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Buy and Build Strategy

Adam Coffey, former CEO at CoolSys, Refrigeration and HVAC Systems, and author of The Private Equity Playbook

"In a service business, culture is king. Your product is people and you need to talk to people and have a message that resonates with people in the trenches." - Adam Coffey

This episode of the M&A Science podcast is about how PE firms can ramp up the growth of their businesses using the buy or build strategy. Kison interviews Adam Coffey, former CEO at CoolSys, Refrigeration and HVAC Systems, and author of The Private Equity Playbook.

CoolSys is the market-leading provider of sustainable refrigeration, HVAC, energy, and engineering solutions for customers in the grocery, retail, food service, industrial, education, healthcare, and government sectors. From engineering, design, and installation to service, maintenance, energy optimization, and asset recommercing, CoolSys businesses cover the entire lifecycle of mission-critical, commercial HVAC and refrigeration systems. Headquartered in Southern California, CoolSys has more than 3,200 employees nationwide, serving the daily needs of more than 45,000 customer locations across North America.

Industry
Facilities Services
Founded
1986

Adam Coffey

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