Who owns this business? · HVAC · plumbing · electrical
Owner or operating group
Southern Home Services
Gryphon Investors via North American Essential Home Services
The sources below support these connections as of the dates shown. Exact ownership percentages are often private.
Southern says Elite continues under its current consumer name and that employees are retained. Quoting a co-owner does not establish continuing ownership. The page is posted August 14; the embedded release is dated August 12. Neither is a separately established legal close date. Current affiliation was checked in the platform directory. The upstream sponsor chain retains July 26, 2026 baseline observations; this brand addition does not refresh that chain.
Business ID: US007. Ownership sources: US-S007 US-S013 S006 S007. Ownership can change after the date checked.
Elite Electric, Plumbing & Air acquired by Southern Home Services
Current connection · acquisition; equity percentage not disclosed · Observed 2026-10-23 US-S007 US-S013
The start date is the date on the press release, not a legal closing date. The page is posted August 14; the embedded release is dated August 12. Neither is a separately established legal close date.
Southern Home Services subsidiary of North American Essential Home Services
Current connection · Stake size not disclosed · Observed 2026-10-26 S006 S007
Southern sits within the Gryphon-backed NAEHS holding structure.
North American Essential Home Services majority owned by Gryphon Investors
Current connection · Majority stake · Observed 2026-10-26 S006 S007
Gryphon completed a majority investment; management retained a meaningful stake.
Current connection · Stake size not disclosed
Southern sits within the Gryphon-backed NAEHS holding structure.
From 2021-10 · End date not given · Checked 2026-10-26 · Link R004 S006 S007
Current connection · Majority stake
Gryphon completed a majority investment; management retained a meaningful stake.
From 2021-10 · End date not given · Checked 2026-10-26 · Link R005 S006 S007
Current connection · acquisition; equity percentage not disclosed
The start date is the date on the press release, not a legal closing date. The page is posted August 14; the embedded release is dated August 12. Neither is a separately established legal close date.
From 2024-08-12 · End date not given · Checked 2026-10-23 · Link US-R007 US-S007 US-S013
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 · acquisition · Status at snapshot: Deal closed
Buyer: Southern Home Services
The acquired brand is currently listed in Southern Home Services’s corporate directory.
The page is posted August 14; the embedded release is dated August 12. Neither is a separately established legal close date. Consideration, exact operating-company equity percentage and separate close date are not established. US-S007 US-S013
Announced · majority investment · Status at snapshot: Deal closed
Buyer: Gryphon Investors
Gryphon is current controlling sponsor through NAEHS.
medium priority · Question US-U001
Affiliation and reported acquisitions are documented; undisclosed percentages, consideration and legal close dates remain unknown.
What would answer this: Transaction documents, corporate filings, or explicit first-party closing and retained-interest disclosures. · Checked 2026-10-23
low priority · Question US-U002
Posting dates and release datelines are preserved in source notes. No posting date is represented as an independently verified close date.
What would answer this: Dated closing documentation or clarifying issuer statement. · Checked 2026-10-23
Open a source for its dates, the connection it supports, and a link to the original.
Acquisition of Elite Electric, Plumbing & Air by Southern Home Services; reported local services and market.
The page is posted August 14; the embedded release is dated August 12. Neither is a separately established legal close date.
Current platform listing and local operating presence for the eight added Southern brands.
Undated live directory observed October 23, 2026. Provides current affiliation and geography, not transaction close dates, equity percentages or independent corroboration of the company’s acquisition releases.
Current Gryphon portfolio relationship to Southern Home Services holding structure
Gryphon majority investment; management retained meaningful stake