# GDI Integrated Facility Services acquires ESC Automation for $73.5 million

GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc., through its subsidiary Ainsworth Inc., agreed to acquire ESC Automation Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries for approximately $73.5 million on a debt-free basis. ESC has over 750 employees and 12 locations across North America.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-11-28
- Where: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Value: $55.0M (73.5M CAD)
- Jobs: 750
- Status: announced
- Products: building automation systems, security systems, HVAC systems, energy management systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [GDI Integrated Facility Services](https://endata.com/companies/19890.md) (acquirer)
- [Ainsworth Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/19891.md) (acquirer)
- [ESC Automation](https://endata.com/companies/43583.md) (target)
- [Delta Connects Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/43584.md) (target)
- [New Patriot Energy Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/43585.md) (target)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/gdi-integrated-facility-services-inc-announces-strategic-acquisition-of-esc-automation-inc--880307703.html), 2019-11-28: "GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. is pleased to announce that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary Ainsworth Inc. have entered into an agreement to acquire ESC Automation Inc."
- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/gdi-integrated-facility-services-inc-announces-strategic-acquisition-of-esc-automation-inc--880307703.html), 2019-11-28: "The acquisition will considerably strengthen Ainsworth's building automation systems business across Canada and position it as a master systems integrator"
- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/gdi-services-aux-immeubles-inc-annonce-l-acquisition-strategique-d-esc-automation-inc--890518710.html), 2019-11-28: "GDI Services aux immeubles inc. est heureuse d'annoncer qu'elle et sa filiale en propriété exclusive, Ainsworth Inc., ont conclu une entente en vue d'acquérir ESC Automation Inc."

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