Warburg Pincus to acquire Total Safety from DLJ Merchant Banking

New York City-based private-equity firms Warburg Pincus and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners have reached a definitive agreement whereby Warburg Pincus will acquire Total Safety (Houston, TX), a global provider of safety and compliance services to companies operating in hazardous environments, from DLJ. The terms were not disclosed. Total Safety operates from more than 105 locations in 13 countries and provides a broad range of services and products in the areas of on-site safety, turnaround safety, gas detection, respiratory protection, rescue, safety training, fire protection, safety compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, and engineered system design. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2011.