The story
In June 1997, 12 companies were merged into the newly-formed Comfort Systems USA, which then became a public company via an initial public offering.
In February 2002, after a decline in business after the September 11 attacks and facing $205 million in debt due the following year, the company sold 19 subsidiaries to Emcor for $164 million in cash and the assumption of $22 million of debt.
From Wikipedia’s article on Comfort Systems USA, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6
