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Private equity in home services
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, pest control. Here are the firms we track consolidating this sector — and the consumer-facing brands they're behind. These owners are kept out of the Free Range directory.
Roark Capital
Franchise-specialist; the single biggest actor in local consumer rollups.
Inspire BrandsSubwayCKE RestaurantsGoTo FoodsDriven BrandsServiceMaster BrandsPurpose BrandsMassage EnvyPrimrose SchoolsMathnasiumSchool of RockYouth Enrichment Brands
KKR
Heartland DentalMB2 DentalNeighborly
Blackstone
ServproCitrin Cooperman
Leonard Green & Partners
Aspen DentalThe Aspen GroupPet Supplies PlusWrench GroupHUB International
Neighborly
KKR-owned home-services franchise platform.
Mr. RooterMolly MaidMr. HandymanAire ServMr. ElectricGlass DoctorMosquito Joe
Authority Brands
Apax Partners-backed home-services franchisor.
Benjamin Franklin PlumbingMister SparkyOne Hour Heating & Air ConditioningThe Cleaning AuthorityMosquito SquadAmerica's Swimming Pool Company
Apex Service Partners
Alpine Investors-backed HVAC/plumbing/electrical rollup (non-franchise).
Wrench Group
HVAC/plumbing rollup owned by Leonard Green & Partners (with TSG Consumer & Oak Hill).
Apax Partners
Cadence EducationAuthority Brands
EQT
Owns Anticimex, a global pest-control consolidator.
Anticimex
Teamshares
Buys small Main-Street businesses from retiring owners (employee-ownership model).