LORTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Comfort Group, a leading provider of HVAC and plumbing services to residential homeowners in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S., is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Davenport as its Chief Executive Officer. United Comfort Group is a portfolio company of Greenwich, CT-based private equity firm, Littlejohn & Co., LLC.
Mr. Davenport is a proven executive with a long-track record of success driving organic and inorganic growth in distributed services businesses. Mr. Davenport was most recently the Chairman and CEO of Interior Logic Group, a prior Littlejohn & Co. portfolio company, where he led the company through a period of transformational growth and success. Prior to Interior Logic Group, Mr. Davenport held senior executive leadership positions at Henry Company and at Builders FirstSource.
Will McDavid, Managing Director of Littlejohn, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Alan a second time. He is an extremely dynamic and outstanding leader, who brings substantial experience scaling service businesses. We look forward to working with him and to supporting the UCG team as they build on the legacy of the fantastic brands in the UCG family.”
Alan Davenport, CEO of United Comfort Group, added, “I am very excited to join UCG and to partner with Littlejohn again. UCG’s well-regarded local market brands, commitment to its customers and its technicians, and numerous avenues for continued growth make the platform a compelling opportunity.”
About United Comfort Group
United Comfort Group is a leading provider of residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services. Headquartered in Lorton, Virginia, UCG provides HVAC and plumbing maintenance and replacement services to residential homeowners in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. UCG has built a large, loyal customer base through its best-in-class service and responsiveness, as well as consistent, high-quality work from its skilled technicians. For more information, visit www.unitedcomfortgroup.com.
About Littlejohn & Co., LLC
Littlejohn & Co. is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm focused on private equity and debt investments in growing middle-market industrial and services companies that can benefit from Littlejohn’s 25+ years of operational and sector expertise. With approximately $8.0 billion in regulatory assets under management, the firm seeks to build sustainable success for its portfolio companies through a disciplined approach to engineering change. For more information about Littlejohn, visit www.littlejohnllc.com.
