FOSTER CITY, CA: AUGUST 13, 2025
Perimeter Solutions Group, LLC ("PSG"), a portfolio company of Bertram Capital ("Bertram"), and a national provider of commercial and industrial perimeter protection solutions, announced today its partnership with Tusco, one of the nation’s leading and respected high security perimeter solutions contractors.
Tusco is a nationwide installer of “high security” assets (e.g., barriers, crash rated fencing and gates, bollards, drop arms, structured cabling, video surveillance and access control systems) on data centers, government facilities and other commercial and industrial properties. President Brent Martina, Senior Vice President Philip Emerson, CFO Chris Walker, Vice President Jonathan Nichols and their senior management team will continue to lead Tusco as the High Security Division of PSG. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"We are excited to partner with Brent, Philip, Chris, Jonathan and the entire Tusco team to expand PSG's high security capabilities on complex data center, government and other commercial properties around the country," said Wes Tolbert, CEO of PSG. "Our company is deeply focused on serving our customers' perimeter security needs, and now we can provide them with new products and services around the country."
The transaction represents PSG's eighth acquisition since 2021 and the third since Bertram and PSG announced their partnership in October 2024.
"Tusco is proud to be joining the PSG team and its national platform providing integrated perimeter security solutions," said Brent Martina. "Joining PSG’s national platform allows Tusco to offer expanded capabilities, faster response times, and greater career opportunities for our team—while continuing to deliver the service and expertise our clients expect."
Please direct partnership/acquisition opportunities to Sam Rosati (sam@perimetersolutionsgroup.com).
PSG is bringing together the nation's highest-quality perimeter security businesses in commercial and temporary fencing, gate fabrication, barriers, bollards and access controls. PSG seeks partnership/acquisition opportunities that broaden its capabilities or its geographic reach.
About Perimeter Solutions Group
PSG supports its customers throughout the US from eleven physical locations. The company provides permanent and rental fencing, gate and access control solutions, physical and electronic security, as well as service and maintenance, to commercial, industrial and government customers. PSG is trusted by its customers as the preferred national provider of advanced perimeter security solutions for a diverse range of projects, sites and end markets. PSG serves developers, owners and managers of multi-family, industrial, office, retail, stadiums, parks, medical, data center, government and renewable energy sites.
For more information, please visit PSG’s website: https://perimetersolutionsgroup.com/
About Tusco
Established in 1974, Tusco has become one of the nation’s leading and respected perimeter security solutions contractors. Its performance history includes job locations that span from coast to coast, as well as select international sites. Tusco provides a wide array of services and products to such broad clientele as government agencies, including the FBI, DEA, and EPA, military bases, data centers, state capitol and federal buildings, universities, industrial facilities, spectator sports venues, office complexes, multifamily unit developments, churches, schools, and many others. Tusco offers the sales and installation of such products as crash rated fencing and gates, wedge barriers, bollards, drop arms, structured cabling, video surveillance, and access control systems. Tusco also provides services in systems integration and perimeter security site assessments and consulting. Tusco is headquartered in Cottondale, Alabama, and has two additional locations in Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama.
For more information, please visit Tusco’s website: https://www.tuscoinc.com/
About Bertram Capital
Bertram Capital is a private equity firm targeting investments in lower middle market companies. Since its inception in 2006, the firm has raised over $4.0 billion in capital commitments. In addition to supplying strategic growth capital, Bertram Capital seeks to leverage proprietary processes and services, Bertram High-5sm and Bertram Labs, to empower its portfolio companies to unlock their full business potential.
The Bertram High-5sm is an operationally-focused value creation strategy, which includes management augmentation, operational initiative implementation, complementary business acquisition, sales and marketing improvements, and leveraging technology and IP. The cornerstone of this strategy is Bertram Labs, its in-house technology team, which aims to drive growth and value through digital marketing, e-commerce, big data and analytics, application development, and internal and external platform optimization.
Bertram Capital V focuses on control investments in business services, consumer and industrial sectors with north of $7.5M of EBITDA.
Bertram Ignite I focuses on control and non-control investments in business services, consumer and industrial sectors with a minimum of $3M of EBITDA.
