Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents MeTEOR Education in its Acquisition of Advanced Technologies Consultants

October, 2024

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to MeTEOR Education, a portfolio company of Bain Capital Double Impact, in its acquisition of Advanced Technologies Consultants. Our Acquisition Search services included identifying the target and making contact with its owner, as well as providing assistance on valuation, transaction structure and the negotiation and closing of the transaction. This transaction represents the fourth proprietary acquisition that we have sourced and closed for MeTEOR.

Advanced Technologies Consultants, based in Plymouth, Michigan, is a leading distributor of name-brand technical training curriculum, equipment, software, and furniture. ATC provides a complement of services beginning with curriculum programming, planning, selection, implementation and on-going training and support services.

MeTEOR Education, based in Gainesville, Florida designs, supplies, and outfits K-12 common areas, laboratories, and learning spaces that optimize student learning. MeTEOR offers end-to-end design and project management services with a product portfolio consisting of adaptable furniture, technology-integrated classroom equipment, learning displays, decor, and online teaching resources. In 2023, MeTEOR partnered with over 1,000 districts across the US to impact the educational experience of more than 185,000 students.


For more information, please contact one of the individuals below:

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com


Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.


Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com

Matt Clarke
Managing Director
480-626-0017
mclarke@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Dudek
Vice President
630-730-5978
mdudek@thirdcoastca.com