
Hidden Harbor was advised by McDermott Will & Schulte as legal counsel and Configure Partners as financing advisor, with Monroe Capital providing financing for the transaction. Escape Fire Protection was advised by Hennepin Partners as financial advisor and DeWitt as legal counsel.
Hidden Harbor has more than $2 billion in assets under management and is investing out of its third fund, an $825 million vehicle.
Editor’s note: This news brief was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
