EFCG Advises Littlejohn & Co. on Its Partnership with GDS

The Environmental Financial Consulting Group, LLC (“EFCG”), through its registered broker-dealer affiliate EFCG Transaction Services LLC, is pleased to share that our client, Littlejohn & Co. LLC (“Littlejohn”), a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, has entered into a strategic partnership with the management team and employees of GDS Associates, Inc. (“GDS” or the “Company”), a market-leading provider of power infrastructure consulting and advisory services to the U.S. electric utility industry. Together, Littlejohn and GDS will invest in expanding the Company’s capabilities and pursue complementary acquisitions to build a scaled platform supporting utilities across the full lifecycle of consulting, planning, engineering, and field services.

Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, GDS has built a 40-year track record as a trusted advisor to electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and investor-owned utilities. With approximately 200 professionals across multiple U.S. offices, the firm is recognized for its expertise in power supply planning, transmission and interconnection studies, load forecasting, and regulatory strategy. GDS has built enduring client relationships through a collaborative, technically rigorous approach. The Company will continue to be led by President David Brian and the existing management team, with a continued commitment to serving clients with the same teams, values, and standards that have defined the firm for decades.

“The U.S. power grid is rapidly evolving due to demands from electrification, grid modernization, renewable integration, and surging data center growth. GDS has built a strong reputation supporting utilities through complex planning and decision-making processes,” said Michael Kaplan, Managing Director at Littlejohn. “We are excited to partner with David and the talented team at GDS and support the business as they expand their capabilities and provide solutions to utilities nationwide.”

EFCG served as advisor to Littlejohn on the transaction.

Read the full press release from Littlejohn here.

About Littlejohn & Co., LLC

Littlejohn & Co. is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm focused on private equity and debt investments in growing middle-market industrial and services companies that can benefit from Littlejohn’s 25+ years of operational and sector expertise. With approximately $9.0 billion in regulatory assets under management, the firm seeks to build sustainable success for its portfolio companies through a disciplined approach to engineering change. For more information about Littlejohn, visit www.littlejohnllc.com.

About Environmental Financial Consulting Group

Founded in 1990, the Environmental Financial Consulting Group is a global specialized M&A advisor and management consultant to Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting (AEC) firms. Our mission is to provide a strategic edge to AEC firms to advance the industry. For 35+ years and counting, we have served as a retained advisor to 550+ firms, advised on 250+ M&A transactions, and held more than 100 executive conferences. For more information, please visit www.efcg.com.

EFCG Transaction Services LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA (www.finra.org) and SIPC (www.sipc.org).