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Cascade Services

Tampa, FL · CEO Ty Johnson

In one paragraph. Cascade Services is a private-equity platform headquartered in Tampa, FL. Its capital has come from Trive Capital, LP First Capital. In Tampa Bay it owns Harrington Air Conditioning, part of roughly 13 brands nationally.
PlatformCascade Services
Capital behind it
Trive Capital
Dallas, TX

How it operates

Multi-region residential home-services acquirer active in Florida, buying Sun Plumbing (Florida) and Smith & Keene Home Services (Virginia) in August 2024 and East Coast Mechanical in South Florida in October 2025. Its disclosed Florida activity to date is Space Coast and South Florida rather than Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay brands (1)

Deal history in the region

Capital events

Recapitalizations, sponsor changes, debt raises, bankruptcies and exits at the platform level. These set the clock that local brands live on.

  • recap — Cascade Services, with Trive Capital and LP First Capital, acquired Mid-Florida Heating and Air, Aztil Air Conditioning, Extreme Air & Electric and Air Boca, forming a statewide Florida platform. [source]

People

  • Ty Johnson — platform ceo. CEO of Cascade Services, the Trive Capital and LP First Capital-backed Florida residential services platform that acquired Harrington Air Conditioning in Pinellas County in April 2025 as its 12th acquisition.

Frequently asked

Who owns Cascade Services?

Cascade Services is owned by its investors — Trive Capital, LP First Capital — together with management.

Which Tampa Bay companies does Cascade Services own?

Harrington Air Conditioning.

Does Cascade Services keep the local brand names?

1 of 1 Tampa Bay brands we track still operate under their original names.

Is Cascade Services private equity?

Yes — it is a private-equity-backed platform (see the capital chain above).

Sources Verified — primary document

  1. PR Newswire / Cascade Services (2024-08-01) — press release. Sun Plumbing (FL) and Smith & Keene (VA); date approximate from release ID
  2. PR Newswire / Cascade Services (2025-10-23) — press release. East Coast Mechanical, South Florida
  3. Cascade Services (2024-01-11) — press release. Trive Capital and LP First Capital backing; CEO Ty Johnson; Kabran, Comfort Experts, Hearth and Home
  4. Cascade Services (2026-09-09) — platform site. Brand roster
  5. Cascade Services (2025-04-08) — press release. 12th acquisition overall, 9th in Florida

Researcher notes: Neither release was fetched. Sponsor, HQ, CEO unknown; no Tampa Bay nexus established. | Headquarters city reported by a third-party tracker as Tampa; Cascade's own pages reviewed did not state it explicitly.

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