UC Synergetic

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Innovative Thinking. Engineered Solutions.

UC Synergetic (UCS) is a Fort Mill, South Carolina company providing engineering, technical, and consulting services to the electric utility and telecommunications industries. Falfurrias Capital invested in UCS in May of 2007 and subsequently acquired two additional businesses during its investment period. Falfurrias ultimately sold UCS to a strategic acquirer, Pike Electric Corporation, in July of 2012.

Add-on Acquisitions

Synergetic Design, Inc.: Synergetic Design, Inc. (SDI) was a Fort Mill, South Carolina company providing engineering, technical services, and consulting services to the electric utility and telecommunications industries. SDI was Falfurrias Capital’s initial platform investment and was later merged with Utility Consultants, Inc. to form UC Synergetic.

Utility Consultants, Inc.: Utility Consultants, Inc. (UCI) specialized in providing engineering and technical services to the telecommunications, power, and broadband industries. UCI was merged with Synergetic Design, Inc. to form UC Synergetic.

Powercomm Engineering, Inc.: PowerComm Engineering, Inc. (PCI) was a Tampa, Florida-based provider of power delivery and telecommunications engineering services. The company specialized in transmission line engineering services and complemented the transmission and distribution service offerings of UC Synergetic.

Milestones

May 2007
Synergetic Design platform acquisition
July 2008
Utility Consultants, Inc. acquisition and merger
August 2008
Hired Mike Kistner as the CEO of the combined businesses
July 2009
PowerComm Engineering acquisition
July 2012
UC Synergetic acquired by Pike Energy

Operational Value-Add

  • Recruited two third-party board members who were the former CEO of El Paso Electric Comp and a former Bank of America outsourcing executive
  • Assisted management’s launch of a new high-growth strategic “distributed antenna system” (DAS) division
  • Integrated all acquired businesses underneath a common information technology platform
  • Designed and negotiated a new comprehensive employee benefit plan