Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents Smart Care in its Acquisition of A Advantage Air

December, 2023

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to Smart Care, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, in its acquisition of A Advantage Air. 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.

A Advantage Air, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is a premier commercial kitchen equipment and HVAC services company specializing in emergency repair, installation, and preventative maintenance. Since 1996, A Advantage Air has provided critical services to customers across restaurants, convenience stores and foodservice operators throughout the Alabama region.

Smart Care, based in Chicago, Illinois, is the largest provider of comprehensive commercial mechanical services, including stand-alone refrigeration, HVAC, complex rack refrigeration, hot and cold-side foodservice equipment, and specialty coffee and beverage. Smart Care is OEM-agnostic with the ability to service more than 10,000 types of equipment for food retail, restaurants, convenience stores, warehouse operators and other institutions across all 50 states.


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