Agellus Capital Completes Acquisition of Crux Consulting, Expanding its National Fire and Life Safety Acquisition Platform

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CLAYTON, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 10, 2026--

Agellus Capital announced today the acquisition of Omaha-based Crux Consulting (“Crux”). Crux will be joining Bluejack Fire & Life Safety (“Bluejack”), headquartered in Houston, Texas, a national service provider of fire & life safety services.

Crux Consulting, founded by Shane Cherney in 2021, is a fire & life safety design, engineering, and consulting provider for federal, commercial, critical energy, and industrial facilities.

“We were drawn to the Agellus team’s experience building a scalable platform within the fire & life safety industry and felt an immediate alignment with Phil McVey and the broader Bluejack leadership team. This partnership enables us to scale our high-demand services, while expanding into new markets, aligned with evolving industry needs and creating broader career opportunities for our team. We’re excited to continue serving our clients and to build new relationships as we grow together,” explained Mr. Cherney.

CEO of Bluejack Fire & Life Safety Phil McVey said, “We are thrilled to have the Crux team join Bluejack. By combining them with our existing fire protection engineering business, Orcus Fire & Risk, we can bring Crux's substantial breadth and technical expertise to more clients and vertical markets. Orcus and Crux offer services from code consulting, risk modeling, engineering and design, procurement, project management, and system installation and testing. The combined entity, which will operate as Orcus Fire & Risk, is led by Co-Presidents Marcelo D’Amico, PE and Shane Cherney, PE.”

Agellus Capital Co-founder and Managing Partner Jeff Aiello remarked, “Crux brings specialized code and regulatory expertise and an engineering-led approach to complex fire and life safety challenges. Together with Orcus, we will deepen our ability to support customers from early design and coordination with local code and permitting authorities, through final approval and execution, while maintaining the technical rigor and responsiveness customers expect.”

Squire Patton Boggs served as legal counsel to Agellus Capital.

About Agellus Capital

Founded in 2024 and based in Clayton, Missouri, Agellus partners with founders, families, and management teams to drive transformational growth in non-discretionary, essential services businesses in the United States and Canada. Agellus targets platforms of $2 million to $20 million of EBITDA in large, fragmented markets and aims to be the partner of choice in the middle market for its portfolio companies, investors, and people. For more information, visit agellus.com.

About Bluejack Fire & Life Safety

Bluejack Fire & Life Safety is committed to providing the highest quality, code-compliant fire protection and life safety solutions to deliver seamless and non-disruptive services tailored to clients’ needs. Bluejack strives to be the only fire protection partner customers need by offering market-leading testing, inspection, repairs, and installation services. For more information, visit bluejackfire.com.

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CONTACT: Justin Smith

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