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KCI Technologies

Employee-owned (ESOP)HQ Sparks, Marylandkci.com

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Headquarters
Sparks, MarylandSource: kci.com/locations
Founded
Founded in 1955 as Matz Childs and Associates; renamed KCI Technologies Inc in 1991, per the firm's historySource: kci.com/about-kci
Ownership type
Employee-owned (ESOP class): the firm states it operates as a 100% employee-owned firmSource: kci.com/about-kci
Sponsor or parent
The firm's history page records that after Hanson Trust PLC bought its parent company in 1987, the subsidiary initiated an employee buyout from Hanson, completed in December 1988Source: kci.com/about-kci

Legal name, DBA and former names

  • KCI Technologies, Inc. (Texas board record: KCI Technologies Inc)Source: kci.com/about-kci

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

Offices

  • Offices throughout the country supporting clients in all 50 states, per the locations page (office list not counted here)Source: kci.com/locations

Ownership type

  • Employee-owned (ESOP class): the firm states it operates as a 100% employee-owned firm.Source: kci.com/about-kci

Sponsor, parent or transaction

  • The firm's history page records that after Hanson Trust PLC bought its parent company in 1987, the subsidiary initiated an employee buyout from Hanson, completed in December 1988.Source: kci.com/about-kci

Services and markets

  • Integration of engineering, scientific, planning and construction consulting expertise; affiliates include KCI Environmental Technologies and Construction, Inc. and KCI Design Solutions, Inc.Source: kci.com/about-kci

Leaders

Deals

  • Employee buyout from Hanson Trust PLC completed December 1988 (see ownership detail)Source: kci.com/about-kci

Licences (board records)

DOT prequalification

Federal awards (contracts)

  • USAspending recipient record KCI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Sparks Glencoe, MD), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $81,820, FY2025 $41,663 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/ae0d9636-7188-c147-b3…

ESOP plan data (Form 5500)

  • DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: KCI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250811162131NAL0021201026001), 1,840 active participants and total plan assets of $392,391,805 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…

Public filings

  • DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: KCI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250811162131NAL0021201026001, 1,840 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…

Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.

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