Operating Company Industrial Services

PremiStar

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

PremiStar (formerly Reedy Industries) operates a footprint of commercial HVAC, building automation and plumbing branches across the U.S., investing in regional owner-operators to serve critical facilities in commercial, municipal, educational and industrial market segments.

Focus Areas
Commercial HVAC services, Building automation / controls, Plumbing and mechanical contracting
Website
premistar.com

Tracked deals

14

14 tracked deals across 2022-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

13 addon · 1 buyout

PremiStar Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for PremiStar. 1 2022 1 2023 5 2024 6 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 14 tracked deals for PremiStar.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar, LLC
    Target
    Armistead Mechanical, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar, LLC acquired Armistead Mechanical, Inc., expanding PremiStar’s commercial HVAC, plumbing, and building automation footprint into New Jersey and the Hudson Valley region of New York. PKF Investment Banking served as the exclusive financial advisor to Armistead Mechanical in the transaction.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Smith's Refrigeration
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar announced that Smith's Refrigeration, a full-service mechanical contractor based in Lumberton, North Carolina, has joined the PremiStar family of companies. The acquisition expands PremiStar’s HVAC, refrigeration and mechanical capabilities in North Carolina and South Carolina and strengthens its service coverage across healthcare, senior living, education, manufacturing and government end markets.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Rabe Environmental Systems
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar has acquired Rabe Environmental Systems, a 1916-founded mechanical contractor based in Erie, Pennsylvania, expanding PremiStar’s commercial HVAC, plumbing and building automation footprint into Northwestern Pennsylvania and the tri-state Great Lakes region. Rabe brings approximately 120 employees and capabilities in HVAC, piping, plumbing and building automation, strengthening PremiStar’s service coverage across manufacturing, healthcare, education, government and commercial real estate end markets.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Farmer & Irwin
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar (formerly Reedy Industries) has acquired Farmer & Irwin, a Riviera Beach, Florida-based mechanical contractor, as an add-on to expand PremiStar’s commercial HVAC, plumbing, and building automation footprint in Southeast Florida. The deal brings Farmer & Irwin’s ~250 employees and local capabilities into PremiStar’s national platform to enhance service capacity for customers across commercial, industrial, healthcare and education end markets.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Dahme Mechanical Industries, Inc. (HVAC services division)
    Seller
    Dahme Mechanical Industries, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar has acquired the HVAC services division of Dahme Mechanical Industries, Inc., based in Countryside, Illinois. The deal moves the division's employees and commercial HVAC customers into PremiStar’s Frankfort, IL operations and expands PremiStar’s service capabilities in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Air Temp Mechanical
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar has partnered with Air Temp Mechanical, Connecticut’s largest independent commercial HVAC contractor, adding the 188-employee company to its national platform and expanding PremiStar’s footprint to 16 states. Air Temp Mechanical (founded 2001, led by Jeff Leone) provides HVAC installation, maintenance, building controls, plumbing and sheet metal fabrication to education, commercial/industrial, healthcare and government customers.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Trademark Mechanical
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar has partnered with Trademark Mechanical, a commercial HVACR and controls contractor based in Elmsford, New York, marking PremiStar’s first expansion into the state and extending its national footprint into the New York City metro area. The deal brings Trademark’s team and customer relationships into the PremiStar platform to support growth in commercial/industrial, healthcare, education and property-management end markets.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Conditioned Air Design
    Type
    Buyout

    PremiStar has acquired Conditioned Air Design, a commercial HVAC contractor based in West Allis, Wisconsin, expanding PremiStar's footprint in Southeastern Wisconsin. The deal strengthens PremiStar's service capacity for education, healthcare, commercial/industrial, and data center customers and provides career opportunities for Conditioned Air Design's employees.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    SI Mechanical, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar, a commercial and industrial HVAC, plumbing, and building automation platform, has acquired SI Mechanical, LLC, a full-service HVAC and plumbing contractor based in Creedmoor (Austin), Texas. The deal expands PremiStar's footprint in central Texas and brings SI Mechanical's local leadership and customer base (education, healthcare, commercial/industrial, and datacenters) into the PremiStar platform.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Mercury Mechanical
    Seller
    Dave Ruggles (President / owner of Mercury Mechanical), Mercury Mechanical (owners/management)
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar, a PE-backed commercial HVAC, plumbing and building automation platform, has acquired Mercury Mechanical, a full-service HVAC, sheet metal and piping contractor based in Northlake, Illinois. The acquisition expands PremiStar’s footprint in the Chicagoland area, Illinois and southern Wisconsin and brings Mercury Mechanical’s commercial, industrial and healthcare customers into PremiStar’s platform.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Johansen & Anderson
    Seller
    Rick Cronholm
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar, a Deerfield, Illinois–based commercial HVAC, plumbing and building automation platform, has acquired Johansen & Anderson, a full-service HVAC, refrigeration and piping contractor in Joliet, Illinois. The add-on expands PremiStar's service density and mechanical service offerings across Will and Grundy counties and broadens its customer footprint in commercial, industrial, healthcare, education and municipal end markets.

  • Buyer
    PremiStar
    Target
    Entek Solutions, Encom
    Type
    Addon

    PremiStar, a commercial HVAC, plumbing and building automation platform based in Deerfield, Illinois, has acquired Entek Solutions (Buford, Georgia) and its subsidiary Encom (Knoxville, Tennessee). The acquisitions expand PremiStar’s mechanical service offerings and increase service density across the Atlanta metro area and Tennessee, enhancing capabilities for commercial, industrial, healthcare, education and municipal customers.

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