Gridiron Capital Invests in Legacy Service Partners

Legacy Service Partners Acquires John Henry's Plumbing, Heating & Air and Buehler Air Conditioning

May 2, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Legacy Service Partners, a Gridiron Capital-backed home services platform, completed investments in John Henry's Plumbing, Heating & Air (Lincoln, NE) and Buehler Air Conditioning (Jacksonville, FL). The add-on acquisitions expand Legacy's national footprint by entering the Midwest and increasing scale in existing markets while leveraging the platform's acquisition engine and integration capabilities.

RLJ Equity Partners and LP First Capital Recapitalize Three Businesses to Form Flow Service Partners

July 7, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

RLJ Equity Partners and LP First Capital recapitalized three HVACR and plumbing businesses to create Flow Service Partners, a commercial HVACR and plumbing platform headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Brookside Capital Partners provided unitranche debt and an equity co-investment to facilitate the transaction; RLJ will hold controlling equity and pursue add-on acquisitions to scale the platform.

Apex Service Partners Acquires Frontier Service Partners from Imperial Capital

January 23, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Apex Service Partners has acquired Frontier Service Partners from Imperial Capital, closing on January 23, 2024. Frontier consolidates three Midwest residential home‑services brands (Haley Mechanical, Korte Does It All and AB May); Apex will integrate the brands into its national HVAC, plumbing and electrical platform to drive further growth and operational scale.

Leonard Green & Partners Acquires Service Logic from Warburg Pincus

November 2, 2020

HVAC & Mechanical

Leonard Green & Partners acquired Service Logic from Warburg Pincus. Service Logic, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, operates 76 branches across the United States as a leading provider of commercial HVAC aftermarket maintenance, repair and replacement services; the company will remain led by CEO Craig Steinke and management, and Leonard Green intends to support continued organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Terms were not disclosed; committed debt financing was provided by JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Antares Capital, and Crescent Capital.

Quad-C Management Invests in Flow Service Partners

November 21, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Quad-C Management has made an investment in Flow Service Partners, a multi-region provider of HVACR and plumbing services operating in the Midwest, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Quad-C said it will work with Flow's management to scale operations through M&A, expand geographic reach, and add new service offerings; terms were not disclosed.

Gridiron Capital Invests in Erie

August 3, 2021

Construction

Gridiron Capital made a majority investment in Erie, a direct-to-consumer residential re-roofing and home-improvement company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, to support continued growth and expansion of its field-office footprint. Erie will remain led by its existing management team and continue operating from Toledo while leveraging Gridiron's sector experience to scale the business across its markets.