FAQs – Who is The Mackey Group?

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The Mackey Group provides strategic advisory services tailored to the fire protection and life safety (FLS) industry. These include mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory, growth and strategic planning, exit readiness, operational improvement, and post-acquisition integration support.

We guide contractors through the full exit planning process—from business readiness assessments to financial positioning and succession strategy—ensuring they're prepared to maximize value in a sale or transition.

We bring executive-level experience from inside the FLS industry, not just financial or transactional knowledge. Our insights are based on decades of leadership, growth, and integration experience within top industry firms.

John Mackey leads with deep FLS experience and brings a network of partner professionals in finance, HR, marketing, and operations. This collective brings hands-on industry knowledge to accelerate results—without the learning curve of generalist consultants.

Yes. We provide buy-side advisory support for private equity, including industry insight, target evaluation, operational diligence, and post-close value creation guidance. We do not serve as an outbound sourcing firm but help evaluate deals already in process.

We integrate growth planning and strategic planning into a unified advisory process that aligns leadership teams, defines key priorities, and creates clear action plans to drive results over 12–24 months.

We assist contractors with organic growth strategies such as service expansion, market entry, recurring revenue development, sales enablement, and leadership development.

We work with owner-led companies and PE-backed platforms in the $5M to $100M+ annual revenue range, with a focus on companies experiencing growth, succession, or transformation.

Yes. We coach and support the development of leadership teams—defining roles, building accountability, and supporting succession planning for scalable growth.

We advise on post-acquisition integration, operations alignment, leadership transition, and value acceleration. We can serve on a fractional board or in an advisory capacity for ongoing strategy execution.

The FLS industry is highly specialized and regulated. We understand the value drivers—recurring revenue, AHJ compliance, and technician pipelines—and apply that insight to improve deal quality and integration success.

Yes. We offer project-based or recurring strategic advisory relationships, engaging quarterly or monthly with leadership to support execution, growth, and alignment.

We educate investors on industry trends, operational models, market risks, and growth opportunities. Our role is to ensure confident entry and long-term positioning in the sector.

Yes. We lead comprehensive diligence reviews, including financial, operational, HR, and customer assessments, focused on validating long-term enterprise value and fit.

While we don’t act as a broker or outbound sourcing firm, we may identify potential targets or partners through our industry network and facilitate strategic introductions when aligned with client goals.

Engage with us when you're considering growth, transition, investment, or operational improvement. Whether you're early in planning or mid-decision, we provide structure, clarity, and strategy.