PE Buy-and-Build Strategy in Fragmented HVAC Market

The article describes a classic private equity buy-and-build approach in the HVAC services market, which is highly fragmented with thousands of local and regional companies. AE Industrial Partners is using this strategy to create a nationally scaled platform.

“The strategy is a classic private equity “buy-and-build” approach, where a well-capitalized platform company grows rapidly by acquiring smaller, regional players.”

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