Who owns this business? · HVAC · plumbing
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 Nick’s retains its consumer name following the acquisition. The former owner’s quoted role does not establish a retained equity interest. The dated release reports an acquisition; a separate legal close date is not stated. 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: US004. Ownership sources: US-S004 US-S013 S006 S007. Ownership can change after the date checked.
Nick’s Plumbing & Air Conditioning acquired by Southern Home Services
Current connection · acquisition; equity percentage not disclosed · Observed 2026-10-23 US-S004 US-S013
The start date is the date on the press release, not a legal closing date. The dated release reports an acquisition; a separate legal close date is not stated.
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 dated release reports an acquisition; a separate legal close date is not stated.
From 2025-10-21 · End date not given · Checked 2026-10-23 · Link US-R004 US-S004 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 dated release reports an acquisition; a separate legal close date is not stated. Consideration, exact operating-company equity percentage and separate close date are not established. US-S004 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
Open a source for its dates, the connection it supports, and a link to the original.
Acquisition of Nick’s Plumbing & Air Conditioning by Southern Home Services; reported local services and market.
The dated release reports an acquisition; a separate legal close date is not stated.
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