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Record updates
New additions to the Ownership Record
Dated entries: which investor groups bought which local home-service brands, with the sources. The newest is at the top, and there is a feed you can follow.
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October 8, 2026
957 home-service companies were bought by individuals last year. Nobody was counting.
When an investor group buys a plumbing company there is a press release. When a person buys one there is a bank loan and silence. The loans, it turns out, are public.
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September 21, 2026
Somebody asked if I could see through shell companies
A homeowner asked whether Parity can identify who is behind an anonymous LLC. The answer is no, and the reason is that the law meant to make it possible fell apart in the last twelve months.
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Guide
How to Spot a PE-Owned Home Service Business
Five signs the family business is not a family business any more, and three checks you can run yourself in about ten minutes.
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The record itself
2195 brands. 286 investor groups. Every one with a source.
Type a contractor's name and see who owns them. Free, and always will be.