VSS Capital Invests in Barrier Companies VSS Capital Partners, a private investment firm investing in the business services, healthcare, education and information industries, has completed a platform investment in Barrier Companies, a nationwide fire and life safety and containment services provider specializing in preventing the spread of fire, smoke, water and infection in buildings. Barrier’s management team invested alongside VSS and Lincolnshire Management in the company. Barrier operates two divisions: compliance services, which provides essential inspection and repair of fire and smoke doors, dampers, barriers and complementary services to hospitals and other healthcare facilities; and new build services, which provides planning, budgeting, consulting and installation of thermal and moisture protection with a focus on data centers, education and commercial facilities.