William Blair acted as the exclusive financial adviser to United Building Solutions (UBS or the company), Crescendo Capital Partners and NewSpring Capital, in connection with the company’s sale to AE Industrial Partners. The transaction signed and closed on January 27, 2025. This transaction represents the 10th successful deal for the commercial & facility services practices in the last 12 months.
About the Companies
UBS is a leading provider of mission critical HVAC, building controls, and other specialty mechanical services. The company is a trusted service partner to clients across the full system lifecycle, providing end-to-end service & maintenance, upgrade & retrofit, and system design solutions to meet clients’ non-discretionary needs. UBS is focused on serving complex direct-to-end-user clients in critical end markets including education, industrial, healthcare, and government, among others. Since 2020, UBS has been a portfolio company of Crescendo Capital and NewSpring Capital.
AE Industrial Partners is a private investment firm with $5.6 billion of assets under management focused on highly specialized markets including national security, aerospace, and industrial services. The firm has completed more than 130 investments in market-leading companies that benefit from its deep industry knowledge, operating experience, and network of relationships across the sectors where the firm invests. With a commitment to driving value creation in partnership with the management teams of its portfolio companies, AE Industrial Partners invests across private equity, venture capital, and aerospace leasing.