Plumbing
Roto-Rooter snaps up two franchises for $20.6 million
The Roto-Rooter corporate entity has been acquiring franchises to “boost productivity, market share, and profitability”
M&A
HVACPlumbing
American Residential Services exploring sale, report says
The process, which is being run by investment bank Rothschild & Co, is at an “early stage,” according to Reuters
HVAC
Mingledorff’s to be acquired by Home Depot’s SRS Distribution
Founded in 1939, Mingledorff’s counts 42 locations across five Southeastern states and is the region’s largest Carrier and Bryant distributor
HVACPlumbing
Champions Group strikes $2.5 billion Blackstone deal
The deal marks the first major platform-level residential HVAC transaction since May 2025
HVACPlumbing
Yelp to buy AI platform Hatch for $300 million
The partnership "gives us an incredible amount of resources to improve the platform," Hatch CEO Chris Bache tells Homepros
Plumbing
A.O. Smith finalizes $470 million Leonard Valve buy
The company first announced the deal in November 2025
Plumbing
Pacific Plumbing Supply acquires M&L Supply
"This acquisition is an important and unique opportunity to strengthen our business," said Pacific CEO Ron Abramson
HVAC
Bain Capital rounds up $3.1 billion to buy Service Logic
The private equity firm has lined up financing from Wall Street to acquire the commercial HVAC provider, Bloomberg reported
HVAC
JPMorgan accelerates push into commercial HVAC, related services
The banking giant is aiming to quintuple both the revenue and headcount of its business services group, including the HVAC industry
HVAC
Contractor-owned platform preps for potential sale
Platform Partners, a group of residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical businesses, is preparing to explore a sale process, Homepros has learned