William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to ServerLIFT Corporation (ServerLIFT), a portfolio company of American Pacific Group, in connection with its sale to Justrite Safety Group, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity. The transaction closed on August 31, 2026.
About the Companies
Founded in 2001 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, ServerLIFT designs and manufactures purpose-built lift equipment for installing, moving, and servicing IT hardware in data centers and server rooms for customers in more than 60 countries.
American Pacific Group is a San Francisco Bay Area-based private equity firm with $1.2 billion of capital under management. Together, with management teams, American Pacific Group seeks to drive sustainable growth in its portfolio companies through the “Q Process,” a proprietary and tested approach to value creation.
Justrite Safety Group, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, is a leading global manufacturer of a deep portfolio of complementary mission-critical safety products, which simplify workplace safety and regulatory compliance to protect people, assets, and the environment. With a rich history spanning over a century, Justrite Safety Group is dedicated to providing high-quality, innovative solutions that help customers achieve compliance and protect their workforce.
Based in Boston, with offices in San Francisco, New York, London and Hong Kong, Audax Private Equity is a leading private equity platform focused on investing across the North American middle market. The company’s objective is to accelerate value creation through its Buy & Build strategy and the Audax Value Agenda™, a holistic framework that seeks to enable, create, and protect value across every stage of the investment lifecycle. As of July 2026, Audax Private Equity had approximately $20.1 billion of assets under management and, since inception in 1999, has invested in more than 180 platforms and more than 1,500 add-on acquisitions.
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