IES Holdings Acquires NEXT Electric

HOUSTON, July 14, 2017 -- IES Holdings, Inc. (or “IES”) (NASDAQ:IESC) today announced that it has acquired 80% of the membership interests in NEXT Electric, LLC (“NEXT”), a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based electrical contractor specializing in the design, installation and maintenance of electrical systems for commercial, industrial, healthcare, water treatment and education end markets.  NEXT’s current management team, led by President Chris Surges, has chosen to reinvest its entire ownership interest and will collectively retain 20% of the membership interests in NEXT.  NEXT will operate as a subsidiary in IES’s Commercial & Industrial segment and will continue to operate under the NEXT name.  NEXT generated approximately $25 million of revenue in calendar year 2016.

“The acquisition of NEXT reinforces our strategy to partner with strong management teams in attractive markets.  NEXT was created in 2012 by Chris Surges and his management team and OwnersEdge, NEXT’s majority owner, and has since grown to become a leading electrical contractor in the Milwaukee region,” said Robert Lewey, President of IES.  “IES’s long-term investment horizon and ownership culture allowed us to create a structure where Chris and his team will retain a meaningful ownership stake in NEXT and its future.  We are pleased to welcome Chris and NEXT’s over 100 team members to IES and are excited to partner with them to continue to grow NEXT.”

ABOUT IES HOLDINGS, Inc.
IES is a holding company that owns and manages diverse operating subsidiaries, comprised of providers of industrial infrastructure services to a variety of end markets. Our approximately 4,000 employees serve clients in the United States. For more information about IES, please visit www.ies-co.com.

ABOUT IES COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
IES’s Commercial & Industrial segment provides electrical and mechanical (HVAC) design, construction, and maintenance services to the commercial and industrial markets in various regional markets and nationwide in certain areas of expertise, such as the power infrastructure market. For more information about IES Commercial & Industrial, please visit www.iesci.net.

ABOUT NEXT ELECTRIC, LLC
NEXT, established in 2012, is a Milwaukee-based electrical contractor specializing in the design, installation and maintenance of electrical systems for commercial, industrial, healthcare, water treatment and education end markets. For more information about NEXT, please visit www.nextelectricinc.com.

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Contact: 
Robert Lewey, President 
IES Holdings, Inc.
713-860-1500