Knox Lane Invests in Any Hour Services to Form Any Hour Group

Any Hour Group (Knox Lane-backed) Adds Four Regional Home‑Services Operators

September 20, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Knox Lane‑backed Any Hour Group announced partnerships to add Grapids Heating & Cooling, Precision Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical, Chandler Air, and All Hours Air to its platform. The deals expand Any Hour’s footprint into Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and the Midwest while each business retains its brand and management; financial terms were not disclosed.

Any Hour Group (Knox Lane-backed) Adds Magic Electric, Perfect Plumbing and Strongbuilt USA

July 6, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Knox Lane-backed Any Hour Group expanded its Mountain West home services platform by partnering with Magic Electric, Perfect Plumbing, Heating & Air, and Strongbuilt USA. Each business will retain its brand and management while drawing on Any Hour’s digital marketing, recruitment, training and operations capabilities to grow the platform’s footprint across Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico.

Any Hour Group (Knox Lane-backed) Adds Black Diamond Experts and Bumble Breeze

July 26, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Knox Lane-backed Any Hour Group has added Utah-based Black Diamond Experts and Las Vegas-based Bumble Breeze Plumbing, Heating & Air to its portfolio of home services brands. The partnerships expand Any Hour's footprint across Utah (Salt Lake City, Park City, St. George) and into the Las Vegas market, strengthening the platform's HVAC, plumbing and electrical capabilities.

The Any Hour Group Acquires Penguin Air, AC by J and Advanced Home Services

January 1, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

The Any Hour Group, a Knox Lane-backed home services platform, has partnered with three regional home services businesses—Penguin Air, AC by J, and Advanced Home Services—expanding its footprint across Arizona and Southeast Idaho. Financial terms were not disclosed; each business will retain its brand, headquarters, and management team while drawing on Any Hour's resources and Knox Lane's operational support to accelerate growth.

Knox Lane Acquires Majority Stake in All Star Healthcare Solutions

May 2, 2024

Healthcare Services

Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm, acquired a majority stake in All Star Healthcare Solutions, a Florida-based locum tenens and healthcare staffing provider. The All Star founders and management will retain a significant minority and reinvest; the partnership will support organic growth, technology investment and strategic acquisitions to scale the business.

SWBC Acquires AnyHour Solutions

July 13, 2022

Professional Services

San Antonio-based financial services firm SWBC has acquired AnyHour Solutions, a Rockford, Illinois-based provider of 24/7 call/contact center outsourcing services for credit unions, banks and mortgage organizations. The acquisition expands SWBC’s contact center and loan-servicing capabilities and transitions all AnyHour employees to SWBC, with AnyHour President Andy Hardin joining SWBC as SVP of Operations.