Broadwing-backed Lehr buys ProLogic ITS upfitting assets

Lehr, an emergency vehicle upfitter backed by Broadwing Capital, said it has acquired the emergency vehicle upfitting assets of ProLogic ITS, a Georgia-based public safety solutions provider. The company said the transaction is its 10th add-on acquisition and broadens its services for federal agency fleets.

ProLogic ITS outfits emergency vehicles used by law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services agencies across the Southeast, according to Lehr. The acquired assets add capacity and capabilities in a niche segment of public safety infrastructure, where vehicles are adapted for operational use after leaving the original manufacturer.

Emergency vehicle upfitting typically involves converting a standard vehicle into a mission-ready unit by adding and integrating equipment required by public safety agencies. That can include systems needed for emergency response, communications and field operations, depending on the customer and vehicle type. Lehr described ProLogic ITS as active in the upfitting of vehicles for police, fire and EMS fleets.

The deal extends Lehr’s consolidation strategy under Broadwing Capital ownership. Add-on acquisitions are commonly used by private equity-backed companies to expand geography, customer access or technical capabilities through smaller transactions that are integrated into an existing platform. Lehr identified the ProLogic ITS transaction as its 10th such acquisition.

The company also said the acquisition expands services to federal agency fleets. Federal fleet work can differ from local agency demand because procurement, compliance and fleet standardisation requirements are often handled through centralised processes. Lehr did not provide further detail in its announcement on the scale of the federal fleet opportunity tied to the assets.

Broadwing Capital is the financial sponsor behind Lehr. The transaction places additional public safety vehicle capabilities inside a sponsor-backed platform serving government and emergency response customers. Lehr did not disclose financial terms, the size of the asset package or any changes to ProLogic ITS’s remaining operations in the announcement.

The acquisition comes in the industrial and manufacturing segment of private equity dealmaking, where specialist service providers to public-sector end markets have attracted interest from sponsors seeking recurring fleet demand and fragmented supplier bases. Lehr’s statement framed the ProLogic ITS assets as an expansion of both capability and customer reach, particularly in the Southeast and among federal agencies.

This story draws on original reporting from PE Hub.