SUPERHERO FIRE PROTECTION, A PORTFOLIO COMPANY OF HIDDEN HARBOR CAPITAL PARTNERS, ACQUIRES CENTRAL FIRE PROTECTION

Lawrenceville, Georgia, January 15, 2025 – SuperHero Fire Protection, LLC (“SuperHero”), a Hidden Harbor Capital Partners (“HHCP”) portfolio company that provides Fire, Life & Safety installation and services, today announced the partnership with Central Fire Protection, Inc. (“Central Fire Protection”), adding a strategic location in Alabama and further increasing revenue from recurring inspection and service work, and re-occurring retrofit work.

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Central Fire Protection is a provider of Fire, Life & Safety services to commercial customers across Alabama.  Central Fire Protection specializes in the installation, inspecting, servicing, and upgrading of both fire alarm and sprinkler systems. Central Fire Protection will continue to be led by D.J. Dotson, founder and current President, who will remain an owner in the business.

“We’re excited to collaborate with Central Fire Protection as SuperHero expands into Alabama. With over three decades of exceptional service and deep customer connections, Central Fire Protection is poised to be a pivotal partner in fueling the ongoing success of our platform,” said Josh Stephens, CEO of SuperHero.

“The team at Central Fire Protection looks forward to joining forces with SuperHero. Their support will help us grow while maintaining our commitment to providing top-tier service to our valued customers,” said D.J. Dotson, President of Central Fire Protection.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP served as legal advisor to HHCP. Central Fire Protection was advised by Ironline Advisors as financial advisor and Cunningham Firm LLC as legal advisor.

 

About SuperHero Fire Protection, LLC

Based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, SuperHero is a provider of Fire, Life & Safety inspection, service, maintenance, and installation to commercial end markets, with a strong focus on the Southeastern United States.  For more information, visit https://superherofireprotection.com/.

 

About Hidden Harbor Capital Partners

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners is a private equity firm which helps create business success stories by building teams focused on execution.  We believe that great companies are built on a strong group of people as their foundation, and that businesses succeed when they are intensely focused on executing a small set of well-defined objectives.  Hidden Harbor currently has assets under management of over $1.9 billion and is investing out of its third fund, an $825 million vehicle. To learn more, visit www.hh-cp.com and our page on LinkedIn.

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