Groundworks operated by Groundworks Companies, LLC
current · unspecified
Austin service is delivered by the Groundworks platform.
Start unknown · End not stated · Observed 2026-07-26 · R049 S048 S049
Ownership record / foundation repair · waterproofing
Groundworks
Sponsor-backedDocumentedAustin metro
The recorded finding
Groundworks Companies, 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
- KKR; Cortec retains minority positions
- Interest recorded
- KKR controlling/majority; Cortec minority
- Record date
- 2026-07-26
- Oldest observation in the displayed chain
- 2026-07-26
Ownership sources: S049 S050. An observation date is not a guarantee that ownership remains unchanged today.
01 / Relationship map
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Control / identityOperating / portfolioFranchise / minorityUnconfirmed / past
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Groundworks operated by Groundworks Companies, LLC
current · unspecified · Observed 2026-07-26 S048 S049
Austin service is delivered by the Groundworks platform.
Groundworks Companies, LLC majority owned by KKR
current · majority/control · Observed 2026-07-26 S049 S050
KKR became controlling/majority investor in March 2023.
Groundworks Companies, LLC minority investment from Cortec Group
current · minority · Observed 2026-07-26 S049 S050
Cortec retained minority positions after exiting majority control.
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Groundworks Companies, LLC majority owned by KKR
current · majority/control
KKR became controlling/majority investor in March 2023.
Start 2023-03 · End not stated · Observed 2026-07-26 · R050 S049 S050
Groundworks Companies, LLC minority investment from Cortec Group
current · minority
Cortec retained minority positions after exiting majority control.
Start 2023-03 · End not stated · Observed 2026-07-26 · R051 S049 S050
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.
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.
S049A / primary
KKR Makes Significant Investment in Groundworks
KKR control/significant investment; Cortec remained shareholder
S050A / primary
Cortec Groundworks Investment History
Cortec exited majority in March 2023 and retained minority positions
S048A / primary
Groundworks Austin
Current Austin service from San Antonio-area office