Ridgemont Equity Partners (“Ridgemont”), a middle market private equity investor, today announced it has acquired ENTACT, LLC (“ENTACT” or the “Company”), a leading provider of environmental remediation and geotechnical services. The ENTACT management team will remain meaningful investors in the business and continue to lead the Company through its next chapter of growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1991, ENTACT provides environmental remediation and geotechnical solutions to a diverse base of private and public sector customers across the United States. Operating from 18 office locations and nearly 50 project sites nationwide, ENTACT employs approximately 900 associates and combines in-house engineering expertise with comprehensive self-performance capabilities to execute complex environmental remediation, restoration, and geotechnical projects. ENTACT collaborates with clients to solve critical challenges and deliver safe, sustainable, and more resilient land, water, and community environments.

“ENTACT has established itself as a trusted leader in the environmental services sector, addressing the sustained need for environmental stewardship with differentiated technical capabilities, a strong safety culture, and a reputation for high-quality service delivery,” said Ryan Jack, Partner at Ridgemont Equity Partners. “The Company is an excellent fit for our environmental, power, and infrastructure services effort within Industrials, and we’re excited to partner with ENTACT’s management team and broader associate base to build on the Company’s strong foundation and continue to expand ENTACT’s solution set.”

“We believe ENTACT is well positioned for its next phase of growth,” added Michael Mandl, Principal at Ridgemont Equity Partners. “The Company has a compelling opportunity to continue expanding in its core markets while strategically adding new capabilities to further enhance its service offering, geographic reach, and market leadership position.”

“This partnership marks an exciting new chapter for ENTACT, while reinforcing the values that have defined our Company since inception,” said Scott Chafin, Chief Executive Officer, and Dean Pisani, Executive Vice Chairman of ENTACT, in a joint statement. “Our success has always been driven by our people, our culture, and our commitment to delivering exceptional results for customers. We are excited to partner with Ridgemont to execute on our shared growth vision by continuing to invest in our associates, scale our platform, and deliver best-in-class environmental outcomes for our trusted partners.”

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) and AEC Advisors served as financial advisors to ENTACT, and A&O Shearman served as legal counsel to the Company. Blank Rome served as legal counsel to ENTACT management. Harris Williams served as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to Ridgemont.

About Ridgemont Equity Partners

Ridgemont Equity Partners is a Charlotte-based middle market private equity firm that has provided buyout and growth capital to industry-leading companies in the business and technology services, healthcare, and industrial growth sectors for over three decades. The principals of Ridgemont have demonstrated an industry-focused model designed to build distinctive middle market companies. www.ridgemontep.com

About ENTACT

ENTACT is a Chicago-based national provider of environmental remediation and geotechnical services. Built on extensive self-performance capabilities, a strong safety culture, and an ownership mentality, ENTACT has delivered industry leading solutions for its clients’ most challenging environmental projects for thirty-five years. www.entact.com

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