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Nikita Trusov

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Nikita Trusov partners with entrepreneurs across family-owned, founder-led, and private equity-backed businesses to help drive successful transactions and long-term value creation.

As a transaction leader, Nikita advises clients through every stage of the M&A process, aligning strategic objectives and company vision with a disciplined execution approach designed to maximize outcomes. He is known for his hands-on approach as a trusted strategic advisor, helping business owners and stakeholders evaluate opportunities, develop and refine business models, and solve complex challenges to optimize transaction success.

Nikita was formerly a Senior Vice President at Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory, where he focused on middle market clients across several sectors. He worked closely with founder-owned and private equity-backed businesses, advising on and executing M&A strategies tailored to their specific objectives.

Prior to that, he was an Investment Banking Vice President at Q Advisors, where he led all phases of the transaction process, including developing financial models and investor materials, managing due diligence, coordinating external advisors, and negotiating key deal terms.

Nikita graduated from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado. He holds Series 79, 63, and SIE licenses, is a former CPA, and speaks fluent Russian. He is an avid outdoorsman with a deep enthusiasm for skiing, running, and hiking.

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    VCI – Emergency Vehicle Specialists recapitalized by Tightrope Capital & NewSpring Capital

    VCI Tombstone
    PRESS RELEASE

    VCI is the preeminent full lifecycle sales and service provider of emergency ambulance solutions to first aid squads, EMS organizations, fire departments, hospital organizations, municipalities, and private medical transport companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region. VCI was recapitalized by private equity firms Tightrope Capital Partners and NewSpring Capital.

    DAK led a competitive, sell-side process for VCI, generating multiple offers from a wide range of strategic buyers and financial sponsors. By positioning the combination of VCI’s market leadership position, comprehensive services offering, strong manufacturer relationships, and robust backlog, DAK achieved an outstanding outcome for the company’s shareholders.

    The acquisition provides the shareholders of VCI an opportunity to accelerate its growth strategy by expanding its core ambulance business, building out the value-added segments of conversions and remounts, implementing operational improvements, and pursuing acquisitions with the help of its new partners. Tightrope and NewSpring have an opportunity to leverage VCI’s strong management team and operating platform to build a multi-regional player in emergency ambulance solutions.