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Shea & Company Advises CENTEGIX on its Growth Investment from Charlesbank

CENTEGIX Profile

  • CENTEGIX is a leading provider of innovative workplace safety solutions that empower and protect people every day, serving educational sites, hospitals as well as government and commercial facilities
  • The cloud-based safety platform acts as the center for layered safety plans, initiating fastest response time for emergencies, from the everyday to the extreme, anywhere in the workplace
  • The company currently provides emergency management to over 15,000 locations, protecting over 15 million people
  • CENTEGIX was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georga

Charlesbank Capital Partners Profile

  • Founded in 1998, Charlesbank Capital Partners is a leading middle-market private investment firm
  • With over $22 billion of assets under management, Charlesbank takes a thematic approach to investing across its target sectors: business and consumer services, healthcare, industrial and technology
  • Charlesbank partners with talented management teams to help businesses unlock value and accelerate growth, with a focus on long-term value creation
  • The firm provides flexible capital through complementary strategies spanning management-led buyouts, opportunistic credit and technology investments. Charlesbank has offices in Boston and New York

Gauge Capital Profile

  • Gauge Capital is a middle-market private equity firm investing in high growth business in five key sectors: business services, food & consumer, government & industrial services, healthcare and technology
  • The firm manages more than $3.0 billion in capital with aim being long-term, sustainable value creation through transformational change, organic growth and strategic acquisitions
  • Founded in 2013, the firm is based in Southlake, Texas
We invested in CENTEGIX with the goal of building a differentiated, multi-vertical public safety platform. Over the last four years, the company has seen significant growth and nationwide adoption of its public safety platform, protecting people in schools, healthcare facilities, government buildings, and public spaces. We are grateful for the partnership with Daniel Dooley (Founder), Brent Cobb (CEO), and the rest of the CENTEGIX team. We are delighted to partner with Charlesbank in this next chapter and remain incredibly excited about our continued investment in CENTEGIX.

Tom McKelvey

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Gauge Capital

We believe CENTEGIX is well-positioned to capture a substantial market opportunity, sitting at the intersection of scalable technology, clear market need and measurable customer impact.

Ryan Carroll

Managing Director, Charlesbank

The company has built a differentiated product suite and a strong foundation for growth. We are excited to partner with the management team on this next chapter.

Mike McGuire

Principal, Charlesbank

Transaction Notes

  • CENTEGIX’s investment by Charlesbank was announced on August 19, 2025; financial terms were not disclosed
  • Shea & Company served as a financial advisor to CENTEGIX and Gauge Capital
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