Approved · Waiver · decided in 14 days, 7 Oct 2026
Vulcan Bidco Pty Ltd, backed by private equity firm Fortitude Investment Partners, proposes to acquire 100% of the shares of Melbourne-based Fire and Wire Pty Ltd. This share sale will expand Vulcan Bidco's fire protection services, currently provided by FVS Services Group in Queensland, Northern Territory, and Western Australia, into Victoria.
Vulcan Bidco Pty Ltd proposes to acquire 100% of the shares of Fire and Wire Pty Ltd ( Fire & Wire ) through a share sale agreement. Fire & Wire is based in Melbourne and supplies fire protection services to owners, property managers and facility managers of residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Victoria. Its services mostly comprise the routine maintenance and repair of existing fire safety systems and equipment. Fire & Wire is owned and operated by its Founder and CEO, Pryce Sprague. FVS Services Group Pty Ltd ( FVS ), a subsidiary of Vulcan Bidco Pty Ltd, is headquartered in Brisbane and focuses on providing fire protection services to residential, commercial and industrial building owners, property managers and facility managers in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Its services include the routine maintenance and repair of existing fire safety systems and equipment, design and installation of fire protection systems and equipment, and fire safety training and compliance checks. FVS does not have operations in Victoria, New South Wales or South Australia. Vulcan Holdco Pty Ltd is the holding company of Vulcan Bidco Pty Ltd and FVS. The majority owner of Vulcan Holdco Pty Ltd is Fortitude Investment Partners, an Australia-based private equity firm that invests in small and medium sized growth companies in Australia and New Zealand.