Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp.
Orlando, FL · Formed 2016 · CEO Mike Stucky
How it operates
Orlando-headquartered residential HVAC and home-services roll-up formed in 2016 and backed by Atlanta private equity firm MSouth Equity Partners through the holding entity Southern Air & Heat Holdings. It buys established family-owned contractors, retains their local brand names and consolidates back-office and purchasing. After the January 2018 three-company round that included FAST of Florida, the platform comprised seven brands across 12 service locations with more than 430 employees in Florida and North Carolina, servicing roughly 200,000 households annually. It later expanded into Texas.
Tampa Bay brands (1)
FAST of Florida, Inc.
Deal history in the region
- Acquisition FAST of Florida, Inc. → Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp. (backed by MSouth Equity Partners) · 46 employees
People
- Mike Stucky — platform ceo. CEO of Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp. during the acquisition round that brought Clearwater's FAST of Florida into the MSouth-backed platform.
Frequently asked
Who owns Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp.?
Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp. is owned by its investors — MSouth Equity Partners — together with management.
Which Tampa Bay companies does Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp. own?
Does Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp. keep the local brand names?
1 of 1 Tampa Bay brands we track still operate under their original names.
Is Southern HVAC / Southern Home Services Corp. private equity?
Yes — it is a private-equity-backed platform (see the capital chain above).
Sources Verified — primary document
- Southern Home Services Corp. (2017-08-18) — platform site. Platform's own announcement; 2016 inception, seven brands, 12 locations, 430+ employees
- Benchmark International (2018-01-16) — press release. Names buyer entity Southern Air & Heat Holdings and sponsor MSouth Equity Partners
- ACHR News (2018-02-07) — trade press. Stucky quote
Researcher notes: FAST of Florida in Clearwater is the platform's only sourced Tampa Bay brand inside the 2010-2019 window.
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