Houlihan Capital: COVID drove PE into recession-resistant HVAC

Jacques Zureikat of Houlihan Capital characterized the pandemic period as 'the perfect storm' that turned private equity attention toward recession-resistant, stable businesses like HVAC.

“It was about three years ago when private equity zeroed in on HVAC contracting. Jacques Zureikat of Houlihan Capital called it “the perfect storm.””

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