Private equity now driving HVAC contractor consolidation

An ACHR News opinion piece observes that, unlike the publicly-traded consolidators of the 1990s, private equity firms are now entering the HVAC market and buying up contractors.

“Back in the days of grunge music, it was publicly traded companies that were buying up and consolidating HVAC contractors. These days, it is private equity companies entering the HVAC market.”

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