Coltala Holdings' Trudela Partners Acquires Metro Energy Savers and Walker Heating & Air Conditioning
January 2, 2020
Coltala Holdings, via its HVAC/home-services platform Trudela Partners, acquired two Dallas–Fort Worth HVAC businesses — Metro Energy Savers (Arlington, TX) and Walker Heating & Air Conditioning (Mesquite, TX). The transactions were supported by subordinated debt and an equity co-investment from Patriot Capital and are add-on acquisitions to expand Trudela's service footprint across the DFW metroplex.
- Buyers
- Coltala Holdings, Trudela Partners, Patriot Capital
- Targets
- Metro Energy Savers (Air Care Metro Energy Savers, Inc.), Walker Heating & Air Conditioning (Walker Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc.)
- Sellers
- Darrell Murphy and Dee Murphy (founders/owners of Metro Energy Savers), Ricky Walker / Walker family (founders/owners of Walker Heating & Air Conditioning)
- Platforms
- Trudela Partners
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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