Dooley Tackaberry Has Been Acquired by Total Safety

HOUSTON, July 7, 2025 – GulfStar Group (“GulfStar”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Dooley Tackaberry, Inc. (“Dooley” or the “Company”) by Total Safety U.S., Inc. (“Total Safety”), a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co. Dooley will combine with Total Safety’s Industrial Fire and Safety Division. GulfStar served as the exclusive financial advisor to Dooley throughout the transaction, which closed on May 7, 2025.

Founded in 1925 as Arthur Dooley & Son and renamed Dooley Tackaberry following its 1987 acquisition of The Tackaberry Company, Dooley has an extensive history in the distribution of fire and safety equipment to the oil and gas industry and municipal fire service market. Having grown steadily, Dooley’s biggest strengths are designing and fabricating fire detection and suppression systems as well as supplying fire protection and personal protective equipment to upstream, midstream and downstream customers throughout the world. Today, Dooley represents all major product lines in the fire and safety equipment industry.

“Total Safety is the right strategic partner for Dooley, having similar core values and objectives in serving our customers. We are particularly excited about gaining access to Total Safety’s broad set of refining and petrochemical customers. Furthermore, Total Safety’s field installation capabilities will greatly enhance our ability to provide a trusted, one-stop solution to all our customers,” said Chris Dooley, CEO of Dooley.

Dooley added: “GulfStar was an integral part of this difficult and time-consuming process. Their team kept us on point and focused on the most important parts of the transaction, whether that was a legal issue or monetary in nature. They have a deep bench with many professionals who can jump in and help whenever needed. I have no doubt that without their involvement, we would not have sold the company.”

“We are very excited to be joining forces with Dooley. Their strength in engineering and fabrication of industrial fire suppression systems compliments our team of in-plant fire technicians that perform inspection, testing and repair of critical fire systems,” said Brad Clark, CEO of Total Safety. “Our passion is to provide the best customer experience by serving our customers with the complete value chain of industrial fire protection.”

Total Safety is a leading global provider of integrated industrial safety services, equipment and compliance solutions, providing safety equipment, MRO consumables, technology and data that make a meaningful difference in how businesses operate. Based in Pasadena, Texas, and operating from 180 locations in 20 countries, Total Safety’s nearly 4,000 employees partnered with customers to increase employee health and safety, meet compliance and regulatory requirements, boost productivity and reduce downtime. Total Safety serves a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, utilities, manufacturing, and transportation, all under its mission: to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide®.

“We are pleased to have had the opportunity to represent the Dooley family and shareholders on this important transaction,” said Brian Lobo, Managing Director at GulfStar. “Through its more than 100 years of operations, Dooley has established an exceptional reputation in the fire and safety industry. This combination creates a uniquely qualified business with expanded services to offer its broadened customer base.”

The GulfStar team was led by Managing Directors Colt Luedde, Brian Lobo and Charles Craig with support from Associate Alan Sheppard.

About Littlejohn & Co.
Littlejohn & Co. is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm focused on private equity and debt investments in growing middle-market industrial and services companies that can benefit from Littlejohn’s 25+ years of operational and sector expertise. With approximately $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, the firm seeks to build sustainable success for its portfolio companies through a disciplined approach to engineering change.

About GulfStar Group
GulfStar is one of the leading middle market investment banking firms in the United States, with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results in mergers and acquisitions, private placements and strategic advisory services. We advise private business owners and corporate clients with revenues ranging from $25 million to $350+ million across a variety of key industry sectors. Founded in 1990, GulfStar has completed more than 750 transactions in 38 states and 18 foreign countries.