FacilitySource

FacilitySource, is a technology-based, facility management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, US. The company provides facility management and management solutions to businesses in retail, banking, logistics, and healthcare industries based in North America.[4]

FacilitySource, Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Facility management, Subsidiary
Founded	2005 (2005)
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Area served	North America
Key people	Bill Hayden (CEO) Christine Kowalczyk (COO) [1] Chris Jernigan (Senior VP, Sales and Marketing) [2]
Number of employees	595 [3]
Parent	CBRE Group
Website	www.facilitysource.com

History

FacilitySource has locations in Phoenix, Arizona, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Columbus, Ohio, US. It was founded and incorporated in 2005.[5] FacilitySource was founded as a Software as a service (SaaS) solution for retail operations with multiple locations. Consequently, it had a large repository of data that could be analyzed for operational purposes.

By 2012, the company built a network of subcontractors across North America.[6]

FacilitySource started offering facility management services, performed by what it refers to as its ‘Elite Network’. These third-partyservice providers are located across the country. It serves clients across popular brands in healthcare, banking, retail, logistics and other sectors, like The Home Depot, Starbucks, Walmart, Autozone, Dollar General, LBrands, Speedway, FedEx Office, T-Mobile and other entities such as retailers, restaurants, e-commerce retailers, etc.[4][6]

In April 2019, FacilitySource was named US Supplier Company of the Year at the PRSM2019 National Conference.[7]

Products and Services

The services provided by them are operational and financial reports based on their data repository, gathered for over 13 years and from over 120,000 client locations.[8][9]

fmPilot

It is a web-based Computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), that coordinates facility management activities by controlling work orders and service provider management and collects the data necessary to optimize maintenance processes. This eliminates wasteful expenditure and provides sophisticated budgeting and reporting functionality.[10]

fmSurvey

fmSurvey is an asset inventory which acts as an information collection tool and data repository. It provides location information in a web-based platform, making it possible to track equipment conditions and maintenance activities across multiple locations across the network.[10]

Energy management services (EMS)

It is a service involving around the year monitoring, issue resolution and overall reporting of the energy investments. It helps in reduction of unnecessary service calls, optimization of energy use and increase in energy savings.[10]

Funding and Acquisition

In October 2011, FacilitySource received $10 million of development capital from BMO Capital Markets' Mezzanine fund for growth plans which included continued investment in its software applications to support management solutions, expansion of its offices at new locations and strategic acquisitions.[11][12]

In July, 2017, FacilitySource got a $400,000 grant from the State of Ohio, US, to add 272 jobs and $13.5 million in payroll, to its existing 323 jobs at its Columbus headquarters.[13][14]

Acquisition by Warburg Pincus

In 2012, Warburg Pincus acquired a majority stake in the company. The terms of the deal were undisclosed.[11][15]

Acquisition by the CBRE group

In June, 2018, the CBRE Group acquired FacilitySource from Warburg Pincus for $290 million.[16][17][18][19][20] Through this deal, CBRE acquired Facility Source’s software technology platform, vendor development program, 24/7 operation centers and a supply chain of thousands of third-party service providers to fix operational problems and address requests at all office, industrial and retail buildings that CBRE manages in the US.[21][22]

References

1. "Terms of Service Violation". www.bloomberg.com.
2. "FacilitySource, An Insider's Take On The Growth And Success Of FacilitySource – By Chris Jernigan".
3. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/11/14/incentives-get-richer-for-company-adding-270-jobs.html
4. "Next Level Facility Management - Business In Focus". www.businessinfocusmagazine.com.
5. "CBRE Shells Out $290M to Buy FacilitySource from Warburg". 13 June 2018.
6. "FacilitySource: a look at its exponential growth and sustained leadership in the field of Facilities Management". emmitsburg.net.
7. "CBRE | FacilitySource Named U.S. Supplier Company of the Year at PRSM2019 National Conference". Bloomberg.com. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
8. "FacilitySource: Establishing The First Single Source Solution in IFM". NewsBlaze News. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
9. "FacilitySource, An Insider's Take On The Growth And Success Of FacilitySource – By Chris Jernigan". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
10. "FacilitySource- innovating facilities management since 2005". u.wn.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
11. "Warburg Pincus Acquires FacilitySource - PitchBook".
12. "FacilitySource bought by Warburg Pincus".
13. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/07/25/city-backs-facility-companys-multi-million-dollar.html
14. "Incentives get richer for company adding 270 jobs in Columbus".
15. Williams, Jordan. "Warburg Pincus exits FacilitySource in $290m sale to CBRE - AltAssets Private Equity News". www.altassets.net.
16. "Warburg Pincus exits FacilitySource for $290M - PitchBook".
17. "Sidley Private Equity Practice Head Jumps to Willkie - The American Lawyer".
18. "The weekly wrap: Stryker, Boston Scientific, KKR".
19. Rose, Marla Matzer. "CBRE buys Columbus-based FacilitySource for $290 million".
20. "CBRE: Investor Relations - Financial News Release". ir.cbre.com.
21. https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/property-management/cbre-pays-290m-for-facilities-management-provider-facilitysource-89457
22. "CBRE Purchases FacilitySource from Warburg Pincus for $290M - GlobeSt".