Service Wizard Heating & Air Conditioning operated by Champions Group Holdings
current · unspecified
Champions acquired Service Wizard; the Austin brand remains active.
Start 2022-11-22 · End not stated · Observed 2026-07-26 · R015 S023 S025
Ownership record / HVAC · plumbing
Service Wizard Heating & Air Conditioning
Sponsor-backedDocumentedAustin, Hutto and surrounding areas
The recorded finding
Champions Group Holdings
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
- Blackstone-managed BXPE funds; Odyssey and management retain minority investment
- Interest recorded
- Platform acquisition documented; sponsor transfer completed. Individual operating-company equity percentage is not disclosed.
- Record date
- 2026-10-23
- Oldest observation in the displayed chain
- 2026-07-26
Service Wizard’s platform affiliation retains the July 26, 2026 operating-brand observation. October 23 correction: HarbourVest’s first-party fund report confirms the sponsor sale completed. The separate operating-brand evidence dates are unchanged.
Ownership sources: S023 S024 US-S015. 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
Service Wizard Heating & Air Conditioning operated by Champions Group Holdings
current · unspecified · Observed 2026-07-26 S023 S025
Champions acquired Service Wizard; the Austin brand remains active.
Champions Group Holdings acquired by Blackstone
current · control acquisition through BXPE funds; existing shareholders collectively retain 30% · Observed 2026-10-23 S024 US-S015
The investor fund report confirms completion in February 2026 without an exact closing day. The control start is month precision; the separate transaction preserves the February 17 announcement date.
Champions Group Holdings minority investment from Odyssey Investment Partners
current · retained minority; Odyssey’s individual percentage not disclosed · Observed 2026-10-23 S024 US-S015
The buyer announcement identifies Odyssey and management as retaining minority stakes; the subsequent fund report confirms closing and a collective 30% retained by existing shareholders. Do not allocate the 30% solely to Odyssey.
Historical and additional links appear in the complete relationship ledger below.
Complete relationship ledger, including historical links
Champions Group Holdings portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners
historical · former lead sponsor; minority rollover recorded separately
Lead sponsor role ended in February 2026 according to the investor realization report; exact close day is unknown. Odyssey’s retained minority interest is separate from former control.
Start unknown · End 2026-02 · Observed 2026-10-23 · R016 S023 S024 US-S015
Champions Group Holdings acquired by Blackstone
current · control acquisition through BXPE funds; existing shareholders collectively retain 30%
The investor fund report confirms completion in February 2026 without an exact closing day. The control start is month precision; the separate transaction preserves the February 17 announcement date.
Start 2026-02 · End not stated · Observed 2026-10-23 · R017 S024 US-S015
Champions Group Holdings minority investment from Odyssey Investment Partners
current · retained minority; Odyssey’s individual percentage not disclosed
The buyer announcement identifies Odyssey and management as retaining minority stakes; the subsequent fund report confirms closing and a collective 30% retained by existing shareholders. Do not allocate the 30% solely to Odyssey.
Start 2026-02 · End not stated · Observed 2026-10-23 · US-R013 S024 US-S015
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.
- 2026-02-17
closed / control acquisition
Champions Group Holdings
Buyer: Blackstone
Blackstone-managed BXPE funds become controlling sponsor; Odyssey and management retain minority interests.
- Announcement
- 2026-02-17
- Legal closing
- February 2026 (month precision; exact day not established)
- Interest
- control; 30% collectively retained by existing shareholders
Completed in February 2026 according to the March-period investor report. Exact closing day is unknown, so close_date remains blank. The original February 17 announcement date is preserved; retained percentages by individual shareholder are unknown. S024 US-S015
- 2022-11-22
closed / acquisition
Service Wizard Heating & Air Conditioning
Buyer: Champions Group Holdings
Service Wizard remains a Champions brand.
- Announcement
- 2022-11-22
- Legal closing
- Separate close date not established
- Interest
- control
03 / Research limits
What remains open.
U025 / high priority
What are the exact Texas operating entities behind Fox, Precision, Daniel’s, Strand Brothers, Service Wizard, Abacus, Austin Air, Roger’s and Ja-Mar?
Consumer-brand and parent chains are published; some intermediate legal entities remain omitted.
Needed: Texas SOS, assumed-name, trade-license, contract terms, and transaction schedule records. · Recorded 2026-07-26
US-U003 / medium priority
What was the exact legal close date and how was the collective 30% retained stake divided among existing shareholders?
Completed sponsor transfer documented; February 2026 precision only, with individual retained interests unknown.
Needed: Closing documentation or explicit shareholder-level disclosures. · Recorded 2026-10-23
04 / Evidence ledger
4 public sources.
Source grades describe evidence quality, not ownership probabilities. Sources sharing a publisher group are not independent corroboration.
S023A / primary
Champions Group Acquires Service Wizard of Austin
Service Wizard acquisition
S024A / primary
Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Champions Group
Agreement to acquire Champions; expected close in first half of 2026
US-S015A / primary
HarbourVest Private Investments Fund — March 2026 Report
Completed Champions Group sale from Odyssey to Blackstone BXPE; February 2026 realization; existing shareholders collectively retained 30%.
Report period is March 31, 2026; a distinct publication date is not established. Printed pages 3 and 5 (PDF pages 3 and 5). Exact closing day and allocation of the collective retained stake are not disclosed.
S025A / primary
Service Wizard Austin
Current Austin/Hutto operation