PE Consolidation Strategy in HVAC

Private equity firms aim to consolidate fragmented HVAC contractors by bundling them together, stripping costs through combined resources, and improving capability to increase value, as there is no single dominant player like Orkin in pest control.

“The thought process of private equity is to bundle contractors together, strip cost by combining resources, and improve capability, which leads to more value.”

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