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An M&A advisory firm focused exclusively on residential and commercial service businesses. We help owners sell, acquirers buy, and operators figure out what their company is worth — through sell-side and buy-side advisory, valuation, and strategic consulting.
Three buckets our work falls into.
Most of our work falls into one of three categories. Each is built around the operational realities of running, buying, or selling a service business in the trades — not generic M&A frameworks repurposed from other industries.
Sell-Side Advisory
Helping owners prepare for, run, and close a sale process. We start with what you're trying to accomplish — for the business, for your team, and for what comes next for you — and work backward from there.
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Helping buyers evaluate, structure, and close on the right acquisition — strategic acquirers building platforms, sponsor-backed groups executing bolt-ons, and independent operators making their first acquisition.
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Independent valuations, quality of earnings preparation, and ongoing advisory for operators focused on long-term value creation — well before any transaction is on the horizon.
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Analysis, commentary, and explainers on M&A across the trades — plus what we're posting across X, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Browse everything →
Heartwood-backed Norlee Group acquires IEM Electric, entering North Carolina with a Hickory industrial electrical contractor
The Jacksonville-based electrical and technology contracting platform, backed by Heartwood Partners since October 2024, buys a Hickory industrial electrical, controls, automation…
26North-backed ArchKey acquires US Communications & Electric, adding a Cleveland technology integrator to its Eastern Region
The St. Louis–based electrical and technology systems contractor, owned by an affiliate of 26North since 2024, buys a Cleveland integrator founded in 1996 with more than 130…
West Shore Home acquires Wonder Windows, Showers & Baths, expanding into Western and Central New York
The Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania remodeler, founded in 2006 and operating in 32 states, buys a second-generation Rochester company founded in 1962, with locations in Buffalo and…
MCL Mechanical Services partners with Medford Wellington, adding West Springfield and hot-side services to the New England group
MCL, a commercial mechanical contractor serving Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont for more than 30 years, joins the Boston-area business continuity company’s family of…
AGS American Glass Services acquires Mark Industries, extending Sterling’s Midwest glazing platform into Chicago
The Sterling Group Foundation Fund–backed commercial glazing platform, launched in July 2025 and headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, adds an Elgin, Illinois fabricator and…
Anticimex acquires Environmental Pest Management, entering the Midwest with a Columbus, Ohio operator
EQT-owned Anticimex, a global pest control company operating in 22 countries, buys EPM, a family-owned Columbus company established in 2003. The deal marks Anticimex’s entry into…
Service Country adds five partner companies across Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Mississippi
Grove Mountain Partners–backed Service Country, an Atlanta platform built around smaller Southeastern cities and towns, partners with GNG Plumbing, Bailey’s Heating & Air…
Tecta America acquires Babilla Roofing, expanding in Indiana with its third acquisition of 2026
Altas Partners– and Leonard Green–backed Tecta, the largest U.S. commercial roofing contractor with more than 110 locations, adds a Gary, Indiana commercial roofer founded in…
Coalesce Capital makes growth investment in ClearDefense Pest Control, a 27-location residential pest platform
The New York private equity firm backs Raleigh-based ClearDefense, founded in 2013 and operating across 16 states. Founders and management keep a meaningful equity stake and…
Glamorgan Heating & Cooling joins Rocket Group’s network as its first New York brand
Mechanicville-based Glamorgan — founded by Nick Hitt in 2022 and serving 25-plus Capital Region communities — partners with Victor Rancour’s Rocket Group, which counts it as its…
Ridgeline Roofing acquires Advantage Roofing & Exteriors, marking eighth add-on in Southwest Michigan
Bertram Capital–backed Ridgeline Roofing & Restoration adds Kalamazoo-based Advantage Roofing & Exteriors — founded in 1998 by Tim Brown — as its eighth acquisition, extending the…
APi Group adds Evergreen Fire and Security, stacking electronic security onto its North American Safety book
The New Brighton, Minnesota public consolidator (NYSE: APG) closes on a Tacoma systems integrator founded in 2000 — about $55 million of expected annual revenue across intrusion…
Total Fire Protection adds Victory Fire Protection, opening Pennsylvania as its fifth state
Grand Rapids–based, MRE Capital–backed TFP partners with a 1993-founded Pottstown sprinkler contractor as its ninth location — and stacks security and industrial special-hazard…
Riverside-backed T3 Services Group acquires Element Home Services, densifying the Mountain West with four branches
Austin residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical platform adds a 2016-founded multi-branch operator across Jackson Hole, Durango, St. George, and Prescott — eight partner…
Roto-Rooter buys its largest franchise territory for $60.6 million.
Chemed’s plumbing subsidiary pays $60.6 million for the largest independent Roto-Rooter franchise — California territories serving about 11 million people and previously doing…
Two Parks–backed Fix-It Group adds AL-DON Heating & Air Conditioning in St. Louis
A 1959-founded St. Louis residential HVAC shop joins the tradesperson-led Fix-It platform as owners Jeff Miller and his wife retire — densifying the metro after the mid-2026…
Guaranteed Roof partners with LB Capital’s EM Exteriors platform to fund Southeast roofing expansion
Metro Atlanta residential and commercial roofer joins Lance Bachmann’s brand-retaining exterior platform as it pushes into Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina — about…
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