Who owns this business? · HVAC · plumbing · electrical
Owner or operating group
Apex Service Partners
Apex Service Partners, backed by Alpine Investors; brand-level control percentage undisclosed
The sources below support these connections as of the dates shown. Exact ownership percentages are often private.
Alpine says Best joined Frank Gay as a founding Apex company and would retain its brand. The source does not call Best an acquisition, so this record uses platform-partnership semantics. Apollo’s announced minority investment remains pending.
Business ID: US014. Ownership sources: US-S018 US-S020 US-S028 US-S029 US-S030. Ownership can change after the date checked.
Best Home Services portfolio company of Apex Service Partners
Current connection · founding platform partnership; exact equity percentage undisclosed · Observed 2026-10-26 US-S018 US-S028 US-S030
Alpine says Best joined as a founding Apex company. The record does not relabel that statement as an acquisition.
Apex Service Partners portfolio company of Alpine Investors
Current connection · current sponsor affiliation; exact post-continuation interest undisclosed · Observed 2026-10-26 US-S018 US-S028 US-S029
Alpine currently lists Apex and reports its 2023 continuation transaction. Apollo’s separate May 2026 minority announcement remains a pending transaction and is not converted into a current edge.
Current connection · founding platform partnership; exact equity percentage undisclosed
Alpine says Best joined as a founding Apex company. The record does not relabel that statement as an acquisition.
From 2019-07-29 · End date not given · Checked 2026-10-26 · Link US-R015 US-S018 US-S028 US-S030
Current connection · current sponsor affiliation; exact post-continuation interest undisclosed
Alpine currently lists Apex and reports its 2023 continuation transaction. Apollo’s separate May 2026 minority announcement remains a pending transaction and is not converted into a current edge.
From 2019-07-29 · End date not given · Checked 2026-10-26 · Link US-R017 US-S018 US-S028 US-S029
A deal’s announcement and closing can happen on different dates. A sale of a franchise system can leave the local franchise owner unchanged.
Announced · minority investment · Status at snapshot: pending
Buyer: Apollo
No Austin-facing Apex house brand was added to the published universe.
Expected close in Q4 2026; included as a warning against premature Apollo ownership labels. S061
Announced · founding platform partnership · Status at snapshot: Deal closed
Buyer: Apex Service Partners
Current Apex brand; transaction structure and exact interest undisclosed.
Alpine says Best joined Apex as a founding company; this is not relabeled as an acquisition. US-S018 US-S028
medium priority · Question US-U004
Current Apex affiliation is documented with transaction language preserved exactly; undisclosed brand-level interests remain unknown.
What would answer this: Transaction documents, cap-table disclosures or explicit first-party closing and governance statements. · Checked 2026-10-26
Open a source for its dates, the connection it supports, and a link to the original.
Alpine launched Apex with the acquisition of Frank Gay Services; Best Home Services joined as a founding company and both retained their brands.
Terms, exact brand-level interests and separate legal closing dates are not disclosed.
Current Southwest Florida HVAC, plumbing and electrical operations under the Best brand.
Presence evidence only; ownership comes from platform and sponsor sources.
Alpine currently lists Apex Service Partners as a portfolio company.
Current sponsor affiliation is documented without inferring a numeric control percentage.
Alpine reports completing a continuation transaction for Apex and continuing the partnership.
Does not establish the exact current interest after all later transactions.
Current operating platform page for Apex Service Partners.
Platform presence corroboration; brand relationships rely on dated Alpine statements.