Greenwich, CT — January 15, 2026 — Littlejohn & Co. (“Littlejohn”), a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, today announced that it has agreed to sell The Hiller Companies (“Hiller”), a leading provider of fire and life safety services. Terms were not disclosed.
Since Littlejohn’s acquisition of Hiller in September 2022, Hiller has successfully executed a transformational growth strategy, significantly expanding its geographic footprint, strengthening its management team, increasing its recurring service mix, and completing over twenty strategic acquisitions.
Littlejohn has been an outstanding partner to Hiller, working closely with our team to support a transformational period of growth for the business. Throughout their ownership, Littlejohn invested behind our people and systems and helped us scale strategically while enabling us to stay true to our culture and customer-first mindset. We are grateful for their partnership and proud of what we have accomplished together, and we look forward to building on this strong foundation as we begin our next chapter.
Santiago Perez, Chief Executive Officer of Hiller
Hiller exemplifies Littlejohn’s strategy of backing fundamentally strong businesses in our core sectors and partnering with talented management teams to accelerate growth and value creation. We are proud of what the Hiller team accomplished during our ownership and wish them continued success.
Brian Michaud, Managing Director at Littlejohn
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
Baird and Harris Williams served as financial advisors to Littlejohn, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal counsel.
