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Crescentia Capital’s AllClear Underground Solutions, LLC Acquires Metals & Materials Engineers, LLC

May 16, 2024

BALTIMORE, MD – May 16, 2024 — Crescentia Capital, (“Crescentia”) is pleased to announce that its portfolio company AllClear Underground Solutions, LLC (“AllClear”), a diversified provider of underground water and wastewater infrastructure repair and rehabilitation services, has completed the acquisition of Metals & Materials Engineers, LLC (“MME” or the “Company”).

Founded and owned by Barry Bennett since 2001, MME specializes in sewer and storm water system inspection, cleaning, and repair. The Company is based in Stone Mountain, GA and maintains longstanding relationships with municipalities in the greater Atlanta area.

“We are thrilled to join forces with MME to enhance the delivery of our comprehensive suite of inflow and infiltration prevention services in north Georgia,” stated Brian Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of AllClear. “This acquisition not only expands our customer base and geographic reach but also diversifies our service offerings, further solidifying AllClear’s position as a regional leader in the industry. We are especially excited to welcome MME’s talented and customer-focused operations team into the AllClear family.”

“The team at MME is enthusiastic about our partnership with Brian and the AllClear leadership team. Their investment will empower us to offer additional complementary services, modernize our assets, and provide enhanced value to our loyal customers,” said MME Founder, Barry Bennett.

ABOUT ALLCLEAR UNDERGROUND SOLUTIONS, LLC

Formed in 2022 with the acquisition of Rowland Inc., a family-owned company for over 30 years, AllClear is a provider of open-cut water and wastewater pipe repair, cementitious and epoxy-based manhole and asset rehabilitation, trenchless cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining, closed-circuit television (CCTV) pipe inspection, and other underground rehabilitation services. AllClear is located outside Tampa, Florida and serves a wide variety of municipalities in the greater Tampa/St. Petersburg area.

ABOUT CRESCENTIA CAPITAL

Crescentia Capital, the equity buyout business of Calvert Street Investment Partners, focuses primarily on control investments in companies providing critical or essential services to the industrial and infrastructure end markets. Crescentia has been partnering with families and owner-operators to accelerate growth and drive value creation in lower middle-market companies since 1995. Crescentia collaborates closely with its operating partners and management teams, employing a disciplined investment approach that aligns our interests and commitment to the strategic growth plan. Collectively, the investment professionals have invested more than $605 million of capital (including co-investment amounts) across 70+ companies. For more information, please visit: www.crescentiacapital.com.