The Badlands Security Company, backed by Tucker’s Farm Corporation, has acquired Cosmic Fischer, a New York City commercial security integrator with roots dating back to 1968.
The acquisition makes Cosmic Fischer the second company to join the Badlands platform and expands the business beyond locksmith and mechanical door hardware services into electronic access control, video surveillance, intercom systems, gates, and broader commercial security integration.
Aaron Vaknin built Cosmic Fischer by combining Fischer Locksmiths and Cosmic Doors. The company serves commercial property owners, managing agents, and institutional clients primarily throughout New York City’s five boroughs, with select projects completed nationally.
Badlands was capitalized by Tucker’s Farm in February 2025 alongside its acquisition of Webster Lock and Hardware Company, one of the largest family-owned locksmith operators in the U.S. Webster covers approximately 10,000 doors with a fleet of about 40 trucks and established the mechanical security foundation of the platform.
With Cosmic Fischer, Badlands is adding the electronic systems that increasingly sit alongside physical door and lock infrastructure. The combined platform can now provide customers with services spanning locks and hardware, doors and storefronts, electronic access control, video surveillance, intercom systems, and gates.
Cosmic Fischer will continue operating under its existing name from its Manhattan headquarters. Stephen Vaknin, who has spent more than 11 years with the company and has led its operations for the past six years, will remain Chief Executive Officer.
Badlands plans to preserve local management and brands while providing portfolio companies with shared purchasing power, back-office resources, and capital to support expansion. The company is actively seeking additional acquisitions across commercial security, locksmith services, door hardware, and access control.
Tucker’s Farm, which began as a goat dairy farm in 1994 before evolving into a diversified holding company, is targeting $100 million to $200 million of long-term asset acquisitions annually through lower-middle-market M&A and reinvestment strategies.
Vaupen Financial Advisors advised Cosmic Fischer, while Strauss Troy served as its legal counsel. Quilvest Capital Partners provided debt financing to Badlands, and Taft Stettinius & Hollister served as legal counsel to Badlands.
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“Cosmic Fischer has been a family business since 1968. We were selective about who we would trust to move the business into the future. Badlands understands our industry and our business approach that has inspired customer loyalty. Joining the platform gives our technicians better tools, our customers a deeper bench, and our team the capacity to take on larger projects than we could pursue on our own. I’m excited to be staying on as CEO to lead the growth.”
Stephen Vaknin, Chief Executive Officer Of Cosmic Fischer
“Customers want one partner for both the hardware in the door and the system that controls it. With Webster and Cosmic, Badlands now delivers both, and Cosmic brings a team that has been doing this work in New York for decades. That combination is hard to assemble and harder to replicate. Our job is to give Stephen and his technicians more resources, not more supervision. We are a stronger platform today, and we are actively looking for the next partner to join us.”
Daniel Balzora, Chief Executive Officer Of The Badlands Security Company
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