Bridgepoint Advises Ampirical Solutions, a Leading Tech-Enabled Engineering and Design Firm for the Power Utility Industry, on Its Investment from SkyKnight Capital

July 15, 2024 – Bridgepoint Investment Banking’s (“Bridgepoint”) industry-leading Industrials team focused on utility and infrastructure services acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Ampirical Solutions (“Ampirical”) on their investment from SkyKnight (“SkyKnight”) Capital.

Ampirical, headquartered in Covington Louisiana, is a tech-enabled provider of engineering and design services for the power industry, specializing in large and complex electrical infrastructure for large utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, and renewable developers.

Amid significant interest from various funder types, Ampirical elected to partner with the team from SkyKnight based on their alignment of vision, understanding of the industry and partnership mentality.

Ampirical’s Co-Founder and President, Matthew Saacks commented on his experience with Bridgepoint, stating “From start to finish, the Bridgepoint team deftly handled every nuance of a massive process that was entirely new for us. Their superior communication skills, patient and earnest listening sessions, and ability to distill the essence of our competitive advantages are what I believe yielded a tremendous response from the market, culminating in a terrific outcome for our employees and customers. Our team is ecstatic with the results and can highly recommend Bridgepoint.”

Mike Sulzer, Co-Founder and EVP of Operations at Ampirical commented, “Bryan and the team at Bridgepoint have a deep understanding of our industry which enabled them to find not just any partner, but the right partner. Their advocacy for us and our team throughout this process, as well as the significance of their guidance and advice, cannot be overstated.”

Bryan Wallace, Managing Director and Head of Bridgepoint’s focus on Utility & Infrastructure Services commented “We are thrilled to have played a role in the Ampirical story and eagerly anticipate watching this team’s future achievements. Matthew and Mike have created something remarkable that we believe is on the verge of even greater success. Positioned at the heart of a transforming industry, alongside their new partner, Ampirical is set to drive the entire sector forward.”

About Bridgepoint Investment Banking

Bridgepoint Investment Banking, a division of Bridgepoint Holdings NE, LLC, is a market-leading boutique investment bank. The Bridgepoint team, through their broker dealer relationship with M&A Securities Group, Inc., an unaffiliated entity, serves clients over their corporate lifecycles by providing capital raising and M&A advisory solutions. Bridgepoint serves clients globally across a range of focus sectors including industrials, transportation, healthcare, business and IT services, technology and consumer and retail. Learn more about Bridgepoint at bridgepointib.com.

About Ampirical Solutions

Since 2006, Ampirical has an outstanding industry track record for the engineering and design of complex electrical infrastructure projects.  This includes work for investor-owned utilities, municipalities, rural cooperatives, and industrial clients, with expertise that includes transmission and distribution line design, substation design, system protection and control design, 3D modeling and intelligent design, cybersecurity, and project & construction management.  With over 80 years of combined experience in the industry, Ampirical’s founders have a long history of fulfilling their mission in Engineering Power-ful Solutions. For more information, visit Ampirical.com.