4M Building Solutions has received a growth investment from O2 Investment Partners
4M Building Solutions
4M Building Solutions, headquartered in Saint Louis, is an industry-leading, super-regional provider of soft facility services, including janitorial and cleaning, healthcare services, consumables management, disinfection and other special facility services. The company is renowned for its decades-long track record of high-service quality and resultant long-tenured customer relationships. 4M operates across 15 states and maintains an impressive and growing roster of blue-chip customers within multiple industry verticals: corporate-owner occupied, multi-tenant, industrial manufacturing, senior-living facilities, medical healthcare and education.
The Deal
For more than 40 years, 4M has established a reputation as the leading soft facilities service provider across multiple geographies, demonstrating an ability to grow with clients. Through a well-executed organic and acquisition growth strategy, 4M has become the standard of quality service.
Lincoln International executed a highly successful sale process, generating significant market interest and delivering a superb outcome for 4M’s shareholders and management team, while finding an exceptional partner with O2 Investment Partners for continued growth. Lincoln closely guided the family-owned business from start to finish through deep industry knowledge and extensive process expertise. Lincoln’s ability to uniquely position 4M and its value proposition to clients was integral in the successful outcome of the process.
Our Perspective
Luke Webb, Managing Director at Lincoln, commented, “4M’s ability to continuously innovate with high-touch and localized services is a true differentiator in the industry and a key driver of recurring revenue. The company operates in a fragmented market providing an excellent foundation to execute a successful buy-and-build strategy in additional to compelling organic growth.”
O2 Investment Partners
O2 is a Midwest-based private equity firm that seeks to acquire majority interests in lower middle market family / founder-owned businesses in business-to-business services, technology and select niche industrial companies. The firm invests in businesses with earnings growth potential and a clear path to the creation of shareholder value. O2 invests to build and grow businesses, leading them to their next stage of development. This requires not only a clear vision and a strategic plan to create shareholder value, but also a close partnership and an alignment of interests with management. Established in 2010, O2 is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and has completed more than 70 transactions.
Lincoln did an excellent job positioning 4M, articulating the growth story and guiding the management team throughout the entire process. Their hands-on approach and ability to orchestrate a highly competitive process resulted in finding an excellent partner in O2 for continued growth.
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