Garden City Equity Announces Investment in Westbrook, a Leading Provider of Commercial HVAC Solutions

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garden City Equity (“Garden City”), a people-first holding company partnering with exceptional founder-owned businesses, is pleased to announce its investment in Westbrook Service Corporation (“Westbrook” or the “Company”). Westbrook is a leading Florida-based provider of commercial HVAC, electrical, and plumbing services.

Founded in 1949 in Orlando, Florida, Westbrook specializes in revitalizing mission-critical mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (“MEP”) infrastructure within commercial, education, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing buildings. The Company offers a full range of services, from maintenance, emergency repair, and replacements to more comprehensive retrofit construction, serving as a single-source MEP partner for customer capital budget projects and on-going facility operating expenses.

"Westbrook is a quintessential Garden City company because of how they prioritize their people and operate with integrity in every aspect of their business," said Michael Arrieta, Founder and CEO of Garden City. "Leadership’s unwavering commitment to fostering a strong, values-driven culture perfectly aligns with our mission. We are excited to support Westbrook's growth across Central Florida and throughout the state for years to come."

"Partnering with Garden City was the clear choice because of our shared values and their buy-and-hold investment philosophy," said Brian King, CEO of Westbrook. "With the support of Garden City and its family of shareholders, we are excited to strengthen our team, expand our capabilities, and accelerate growth while preserving the culture that has been the foundation of our success for decades."

This investment marks Garden City’s first platform in the commercial HVAC space. Garden City uses minimal debt and invests for the long-term while leveraging the expertise and networks of its value-add family of shareholders to provide meaningful impact to its portfolio companies.

About Garden City Equity:

Garden City Equity is a people-first holding company that invests in exceptional founder and family-owned businesses. We partner with owners who truly care about the legacy of their businesses, and provide them with a fast, fair, and straightforward acquisition process. We utilize little to no debt, hold for the long term, and actively engage our family of 200+ mission-aligned shareholders to help grow our businesses.

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