Sell Your Fire Protection Company in Tennessee
Who is buying fire protection companies in Tennessee
Named fire protection acquisitions we have recorded in Tennessee
- River City Sprinklers, acquired by AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire)Private-equity-backed buyer · Announced Aug 2026 · Cordova, TN · Source ↗
- River City Sprinklers, acquired by Impact Fire (AI Fire)Private-equity-backed buyer · Announced Aug 2026 · Cordova, TN · Source ↗
- Guardian Fire Services, acquired by InvestcorpPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Announced Dec 2025 · Nashville, TN · Source ↗
Fire protection companies in Tennessee that already have an outside owner
Found by DealSeam's own research, not just press releases. Each company is listed on its owner's website, says so on its own website, now redirects to its owner, or was confirmed owned in DealSeam's September 2026 ownership screen. Many of these sales were never announced.
| Company | City | Owned by | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlarmTec Systems | Memphis | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Allstar Fire Protection | Knoxville | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Associated Fire Services | Knoxville | AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| Jarrett Fire Protection | Nashville | Guardian Fire Services | listed on Guardian Fire Services's website ↗ |
| Nichols Fire & Security | Memphis | AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| Premier Fire Protection | Bristol | Guardian Fire Services | listed on Guardian Fire Services's website ↗ |
| River City Sprinklers | — | AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | announcement ↗ |
| Security Fire Protection Company | Memphis | APi Group / Chubb Fire & Security | its own website says so ↗ |
| Servant Fire Protection | Nashville | Encore Fire Protection | listed on Encore Fire Protection's website ↗ |
Headquartered in Tennessee: Guardian Fire Services (Nashville, TN).
| Platform | Owner / backer | Type | Headquarters | Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | Altas Partners (majority) + Leonard Green & Partners; ADIA and GIC (minority) | Private equity | Alpharetta, GA | ~9,000 employees across 47 states — the most acquisitive platform in the sector | Source ↗ |
| Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | BDT & MSD Partners (acquired from BlackRock Long Term Private Capital) | Private equity | St. Paul, MN | Locations across 37 states | Source ↗ |
| AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | Blackstone | Private equity | Long Beach, CA | 45+ offices and 1,200+ field professionals across its operating brands | Source ↗ |
| Marmic Fire & Safety | KKR | Private equity | Joplin, MO | Multi-state footprint; founded in 1951 as a family business | Source ↗ |
| Sciens Building Solutions | The Carlyle Group (majority); Huron Capital + management (minority) | Private equity | New York, NY | National fire-detection, alarm and life-safety integrator | Source ↗ |
| National Fire & Safety | Highview Capital | Private equity | Los Angeles, CA (sponsor) | Operating across seven states in the Western US | Source ↗ |
| Consolidated Fire Protection (Cosco / Firetrol) | Gryphon Investors | Private equity | Orange County, CA | Western US across the Cosco Fire Protection and Firetrol brands | Source ↗ |
| Guardian Fire Services | Investcorp | Private equity | Nashville, TN | ~17 branches across the Southeast, Northeast and West | Source ↗ |
| Guardian Fire Protection Services | Knox Lane (majority); founder & management (minority) | Private equity | Rockville, MD | 9 locations across four states (Mid-Atlantic & Midwest), ~24,000 commercial customers | Source ↗ |
| Encore Fire Protection | Permira | Private equity | Pawtucket, RI | Northeast-anchored, multi-state ITM and service | Source ↗ |
| Altus Fire and Life Safety | AE Industrial Partners | Private equity | Atlanta, GA | Multi-brand (Fire Systems, Cross-Fire & Security, BK Systems, Priority Fire) across the Northeast and Southeast | Source ↗ |
| ASPYRE Fire & Life Safety | Percheron Capital | Private equity | San Francisco, CA (sponsor) | New / early-stage platform | Source ↗ |
| Fire Safety and Protection (FSP) | Sunny River Management | Private equity | United States | US and Canada (“continental reach”) | Source ↗ |
| APi Group / Chubb Fire & Security | APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG) — public | Strategic / public | New Brighton, MN | Global; Safety Services is APi’s core segment — Chubb alone spans 17 countries and 1.5M+ customer sites | Source ↗ |
| Johnson Controls (Simplex / Grinnell) | Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) — public | Strategic / public | Cork, Ireland (operational HQ Milwaukee, WI) | ~150 local fire offices; Simplex fire alarm + Grinnell sprinkler/suppression | Source ↗ |
| VSC Fire & Security | Markel Group (NYSE: MKL) — insurance holding company | Strategic / public | Virginia Beach, VA | 1,200+ employees across 21 offices in 9 states and DC | Source ↗ |
| Cintas Fire Protection | Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) — public | Strategic / public | Cincinnati, OH | National fire-protection service network; division launched in 2003 | Source ↗ |
| Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers | Family-owned (Gey family, third generation) | Strategic / family-owned | Ocoee, FL | One of the largest fire-protection contractors in the Southeast | Source ↗ |
Ownership verified June 30, 2026. See every platform's recent deals in the Fire Protection roll-up tracker →
What a fire protection company in Tennessee is worth
Fire protection companies typically sell for 5x-8x EBITDA, or 3x-5x SDE for smaller owner-operated fire protection companies, with most deals in the $2M - $8M range. These are published industry ranges from Three Sixty Seven Advisors, Breakwater M&A and others, not an appraisal of your company.
What buyers pay more for
- +Recurring inspection and monitoring revenue
- +Low customer attrition (under 5%)
- +Multi-year auto-renewing contracts
- +Route density and licensed technician bench
What buyers discount
- -Install-heavy project revenue
- -Customer concentration above ~15%
- -Owner-held customer and AHJ relationships
- -Manual scheduling and paper inspection reports
How selling through DealSeam works
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Selling a fire protection company in Tennessee: common questions
How much is a fire protection company in Tennessee worth?
Fire protection companies typically sell for 5x-8x EBITDA, or 3x-5x SDE for smaller owner-operated fire protection companies, with most deals in the $2M - $8M range. Buyers tend to pay more for recurring inspection and monitoring revenue, low customer attrition (under 5%), multi-year auto-renewing contracts and route density and licensed technician bench, and less where they see install-heavy project revenue, customer concentration above ~15%, owner-held customer and ahj relationships and manual scheduling and paper inspection reports. These are industry-wide ranges from Three Sixty Seven Advisors, Breakwater M&A and others, not an appraisal of your company.
Who is buying fire protection companies in Tennessee?
Recent named deals in Tennessee include River City Sprinklers (acquired by AI Fire, Aug 2026), River City Sprinklers (acquired by Impact Fire, Aug 2026) and Guardian Fire Services (acquired by Investcorp, Dec 2025). Nationally, the largest groups consolidating fire protection companies include Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Altas Partners + Leonard Green & Partners), Summit Companies (BDT & MSD Partners) and AI Fire (Blackstone); 13 of the 18 platforms we track are private-equity-backed. Our own research found 9 fire protection companies in Tennessee already owned by these platforms, including AlarmTec Systems (Pye-Barker Fire & Safety), Associated Fire Services (AI Fire) and Jarrett Fire Protection (Guardian Fire Services).
Does it cost anything to sell through DealSeam?
No. Sellers pay nothing. When a deal closes, the buyer pays DealSeam's fee. There is no listing fee and no retainer.
Will my employees or customers find out I'm thinking about selling?
No. Nothing is listed publicly, and your details go to a buyer only after you approve that introduction.
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Sources
Valuation multiples are published ranges from Three Sixty Seven Advisors, Fire & Life Safety Industry Report (Apr 2026), Breakwater M&A, Fire Alarm & Life Safety Company Valuation Multiples 2026, Breakwater M&A, Fire Protection M&A Market Report 2026 (Aug 2026), John Salony M&A, Sell Your Fire Protection Business and bzwrth, What's My Fire Protection / Sprinkler Business Worth?. Platform ownership comes from each platform's own or press sources, verified June 30, 2026. Companies listed as already owned come from DealSeam's own research: the owner's website, the company's own website, a domain redirect, or a source found in our September 2026 ownership screen, each re-checked before publishing. Named acquisitions are the deals we have recorded from public announcements, each linked to its source; they are not every deal in the state. Ownership in this sector changes often. None of this is investment, legal or tax advice.