GROUNDWORK. / Ownership

Ownership record / HVAC · plumbing

ARS/Rescue Rooter Austin

DocumentedAustin metro

The recorded finding

American Residential Services, LLC

The sources support the recorded relationships below, subject to their dates and stated scope. The precise legal ownership chain and percentages may remain undisclosed.

Reported controller / sponsor
GI Partners; Charlesbank and management retain significant interests
Interest recorded
GI Partners majority; Charlesbank and management significant minority
Record date
2026-07-26
Oldest observation in the displayed chain
2026-07-26

Ownership sources: S027 S028. An observation date is not a guarantee that ownership remains unchanged today.

01 / Relationship map

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Recorded relationships for ARS/Rescue Rooter AustinARS/Rescue Rooter Austin Operated by American Residential Services, LLC, current. American Residential Services, LLC Majority owned by GI Partners, current. American Residential Services, LLC Minority investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners, currentOperated byMajority owned byMinority investment fromARS/Rescue Rooter AustinBrand · B011American Residential Services, LLCPlatform · N021GI PartnersSponsor · N022Charlesbank Capital PartnersSponsor · N023
Control / identityOperating / portfolioFranchise / minorityUnconfirmed / past
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  1. ARS/Rescue Rooter Austin operated by American Residential Services, LLC

    current · unspecified · Observed 2026-07-26 S026

    Current Austin branch of American Residential Services.

  2. American Residential Services, LLC majority owned by GI Partners

    current · majority · Observed 2026-07-26 S027 S028

    GI acquired a majority interest.

  3. American Residential Services, LLC minority investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners

    current · significant minority · Observed 2026-07-26 S027

    Charlesbank retained a significant interest.

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02 / Transactions & changes

How the record got here.

Announcements and legal closing dates are separate. Transactions involving a franchise system need not change the local franchisee’s ownership.

  1. 2020-09-15

    closed / majority investment

    American Residential Services

    Buyer: GI Partners

    GI remains majority sponsor.

    Announcement
    2020-09-15
    Legal closing
    Separate close date not established
    Interest
    majority; Charlesbank and management significant minority

    S027 S028

03 / Research limits

What remains open.

No company-specific question is open in this release. Exact legal entities, ownership percentages and subsequent changes may still be undisclosed.

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04 / Evidence ledger

3 public sources.

Source grades describe evidence quality, not ownership probabilities. Sources sharing a publisher group are not independent corroboration.

S028A / primary

American Residential Services Portfolio

GI Partners · current portfolio page · Publisher group: gi_partners

Published date not stated · Observed 2026-07-26

Current ARS portfolio relationship

S026A / primary

ARS/Rescue Rooter Austin

ARS/Rescue Rooter · current local service page · Publisher group: ars

Published date not stated · Observed 2026-07-26

Current Austin residential HVAC/plumbing operation

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