Profit margin benchmarks, exit preparation strategies, and financial best practices from our team of former private equity professionals.
Cash vs. accrual accounting for contractors explained. When each method works, when to switch, and the hybrid approach that gives you the...
After reviewing over 200 home services acquisitions on the buy side — including time at Apex Service Partners — I can tell...
HVAC owner compensation benchmarks by company size. How to structure salary vs. distributions and avoid the mistakes that cost owners during due...
Most of the content around selling a business focuses on the exit itself — multiples, deal structure, due diligence. But the decision...
How to calculate and benchmark your home services overhead rate. Category-by-category targets and the five most common overhead problems contractors face.
Electrical contractor profit margin benchmarks from a PE buyer's perspective. Service mix, overhead targets, and what drives valuations for electrical companies.
Blackstone just agreed to pay roughly $2.5 billion for Champions Group, a residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical platform based in Orange County,...
Most home services owners track revenue and maybe net income. The best operators — the ones PE firms pay premium multiples for...
Your P&L Tells a Story. The Question Is Whether It Is the Right One. Every HVAC, plumbing, and electrical company has a...
Private Equity Is Spending Billions on Home Services Companies. Here Is What You Need to Know. If you own an HVAC, plumbing,...
You Built a Business Worth Millions. The Question Is Whether You Will Get What It Is Worth. If you own an HVAC...
If you run an HVAC, plumbing, or electrical company doing between $3 million and $30 million in revenue, there is a good...
There is a number buried in McKinsey’s research on the home services market that explains a lot about why private equity has...
Private equity firms have spent the last five years acquiring home services companies at record pace. But the real story is not...
Every trade show, every vendor email, every podcast — the message is the same: AI is going to transform your business. And...