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Who owns Southern Air Heating & Cooling?

The short answer

Southern Air Heating & Cooling is owned by Apex Service Partners, a private-equity rollup backed by Alpine Investors / Partners Group / Apollo Funds (minority, 2026). It is not an independent local business.

Acquisitions: 2019-09-27 · 143 brands under this parent
Quick facts
Company
Southern Air Heating & Cooling
Trade
HVAC / Plumbing
Based in
Louisiana and East Texas (12 locations; headquarters Ball, LA) · All investor-owned companies in Louisiana → Also: New Orleans, LA · Leesville, LA · Ruston, LA · Monroe, LA · Baton Rouge, LA · Pineville, LA · Shreveport, LA
Owned by
Apex Service Partners · their site
Backed by
Alpine Investors / Partners Group / Apollo Funds (minority, 2026)
Acquired
2019-09-27
Ownership disclosed?
No: we found no mention of Apex Service Partners on the company’s home or about pages when we checked on 2026-10-03.
What its website says about its history
“Your reliable partner since 1996.”
Company website, captured by script 2026-10-11 :: https://www.southernairnow.com/about/
What it doesn’t say
Who has owned it since 2019: Apex Service Partners, which acquired it in September 2019.

About Southern Air Heating & Cooling

Southern Air Heating & Cooling provides HVAC / Plumbing services in Louisiana and East Texas (12 locations; headquarters Ball, LA). It operates under its original local name and is owned by Apex Service Partners, a private-equity-backed home-services group (Alpine Investors / Partners Group / Apollo Funds (minority, 2026)).

What this means before you call

The name on the truck is not the owner. In investor-owned home-service groups, the price book, the sales process and the financing offers are usually set centrally, not at the local office. What to check before you sign →

Sources

  • Alpine Investors: Apex launch announcement: source (2019)
  • Alpine Investors: $3.4B continuation fund with Partners Group: source (Oct 2023)
  • Apollo Funds minority investment announcement: source (May 2026)
  • PitchBook: Apex Service Partners profile: source (2026)
  • Craft Dossier: Apex acquisitions list: source (Mar 2026)
  • Alpine Investors: Apex Acquires Southern Air Heating & Cooling (Business Wire release, Sept 27 2019): source (2019-09-27)
  • TradeRunner infographic “A Look at 40 Residential HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Platforms” shows Southern Air in the Apex Service Partners section: source (2025-12-22)
  • Southern Air: its website loads the Google Tag Manager account GTM-NPGVD6LP, the same account found on companies Apex is known to own: source (2026-10-03)
  • Southern Air Heating & Cooling's own website (its words about its history): source (2026-10-11)
  • Its own website shows this logo: source (2026-10-15)
  • Its own site lists 7 offices, also in New Orleans, LA, Leesville, LA, Ruston, LA, Monroe, LA, Baton Rouge, LA, Pineville, LA, Shreveport, LA: source (2026-10-26)

Other brands under Apex Service Partners

Reimer Heating, Cooling and PlumbingApple Air Heating Cooling Electric and PlumbingFrank Gay ServicesBest Home ServicesBelRed Energy SolutionsDilling Heating and CoolingHaley MechanicalKorte Does It AllAB MayProFlo Air ConditioningAll HoursSunset Heating, Cooling & Electrical
See all 143 Apex Service Partners brands →
Parity is an editorial publication. Ownership facts are sourced from public filings and company-published material; we make no claim about the quality of any individual technician. Represent Southern Air Heating & Cooling or Apex Service Partners? Verify or contest this page · How we check · Corrections policy. Page generated 2026-10-26 from Parity’s records · parent record verified July 2026.