PE peak interest in HVAC has passed; mid-size firms already bought

An ACHR NEWS market update reports private equity's peak interest in HVAC is behind us and many mid-size HVAC companies have already been acquired, though small independent business sales remain nimble heading into 2025.

“For starters, private equity’s peak interest in HVAC is behind us. Secondly, many of the mid-size HVAC companies have already been bought up. But for those small independent HVAC businesses, sales remain nimble.”

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