Akerman is proud to share our firm advised Altus Fire & Life Safety in a strategic investment from funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”) this week.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in New York, Altus offers state-of-the-art fire and life safety services and solutions, such as testing and inspection, service and repair, drills and training, monitoring, upgrade, and installation services across product categories including fire alarm, sprinkler, and security systems. Over the past few years, the company has grown rapidly both organically and via strategic M&A, adding new service lines and geographies.

Apax is a leading global private equity advisory firm that has raised and advised funds with aggregate commitments of almost $80 billion. The Apax Funds invest in companies across four global sectors of tech, services, healthcare, and internet/consumer.

The Akerman team was led by Corporate Partner Andrew Hard and included Tax Partners Erika Labelle and Gabe Marinaro.

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