#IndustrialTech

Industrial Safety

Safety is mission critical for industries like utilities, renewables and telecom, yet the market for safety products, distribution and services is highly fragmented with many small and mid-sized players. As organizations place greater emphasis and investment on creating a culture of safety, they rely on third party partners to introduce and train them on the latest innovations that meet both technical and regulatory requirements.

LLR’s Industrial Tech team seeks to partner with Industrial Safety Services and Distribution companies. CEOs and intermediaries working with companies in the sector should reach out to Katie Lankalis to discuss relevant investment opportunities.

Mission Critical Innovation & Investment

Industry Trends

Greater Emphasis on Safety Culture: Employers are placing more emphasis on creating a culture of safety and investing in training, education, and first-rate equipment for their workers to prevent accidents and ensure compliance with stringent safety regulations.

E-Commerce: Online ordering is becoming more prevalent and allows distributors to differentiate by creating a strong user experience through technology.

Technology Innovation: Organizations are seeking to address safety concerns with new technologies and products and rely on their distributor partners to educate and train them on innovations in the market.

Why We’re Investing

Macro Tailwinds: Heightened safety regulations and growing infrastructure investment in the utility, renewables and telecom industries are driving significant growth in the market.

Value-Add Distribution and Services: Safety products are mission critical, technical, and must comply with relevant regulations which allows distributors and service providers to add value through consultative selling and training.

Fragmented Market: The market is highly fragmented with many small and mid-sized players, creating a compelling consolidation opportunity.

LLR Experience & Investment Criteria

20+
years of investment experience in technology and services
$10M+
EBITDA minimum with a proven business model
$40 - $150M
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Get to Know LLR Partners

20+ Years of Investing

  • Founded in 1999, LLR is a growth-oriented private equity firm investing in growth technology and service companies.
  • Raised over $6.0 billion of capital across seven funds.
  • We are focused on organic, topline growth initiatives and complementary acquisitions to create value for all stakeholders.
  • Dedicated focus on value-added distribution and services.

Operational Support

  • Leverage best practices developed through codifying successful strategies across our 130+ investments since inception.
  • Access LLR’s Value Creation Team (strategy, talent, S&M, Product, finance, M&A) to help accelerate growth.

Focus on Partnership

  • Flexible capital provider (majority or minority ownership).
  • Reward and motivate key players with equity.

Investment Criteria

  • Proven business model with $10M+ of EBITDA.
  • Ability to invest $40 – $150M of equity.
  • Areas of interest: Services or value-added distributors focused on industrial safety, including fall protection, respiratory protection and dosimetry.
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The information presented herein is intended for an audience of potential LLR portfolio companies and the intermediaries supporting their capital raise processes. Named LLR investments presented herein do not reflect a complete list of LLR investments and are provided for informational purposes only. Certain statements about LLR made by portfolio company executives and other quoted parties herein are intended to illustrate the work of LLR’s Value Creation Team with such portfolio companies or reflect the individual’s perspective on the featured industry sector. Such portfolio companies are controlled by investment vehicles managed by LLR. Quoted parties were not compensated in connection with their participation, although they generally receive compensation and investment opportunities in connection with their portfolio company or Senior Operating Advisor roles, and in certain cases are also owners of portfolio company securities and/or investors in LLR-sponsored vehicles. Such compensation and investments subject participants to potential conflicts of interest in making the statements herein.

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