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AI Fire was founded in 2009 and has over 40 district offices across 18 states TruArc Partners has sold AI Fire, a Long Beach, California-based commercial fire and life safety services provider.

Private equity firms, in particular, noticed how profitable commercial fire protection companies are and started adding them to their portfolio of companies.

Encore Fire Protection, a company backed by Los Angeles private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, was sold to Permira, a London-based investment firm, for $1.8 billion, including debt.