Guidance on HVAC market consolidation and exit/acquisition paths

A guest column frames HVAC industry consolidation as two diverging paths - acquiring versus exiting via sale - and offers tips for owners preparing their business to be acquired.

“Consolidation can lead to two diverging paths: those looking to acquire another business and those looking to exit their business through selling and/or being acquired.”

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