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Jan 7, 2025
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A quick housekeeping note
Legal
Nov 14, 2024
4 min read
Since former President Trump won the election, a sea of changes, several of which will impact the HVAC industry, has been swirling in D.C.
Technology
Nov 11, 2024
2 min read
The company has been waiting for "favorable market conditions," according to an investor
Management
5 min read
As a business owner, you’re practically a superhero. But unfortunately, you and your team can’t be awake 24/7
M&A
Nov 6, 2024
The deal values the company at about $1.7 billion, or ~17x its 12-month EBITDA of just under $100 million, according to a few people familiar with the matter
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Nov 4, 2024
On an hour-long Zoom call, CFO Michael Sullivan and COO Andrew Hasty walked me through the company's key bets for next year
Oct 31, 2024
Post Close is a monthly series anonymously highlighting the thoughts of HVAC contractors who have sold their businesses to a private-equity-backed platform
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Oct 28, 2024
6 min read
A Q&A with Ruchir Shah, founder of SkillCat, a digital education company that's enrolled over 300,000 students in its skilled trade programs
3 min read
Given ACCA's focus on government advocacy, I was curious about the motivation and did some digging
Oct 24, 2024
A couple weeks ago, I chatted with Will Schryver, a former investment banker currently putting together his own residential HVAC platform, about all things M&A-land
Economy
A roundup of comments from Carrier and Lennox's Q3 earnings calls
Oct 21, 2024
The company expects to cross $100 million in revenue this year and plans to use the capital to fund future acquisitions
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At ServiceTitan's Pantheon event early this month, the execs joined ServiceTitan's Chief Revenue Officer for a panel discussion
Oct 18, 2024
In a market crowded with private equity-backed players, Gorjanc is an independent contractor on track to grow revenue over 20% this year
A breakdown of Q3 performance across organic channels and Google Local Services Ads
Oct 14, 2024
Last week, on an hour-long webinar, I caught up with the CEOs of Hatch and Genz-Ryan
In 2021, importers and wholesalers stockpiled HFCs, but inventories are dwindling
Oct 10, 2024
Welcome to Post Close, a monthly series anonymously highlighting the thoughts of HVAC contractors who have sold their businesses to a private-equity-backed platform
Oct 7, 2024
In Vice President Paul Snowden's mind, there are five components of effective dispatching
Oct 3, 2024
ServiceTitan hosted its annual Pantheon event in Orlando this week
Sep 27, 2024
The potential sales price implies a roughly 15x multiple of the company's near-$100 million EBITDA, according to Reuters
Sep 26, 2024
The company takes industry developments and community events, and crafts stories for local media outlets
Sep 25, 2024
Wrench Group's contractors will be able to leverage a 24/7 stream of monitoring data to address customer issues before they become emergencies
Sep 23, 2024
New startups have popped up to help contractors meet consumers' preference to shop online
Sep 19, 2024
The company has grown to nine locations across four states — with the help of one thing, according to Sales Director Jake Winchell: Culture
