Cobb Reporter

Bravaldo Capital Advisors, Inc. (BCA) has announced the successful sale of its client, Controlled Access, Inc. (CAI), a Marietta, Georgia-based integrator of security and access control solutions. The buyer is Guardian Access Solutions, a provider of maintenance, repair, and installation of exterior access control equipment in the Southeast U.S., and a portfolio company of CenterOak Partners.

Johanna Brookner and Catherine Shields, owners of CAI, commented on the transaction: “It was time to consider a sale of CAI after our husbands founded the Company more than 30 years ago. As non-operating owners, it was reassuring to have BCA as our M&A advisor, working in conjunction with our advisory board to carefully explain the process and then successfully execute it. BCA did an amazing job of preparing the business and management team, targeting the right buyers, and fostering competition to achieve a highly successful sale for the Company, its employees, and our families.”

Don Bravaldo, President of Bravaldo Capital Advisors, added: “We are honored to serve as the M&A advisor to CAI, and Johanna and Catherine as owners. We knew how important this transaction would be financially to the shareholders but equally important was simplifying their retirement. Reid Buchanan, General Manager, and other key managers at CAI did an incredible job building a leading security and access controls integration firm in metro Atlanta and other key markets. With a management team that went beyond the call of duty, it was very satisfying to complete a transaction that was successful for all stakeholders.”

Controlled Access Inc., founded in 1993 in Marietta, Georgia specializes in designing, installing, maintaining and repairing automated gate systems; access control systems; video surveillance components; audiovisual solutions; and other low voltage systems. The company serves general contractors, developers, and property managers involved in new construction and retrofitting projects across multifamily residential sectors as well as government/municipalities.

Guardian Access Solutions provides maintenance services for exterior access control equipment including automatic gates; parking equipment; CCTVs; door access control systems; overhead doors from its headquarters in Nashville with additional locations in Georgia and Florida.

CenterOak Partners is a Dallas-based private equity firm focusing on control-oriented investments in middle-market companies within Business Services; Industrial Services; Consumer Essential Services sectors.

Bravaldo Capital Advisors is an Atlanta-based boutique mergers & acquisitions firm offering financial advice for lower middle market companies across various industries.

For further information:

Contact Don Bravaldo at dbravaldo@bc-advisors.com or Mark Heyman at mheyman@bc-advisors.com

Phone: 404-857-2221

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