Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents A1 Garage Door Service in its Acquisition of The Garage Door Guy

March, 2024

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to A1 Garage Door Service, a portfolio company of Cortec Group, in its acquisition of The Garage Door Guy. Our Acquisition Search services included identifying the target and making contact with its owner, as well as providing assistance on valuation, transaction structure and the negotiation and closing of the transaction.

The Garage Door Guy, based in Plymouth, Minnesota, is a leading residential garage door repair and replacement company. Founded in 1998, The Garage Door Guy has become one the highest rated garage door service providers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.

A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is a leading provider of residential repair and replacement garage door services across the United States. Founded in 2007, A1 has established a longstanding reputation for providing the highest quality customer service available in 15 states and 32 served markets.


Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.


Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com

Matt Clarke
Managing Director
480-626-0017
mclarke@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Dudek
Vice President
630-730-5978
mdudek@thirdcoastca.com