484.883.8284
484.883.8284

Partnering & Investing in Residential Service Businesses in the South

484.883.8284

About Us

  • USA Hometown Experts is focused on partnering and investing in residential service businesses
  • Offers residential and commercial HVAC, plumbing, overhead door and electrical services
  • 7 locations and service areas in Alabama, Georgia, Texas and South Carolina
  • Backed by MSouth Equity Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm based in Atlanta, GA
  • USA Hometown Experts is MSouth's second platform investment in the residential services space

Why Choose Us?

USA Hometown Experts prides itself in providing selling shareholders with a partnership that helps achieve a more fulsome set of transition goals vs. other potential partners.

  • Trusted partner that will take care of both your employees and your customers
  • Experienced leadership team with an average of 20 years in the industry
  • History of preserving the quality of the brands that have been acquired
  • Larger employer creating new and exciting growth opportunities for your employees
  • Ability to deliver efficiencies and scale benefits to your employees and customers
  • Reputation of being fair and honest people to deal with
  • Experience that comes from a partner who has successfully executed this strategy before

Approach

USA Hometown Experts is excited about the prospect of partnering with you and your business; we believe we offer a superior transaction approach and strive to be the partner of choice in the market.

  • Customized acquisition experience from industry veterans
  • Fair, honest, and upfront approach to valuation
  • We move quickly when we like a deal
  • Cash upfront deals with "no strings attached"
  • Certainty to close & "no" re-trading
  • Seller friendly tax structuring

Footprint

Team

Bill Sublette

CEO

  • 30+ years of leadership experience across residential and commercial pest control, remediation, lawncare, and other markets
  • Guides USA Hometown’s strategic plan/execution and oversees the day-to-day operations of our growing portfolio of brands
  • Graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BS in Communications and Public Relations

Ryan Kopec

CFO

  • 15 years of private equity, investment banking and accounting experience across service and other businesses
  • Oversees the financial reporting/budgeting, treasury, and IT functions and also manages institutional lending relationships and strategic initiatives
  • Graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA and MS in Accounting

Jake Kramer

Head of Corporate Development

  • 10 years of investment banking and private equity experience with residential and commercial services businesses
  • Oversees the sourcing, evaluation, closing, and integration of add-on acquisition opportunities (M&A) and other special projects
  • Graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Finance

Chris Overton

Director of Sales

  • 30+ years of experience in the HVAC industry
  • Oversees the sales organization and assists with driving organic growth at USA Hometown’s brands
  • Spent 16 years with Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning and started as a Tech and Comfort Advisor

Samantha Carder

Head of HR

  • 20+ years of experience managing and developing Human Resource programs and initiatives, conducting strategic planning, and determining future human capital needs
  • Oversees and manages the HR organization of all brands under USA Hometown Experts
  • Graduated from Limestone College with a BS in Human Resource Management

Kevin Baldwin

Corporate Controller

  • 25+ years of experience in accounting roles
  • Strong experience with acquisition integration, ERP implementations, financial reporting/analysis, transaction support, and audit support
  • Graduated from Harding University with a BS in Accounting

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Testimonials

“MSouth and USA Hometown did everything they said they would during and after the transaction. Their experience as operations professionals vs. the traditional Wall Street background was evident throughout closing and built a lot of trust in the process. They made the effort to build a deep relationship with us early on and have continued to do so throughout the course of our partnership. Their support has given us the tools we need to be successful as we enter this next phase of growth, and we are happy to call them our partners.”

 

– John and Noble Yelverton

Contact

If you would like to learn more about us and our financial sponsor, click here.

  • jkramer@usahometownexperts.com

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