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Apollo takes a minority stake in Tampa-based Apex Service Partners
Apollo funds agreed to buy a minority interest in Apex Service Partners, the Tampa-headquartered home-services platform with 75 brands and 13,000 employees.
Leap Partners buys Air Hawk Heating & Cooling of Odessa, its second Tampa Bay deal
Nashville-based Leap Partners acquired Pasco County's Air Hawk Heating & Cooling, nine months after entering Tampa Bay with Cool Wizard Air Conditioning.
Pearl Street forms Panther Service Group around four Tampa Bay trade brands
Panther Service Group's first deal took Apex Plumbing, Garrett Plumbing, Mason Air Conditioning and Green Light Electric in a single transaction.
Blackstone agrees to acquire HVAC platform Champions Group
Blackstone agreed to buy Champions Group, a 1,800-technician HVAC platform with about 150,000 membership customers, from Odyssey Investment Partners.
SPS PoolCare acquires Tampa-based Pool Troopers in its largest deal
SPS PoolCare bought Pool Troopers from Shoreline Equity Partners — its 191st acquisition since 2021 and the end of a Tampa-built national pool platform.
Nexstar Network cuts ties with private-equity-backed members, giving up about half its revenue
The contractor best-practice group removed all PE-backed members, roughly a third of its membership and about 50% of its revenue, to refocus on independents.
Air Pros USA founder reacquires the Florida operations after a Chapter 11 breakup
Anthony Perera bought back Air Pros' Florida business, including Tampa, months after the PE-backed platform filed Chapter 11 and sold itself in six pieces.
Skyline Roofing Partners buys Classic Roofing and John Hogan Roofing in Clearwater
Imperial Capital-backed Skyline Roofing Partners acquired two Clearwater residential roofers in a single March 2025 announcement, both keeping their names.
Strikepoint's six-brand Tampa Bay cluster is complete with IERNA's
In 16 months Strikepoint bought Elite, Paradise Air, Performance, Pinellas Comfort Systems, Mr. AC and IERNA's — six HVAC brands across four Tampa Bay counties.
Rentokil acquires Tampa-based Environmental Pest Service and its five brands
Rentokil North America bought Environmental Pest Service, an $82 million Tampa platform with about 640 employees and 30 branches across three states.
IES Holdings buys 80% of Bayonet Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning
The Nasdaq-listed contractor acquired 80% of Hudson's Bayonet, an $86 million, 500-employee business — the largest Tampa Bay trade deal by disclosed revenue.