Air Conditioning Specialist (ACS) Acquires Palmetto Heating & Air of the Low Country

Air Conditioning Specialist Acquires Howell Chase Heating & Air Conditioning

January 9, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc. (ACS), a portfolio company of Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, has acquired Howell Chase Heating & Air Conditioning, a Bluffton, South Carolina provider of residential and light-commercial HVAC services. The acquisition expands ACS’s footprint in South Carolina; financing was provided by Capital Southwest and First Eagle Alternative Credit and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton advised Hidden Harbor.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners Acquires Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc.

September 8, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, a Boca Raton-based private equity firm, acquired Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc. (ACS), a Georgia-based HVAC service provider with locations in Milledgeville and Covington. The transaction closed on August 31, 2021 (terms undisclosed); Hidden Harbor said it will support ACS’s growth and expansion of service offerings across Georgia and the southeastern United States.

Air Conditioning Specialist (ACS) — a Hidden Harbor Capital Portfolio Company — Acquires Service Air Eastern Shore

November 16, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc. (ACS), a portfolio company of Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, has acquired Service Air Eastern Shore, a residential and commercial HVAC services provider headquartered in Silverhill, Alabama. The deal is an add-on acquisition to expand ACS’s footprint and service capabilities across southwest Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

Air Conditioning Specialist (ACS) Acquires Charcool Heating & Cooling

May 6, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc. (ACS), a portfolio company of Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, announced an investment in Charcool Heating & Cooling, a local HVAC provider serving residential and light commercial customers in the Milledgeville, Georgia area. The transaction is an add-on to ACS’s platform to strengthen its footprint near its Milledgeville location and expand service capabilities for existing customers.

Air Conditioning Specialist (ACS) Acquires David Taylor Heating & Air Cond, LLC

July 9, 2025

HVAC & Mechanical

Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc. (ACS), a Hidden Harbor Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired David Taylor Heating & Air Cond, LLC, a residential and light-commercial HVAC and plumbing services provider headquartered in Anderson, South Carolina. The deal is an add-on to ACS’s Southeast service platform to expand geographic presence and service capabilities; financing was provided by funds managed by First Eagle Alternative Credit and Capital Southwest.

Air Conditioning Specialist (ACS) Acquires AAA-1 Heating & Cooling and Jake's Heating & Cooling

December 19, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Air Conditioning Specialist, Inc. (ACS), a portfolio company of Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, acquired AAA-1 Heating & Cooling, LLC (Kingsport, TN) and Jake's Heating & Cooling of North Myrtle Beach, LLC (Little River, SC). The transactions expand ACS’s HVAC and plumbing footprint in Tennessee and South Carolina as add-on acquisitions to its existing platform in the Southeast.