Critical Response Group Partners with McCarthy Capital to Accelerate Growth
May 09 2024 - 11:01AM
Critical Response Group (the “Company” or “CRG”), which provides a
mission critical indoor emergency response mapping solution,
announced that the Company has partnered with McCarthy Capital to
accelerate growth. McCarthy Capital manages more than $4 billion of
capital across its portfolio and specializes in growing businesses
in partnership with strong founder-led management teams. Since its
founding, CRG has set a standard of excellence for effective indoor
mapping, becoming the indoor mapping solution of choice for public
safety agencies across the country. McCarthy Capital’s investment
supports CRG’s ability to meet a rapidly growing demand for its
products and accelerates its innovation efforts to improve public
safety emergency responses to thousands of locations across the
country.
CRG’s indoor emergency response mapping solution
delivers high-resolution imagery, floor plans and critical building
features to first responders. Initially focused on K-12 school
security, the Company has now mapped thousands of unique locations
across the country in the education, government, healthcare,
transportation and commercial sectors. CRG’s founders, comprising
decorated special operation veterans and former law enforcement,
spent years using maps to communicate in chaotic conditions, giving
the Company a unique direct experience using maps to support
tactical operations. CRG’s mapping philosophy adapts battlefield
principles to improve the accessibility and usability of
sophisticated maps for domestic first responders during an
emergency.
CRG has developed dozens of integrations with
software companies throughout North America, which ensures that
first responders can access accurate and up-to-date indoor mapping
data through the technology they use every day. Emergency response
for a dangerous incident, such as an active shooter, requires
dozens of public safety agencies to work together under conditions
of extreme stress. Through its robust partner program, CRG’s
mission is to ensure that no matter what technology these agencies
use, the same mapping data is accessible to them. CRG’s approach
creates common mapping content across systems, promoting clear
communication for first responders encountering unfamiliar or
complex buildings during an emergency.
“CRG ran a multi-month selection process to find
the perfect partner and we are thrilled to be working with the
entire McCarthy team,” said Michael Rodgers, CRG’s co-founder and
Chief Executive Officer. “Their partner-oriented investment
approach, alignment with our core values, and successful track
record of scaling high growth companies makes them a natural fit.
We’re excited to be working with such an impressive team and cannot
wait to show the world what we are capable of together.”
Chase Meyer, Partner at McCarthy Capital,
expressed, “We are extremely proud to be investing in a team and
product with such an important mission - keeping our communities
safe. CRG is investing in the future of emergency management. Their
commitment to excellence and subject matter expertise makes them a
trusted choice for organizations seeking to mitigate risks and
effectively respond to any crisis situation. We look forward to
partnering with CRG as they continue to invest in their people and
product.”
Koley Jessen served as legal advisors to
McCarthy Capital, and Riveron served as accounting advisor to
McCarthy Capital. KPMG CF LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor
to Critical Response Group, Inc. in its growth equity investment
from McCarthy Capital. Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt served as
the Company’s legal counsel.
About Critical Response
Group
Critical Response Group, Inc. is the nation's
leader in critical incident mapping data producing common operating
pictures to enhance command and control efforts during an
emergency. CRG's origins are grounded in thousands of real-life
direct-action raids conducted by the United States Special
Operations Forces (USSOF) over the past two decades and dozens of
county-wide deployments domestically over the past five years. The
management team's mix of decorated and combat-tested USSOF officers
and senior law enforcement executives possess a unique perspective
on building and implementing CRGs for domestic first responders,
with a focus on CRGs being used when a crisis occurs. For more
information, visit https://www.crgplans.com or contact us by
emailing info@crgplans.com.
About McCarthy Capital
McCarthy Partners Management, LLC is a
registered investment advisor that conducts business as McCarthy
Capital. McCarthy Capital, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is
focused on lower middle-market companies. For more than 35 years,
the McCarthy organization has been partnering with founders,
families and exceptional management teams to support the growth of
their companies. More information about McCarthy Capital can be
obtained at www.mccarthycapital.com.
Contact:
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Fusion PR
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