Pye-Barker Fire & Safety secures additional private capital for expansion

ATLANTA — Pye-Barker Fire & Safety announced that it has raised additional capital for increasing its technician workforce investment, and growth through acquisition.

The transaction was completed in January 2025. Pye-Barker’s two lead investors, Altas Partners (“Altas”) and Leonard Green & Partners (“LGP”), remain unchanged. Altas retained the majority of its interest in the company, while LGP invested new equity and retained a meaningful portion of its existing interest. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) and GIC, a global institutional investor, completed the acquisition of minority stakes.

Team member investment

Pye-Barker said that it puts significant focus on growing the knowledge and careers of its nearly 8,000 team members, promoting and hiring from within, and opening new career paths to field teams and technicians.

With increased capital, Pye-Barker announced plans to further invest in workforce infrastructure with new talent development programs, mentoring, and career acceleration resources.

Strategic growth and customer care

The company also plans to continue its acquisitive growth and enhance its integrated, full-service customer offerings.

“In my three decades at Pye-Barker, my vision has always been to create the best fire protection and life safety company in the world,” said Bart Proctor, Pye-Barker CEO. “We are tremendously blessed to have the support of investors who also value our role as the leader with the most complete solution to protect customers’ lives and livelihoods. They have enabled us to prioritize the care and growth of the hardworking and entrepreneurial technician base that I am so proud to work alongside.”

“Pye-Barker is nothing without our people,” said Rebecca True, Pye-Barker Chief Human Resources Officer. “While we grow our service offerings and locations to better support our customers, we remain focused on designing a workplace that’s among the best in terms of team camaraderie and gives everyone the chance to define their legacy and build the career of their choosing.”

Pye-Barker has maintained a reputation for rapid growth. From 2021-2024, Pye-Barker grew 587% percent, ranking No. 849 on the Inc. 5000 and No. 8 on the SDM 100.