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Ownership record / plumbing

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Austin

Local franchiseIncomplete chainAustin metro

The recorded finding

Authority Brands / Benjamin Franklin Plumbing

This record covers a local franchise. A connection to a sponsor-owned franchise system does not establish that the sponsor owns the local business.

Reported system-level chain
Local franchisee unresolved; Apax majority and BCI minority at franchisor level
Interest recorded
franchisee interest unresolved; Apax majority/BCI minority at franchisor
Record date
2026-07-26
Oldest observation in the displayed chain
2026-07-26

Ownership sources: S031 S032 S033. An observation date is not a guarantee that ownership remains unchanged today.

01 / Relationship map

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Recorded relationships for Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of AustinBenjamin Franklin Plumbing of Austin Operated by Benjamin Franklin Austin local franchisee (legal name unresolved), current. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Austin Franchise of Authority Brands, current. Authority Brands Majority owned by Apax Partners, current. Authority Brands Minority investment from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, currentOperated byFranchise ofMajority owned byMinority investment fromBenjamin Franklin Plumbing of AustinBrand · B013Benjamin Franklin Austin localfranchisee (legal name unresolved)Local franchisee · N031Authority BrandsFranchise system · N028Apax PartnersSponsor · N029British Columbia Investment ManagementCorporationSponsor · N030
Control / identityOperating / portfolioFranchise / minorityUnconfirmed / past
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  1. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Austin operated by Benjamin Franklin Austin local franchisee (legal name unresolved)

    current · unspecified · Observed 2026-07-26 S033

    Current Austin local franchise; operator identity remains unresolved.

  2. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Austin franchise of Authority Brands

    current · unspecified · Observed 2026-07-26 S031 S033

    Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is an Authority Brands franchise system.

  3. Authority Brands majority owned by Apax Partners

    current · majority · Observed 2026-07-26 S031 S032

    Apax retained majority ownership after BCI investment.

  4. Authority Brands minority investment from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

    current · significant minority · Observed 2026-07-26 S032

    BCI reports a significant minority stake.

Complete relationship ledger, including historical links

Authority Brands majority owned by Apax Partners

current · majority

Apax retained majority ownership after BCI investment.

Start unknown · End not stated · Observed 2026-07-26 · R033 S031 S032

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. 2022

    closed / minority investment

    Authority Brands

    Buyer: British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

    Franchisor capital structure only.

    Announcement
    2022
    Legal closing
    Separate close date not established
    Interest
    significant minority; Apax retained majority

    S031 S032

03 / Research limits

What remains open.

U003 / high priority

What legal entity and person own the Austin franchisee?

Franchise structure verified; local operator unresolved.

Needed: Texas SOS entity file, assumed-name filing, plumbing license, franchise disclosure/local terms. · Recorded 2026-07-26

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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.

S031A / primary

Authority Brands

Apax Partners · current portfolio page · Publisher group: apax

Published date not stated · Observed 2026-07-26

Apax current majority owner of Authority Brands

S032A / primary

BCI Corporate Annual Report 2022-2023

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation · annual report · Publisher group: bci

Published 2023 · Observed 2026-07-26

BCI significant minority investment in Authority Brands

S033B / primary

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Austin

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing · current local franchise page · Publisher group: ben_franklin_austin

Published date not stated · Observed 2026-07-26

Current Austin franchise and local-operation claim; local franchisee legal identity not established

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