ENDEAVOR FIRE PROTECTION (“ENDEAVOR”) ACQUIRES ALLEGIANT FIRE PROTECTION (“ALLEGIANT”), EXPANDING ITS SERVICE CAPABILITIES TO BETTER SERVE CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST

ENDEAVOR FIRE PROTECTION ("ENDEAVOR") ACQUIRES ALLEGIANT FIRE PROTECTION ("ALLEGIANT"), EXPANDING ITS SERVICE CAPABILITIES TO BETTER SERVE CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST

Nov 6, 2026 | 2026

Boston, MA - September 2, 2022 - Endeavor Fire Protection ("Endeavor"), a platform company of the investment firm Bear Castle Capital ("Bear Castle"), has acquired Allegiant Fire Protection ("Allegiant"). Endeavor is a market-leading contractor for a wide array of fire protection and safety needs.

Founded in 2018, Allegiant Fire Protection is a partner of choice in the Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana markets, fostering deep customer relationships in its role as both sub- and prime contractor. Allegiant designs and installs fire alarm systems and offers around the clock monitoring, testing, and inspection for fire suppression systems. The Company has a diverse customer base including, but not limited to, hospitals, senior living facilities, data centers, municipalities, manufacturing, commercial and industrial clients.

Robert B. Lane, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Bear Castle and Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor Fire Protection, said, "We are extremely happy to announce the closing of Allegiant Fire Protection, extending our family of companies in the Greater Chicagoland area. We believe that Allegiant is a premier fire protection contractor, providing extraordinary outcomes for its customers across a diverse set of markets. Allegiant brings an established reputation for innovation and excellence, and we believe that they will greatly improve our customer offering throughout Illinois and the Midwest."

Mike Carli, President of Allegiant, commented, "We are delighted to be partnering with Bear Castle Capital and Endeavor Fire Protection as we continue our mission to be the best fire protection service provider in the Midwest. After getting to know Robert and the Bear Castle team over the last year I could see they share the same core values and passion for the Allegiant Family and the future of our employees' careers, which has always been my top priority. The Allegiant team has proven over the past four and a half years our ability for tremendous growth and success. I'm excited for our future together with Bear Castle and the certain continued growth we will surely have."

Steve Shaffer, Senior Advisor at Bear Castle and Chairman of Endeavor Fire Protection, added, "I look forward to working with Mike Carli and the Allegiant team. They have built a terrific fire and life safety platform that will allow us to continue to expand throughout the Midwest and beyond. The fire and life safety industry provides many growth possibilities and Allegiant is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities. Congratulations to Mike and his team on the company they have built, and I am excited to be part of their future success."

Endeavor Fire Protection is actively seeking invest in fire and life safety companies across the United States and will continue to elevate the employee value proposition at all organizations that join our team.

Much Shelist acted as M&A legal counsel.

About Endeavor Fire Protection

Endeavor Fire Protection ("Endeavor") is a new fire protection and life safety platform. Endeavor offers installation, service and repair services for fire sprinkler and plumbing systems. Endeavor invests heavily in providing best-in-class training and industry-competitive benefits for its employees and delivering high-quality service to its customers. Endeavor is rapidly expanding its national footprint.

About Bear Castle Capital

Bear Castle Capital ("Bear Castle") is the leading private building industry-focused private investment firm. Founded by Robert B. Lane and Jennifer F. Fish in 2022, Bear Castle is building America by investing in innovation and empowering industry entrepreneurs as they work to solve the building needs of our changing world.