Southern Home Services subsidiary of North American Essential Home Services
current · unspecified
Southern sits within the Gryphon-backed NAEHS holding structure.
Start 2021-10 · End not stated · Observed 2026-07-26 · R004 S006 S007
Ownership record / HVAC · plumbing
Blazer Heating, Air & Plumbing
Sponsor-backedDocumentedGreater Richmond, Virginia
The recorded finding
Southern Home Services
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
- Gryphon Investors via North American Essential Home Services
- Interest recorded
- Acquisition announced as completed; percentage of operating-company equity not disclosed.
- Record date
- 2026-10-22
- Oldest observation in the displayed chain
- 2026-07-26
Founded in 1989. The acquisition announcement says Bobby Broyles continues as general manager. Local management continuity does not establish continuing equity ownership. Sponsor chain uses July 2026 baseline evidence; only the acquisition source was rechecked in October.
Ownership sources: US-S001 S006 S007. An observation date is not a guarantee that ownership remains unchanged today.
01 / Relationship map
Follow each connection.
Control / identityOperating / portfolioFranchise / minorityUnconfirmed / past
3 links · read sources & relationship details
Blazer Heating, Air & Plumbing acquired by Southern Home Services
current · acquisition; equity percentage not disclosed · Observed 2026-10-22 US-S001
Date is the public announcement date, not an independently established legal close date.
Southern Home Services subsidiary of North American Essential Home Services
current · unspecified · Observed 2026-07-26 S006 S007
Southern sits within the Gryphon-backed NAEHS holding structure.
North American Essential Home Services majority owned by Gryphon Investors
current · majority · Observed 2026-07-26 S006 S007
Gryphon completed a majority investment; management retained a meaningful stake.
Complete relationship ledger, including historical links
North American Essential Home Services majority owned by Gryphon Investors
current · majority
Gryphon completed a majority investment; management retained a meaningful stake.
Start 2021-10 · End not stated · Observed 2026-07-26 · R005 S006 S007
Blazer Heating, Air & Plumbing acquired by Southern Home Services
current · acquisition; equity percentage not disclosed
Date is the public announcement date, not an independently established legal close date.
Start 2026-05-19 · End not stated · Observed 2026-10-22 · US-R001 US-S001
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.
- 2026-05-19
closed / acquisition
Blazer Heating, Air & Plumbing
Buyer: Southern Home Services
Blazer continues with the local team and general manager within Southern Home Services.
- Announcement
- 2026-05-19
- Legal closing
- Separate close date not established
- Interest
- not disclosed
Announcement describes an acquisition; separate legal close date not stated. US-S001
- 2021-10
closed / majority investment
Southern Home Services / NAEHS
Buyer: Gryphon Investors
Gryphon is current controlling sponsor through NAEHS.
- Announcement
- 2021-10
- Legal closing
- 2021-10
- Interest
- majority; management retained meaningful stake
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.
Contribute a dated source or correction04 / Evidence ledger
3 public sources.
Source grades describe evidence quality, not ownership probabilities. Sources sharing a publisher group are not independent corroboration.
US-S001A / primary
Southern Home Services Expands Mid-Atlantic Presence with Acquisition of Blazer Heating, Air & Plumbing in Richmond
Acquisition of Blazer; greater Richmond presence; continuing local general manager
Reviewed the announcement text on October 22. Separate closing date and equity percentage are not given.
S006A / primary
North American Essential Home Services
Current Gryphon portfolio relationship to Southern Home Services holding structure
S007A / primary
Gryphon Investors Completes Majority Investment in Southern Home Services
Gryphon majority investment; management retained meaningful stake