Wind Point Partners Acquires Zone Mechanical

Zone Climate Services (Wind Point) Acquires Smart Care Equipment Solutions

March 9, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Zone Climate Services, a Wind Point Partners-backed platform, has acquired Smart Care Equipment Solutions from Audax Private Equity. The combined business will operate under the Smart Care brand and creates North America's largest provider of commercial kitchen equipment and refrigeration/HVAC services, expanding geographic reach and service capabilities.

Zone Climate Services Acquires Total Line Refrigeration

December 23, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

Zone Climate Services, a Wind Point Partners-backed platform, has acquired Total Line Refrigeration, a family-owned commercial refrigeration and HVAC services provider based in Cleveland, Ohio. The add-on expands Zone’s Midwest footprint into Ohio and broadens its end-market coverage in food service, grocery/retail and commercial kitchen customers.

TurnPoint Services Acquires Cool Air Mechanical

March 16, 2020

Industrial Services

TurnPoint Services Group has acquired Cool Air Mechanical, LLC, a Marietta, Georgia-based HVAC installation and maintenance company that sells primarily through Costco and Home Depot in the Atlanta metro area. The deal is TurnPoint's eleventh acquisition and expands the platform into the Atlanta market and the national Big Box sales channel; Cool Air's founder Jake Mazhar will continue to lead the business under the Cool Air brand.

Sound Partners and Calico Group Acquire Tradewinds Mechanical and Form The Mechanical Group

June 13, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Sound Partners and Calico Group have jointly acquired Tradewinds Mechanical, LLC, a Las Vegas–based commercial HVAC‑R services company, and have combined it with acquisitions of S&R Air Conditioning (Los Angeles) and Climate Specialists (Austin) to form The Mechanical Group. The investors plan to grow a Southwest HVAC‑R platform, retain existing operating teams (with Steven Brayet serving as President and Matt Shaw as COO), and continue expanding service offerings; financial terms were not disclosed.

Private Investor Acquires A&Z Mechanical, Inc.

November 1, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Generational Group advised A&Z Mechanical, Inc., an HVAC contractor based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on its sale to an unnamed private investor, with the transaction closing November 1, 2024. A&Z Mechanical provides HVAC installation, repair, and maintenance services for new single-family construction as well as commercial and residential customers.

Wind Point Partners Acquires Velocity Rail Solutions

November 25, 2024

Transportation

Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has completed a corporate carveout and acquired Velocity Rail Solutions, a provider of mission-critical locomotive services across North America. Wind Point will partner with Velocity management to invest in organic growth and pursue strategic add-on acquisitions to expand the company's rail-related services.