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Our Recent Transactions

Between February of 2020 to August of 2024, Lift has advised on the successful sale of 30 different elevator businesses to 18 different acquiring entities.

Since 1998, our expertise has lead to closing transactions, both buy-side and sell-side, for more than 80 elevator industry businesses totaling over $350,000,000 in total purchase price.

A Partial List of Successful Transactions with Lift Business Advisors
Company Location Acquiring Co. Date Finalized
Quality Elevator Co. Bladensburg, Maryland Axxiom Elevator/Gauge Capital. October 2024
Kendall Elevator Co. Lexington, South Carolina Southern Elevator. September 2024
Capitol Elevator Co. Inc. Sacramento, California KONE Inc. August 2024
Total Access Elevator Los Angeles, California Century Park Capital April 2024
Matot Dumbwaiters Bellwood, Illinois Savaria Corporation April 2024
Southern Elevator Greensboro, North Carolina Plexus Capital August 2023
Elevator Industries of Sacramento Sacramento, California 3Phase Elevator October 2022
Koch Elevator Reno, Nevada 3Phase Elevator July 2022
Port Elevator, Inc. Williamsport, Pennsylvania American Elevator Group May 2022
Interstate Elevator Topeka, Kansas Minnesota Elevator/MEI May 2022
Willamette Elevator Portland, Oregon Specialized Elevator Services December 2021
National Elevator of Tennesee Knoxville, Tennessee Oracle Elevator November 2021
Advanced Elevator Washington, D.C. 3Phase Elevator October 2021
Express Elevator Milwaukee, Wisconsin Elevator Service/Carroll Capital October 2021
Marshden Elevator, LLC Littleton, Colorado Centric Elevator Corporation September 2021
Ross Elevator Cleveland, Ohio KONE,Inc. July 2021
Eltec Elevator Seattle, Washington Schindler Elevator Corp. June 2021
Accurate Elevator, Inc. Marathon, Florida TK Elevator June 2021
Caliber Elevator, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Liftech Elevator June 2021
Albany Elevator, Inc. Albany, New York TK Elevator April 2021
Eagle Elevator Co., Inc. Boston, MA 3 Phase Elevator Corp. February 2021
Dura-Lift Elevator, Inc. Sayreville, NJ American Elevator Group/Arcline Capital Partners December 2020
Standard Elevator Corp Clifton, NJ American Elevator Group/Arcline Capital Partners December 2020
Day Accessiblity & Mobility Hempstead, New York Kleemann Elevators, Greece December 2020
Avery Elevator Corp Washington, D.C. Action Elevator/Align Capital December 2020
Premier Elevator Atlanta, Georgia Oracle Elevator November 2020
American Elevator & Machine Corp Long Island City, New York American Elevator Group, Arcline Capital Partners August 2020
Republic Elevator Co. Santa Barbara, California Schindler Elevator Corp June 2020
Suburban Elevator Chicago, Illinois Schindler Elevator Corp. June 2020
24 Hour Elevator, Inc. San Diego, California Specialized Elevator Services March 2020
Landmark Elevator, Inc. Hagerstown, Maryland L Squared Capital Partners - Oracle Elevator Co February 2020
ESR Elevator, Inc. San Francisco, California CIVC Partners September 2019
Specialized Elevator Corp Los Angeles, California CIVC Partners May 2019
San Franciso Elevator San Francisco, California CIVC Partners May 2019
Ascent Elevator Co San Francisco, California CIVC Partners May 2019
Eltec Elevator, Ltd Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA KONE Elevator December 2018
5 Star Elevator Service, Inc. Anaheim, California Schindler Elevator Corp. November 2018
Great Lakes Elevator Service Chicago, Illinois Otis Elevator October 2018
Bore-Max Corp. El Monte, California GAL Mfg/Golden Gate Capital March 2018
Eletech, Inc. Omaha, Nebraska Schindler Elevator Corp. January 2018
Texas Independent Elevator Co., LLC Dallas, Texas L Squared Capital Partners - Oracle Elev Co November 2017
Daytona Elevator, LLC New Smyrna Beach, Florida Incline Equity - Oracle Elevator Co March 2017
Capital Elevator Corp. Boston, MA Delta-Beckwith Elevator Co. (Otis Elevator) December 2016
Downey-Goodlein Elevator Corp. Rochester, NY KONE Elevator November 2016
City Elevator New York, NY KONE Elevator September 2016
Capital Elevator Services, Inc. Waldorf, Maryland/Washington, DC KONE Elevator January 2016
Taylor Elevator Corp. Naples, Florida Otis Elevator August 2015
Ascent Elevator Services, LLC Houston, Texas ThyssenKrupp Elevator May 2015
Advanced Elevator Technologies Boston, MA KONE April 2015
5280 Elevator Denver, CO KONE Sept 2014
TSR Elevator Green Bay, WI KONE Oct 2013
Edmonds Elevator Cleveland, OH Thyssen Krupp August 2013
Ascent Elevator San Francisco, CA KONE December 2012
National Elevator San Francisco, CA Otis Elevator May 2012
Eagle Elevator Minneapolis, MN KONE May 2012
Response Elevator Cleveland, OH KONE June 2011
Sterling Elevator Edmonton,   Canada ThyssenKrupp November 2011
Northeast Elevator Co, Inc Portland, ME KONE November 2010
Reliant Elevator Portland, OR KONE June 2010
Badger Elevator Milwaukee, WI MEI July 2009
Gallaher & Speck Chicago, IL ThyssenKrupp January 2009
Arista Elevator Company Brooklyn, NY Otis April 2008
Sterilng Elevator, LLC Bellevue, WA Schindler 2007
Saeflite Elevator Company, Inc Milwaukee, WI Braun ThyssenKrupp Elevator, LLC 2006
Vertrans Elevator Co, Inc Fairfield, CA ThyssenKrupp 2004
Elevator Technologies, LLC Syracuse, NY KONE Inc 2006
Williams Elevator Company, Inc Copiague, NY ThyssenKrupp Elevator 2005
AVL Elevator Company, Inc Dallas, TX Oracle Elevator Co. 2004
R&O Elevator Company, Inc Bloomington, MN ThyssenKrupp Elevator 2004
Elevator Technical Services, inc Houston, TX SwettCorp 2003
Central Elevator Co, Inc Miami, FL Oracle Elevator Co, 2003
Higdon Elevator Company, Inc Hackensack, NJ Otis 2003
Elevator Maintenance Co. Inc Houston, TX Otis 2003
D&D, The Elevator Company San Francisco Ascent Elevator Services, Inc 2003
Capitol Elevator Company, Inc Feasterville, PA Otis 2003
A.R.W. Ltd Elevator Division Kansas City, MO Otis 2003
Centrelix Elevator Services Corp Deerfield Beach, FL Otis 2003
Universal Elevator Company, INc New York, NY Otis 2003
Martin Elevator Co., Inc Woodside, NY Otis 2002
Cascade Elevator Services Corp Deerfield Beach, FL Otis 2002
Garden State Elevator Industries, Inc New York, NY Otis 2002
H&H Elevator Svc, Inc Columbus, OH Otis 2001
Archer Elevator Company, Inc New York, NY Otis 2001
Alliance Elevator Group, LLC Woodside, NY Otis 2000
AscenseursThyssenMontenay, Inc Montreal, Canada Quebec City Investor 2000
Jenkins Elevator Philadelphia, PA Capitol Elevator Co., Inc 2000
Bergh, Inc Fairbanks, AL Otis 1999
Reliance Elevator Co. Chicago, IL Otis 1999
Serge Elevator Co., Inc Wood Ridge, NJ Fujitec 1998