Goodman AC, which is Goodman Manufacturing, is currently owned by Daikin Industries, Ltd., which is a large Japanese multinational company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and is the world's largest HVAC manufacturer by revenue. Daikin Industries acquired Goodman in 2012 for about 3.7 billion dollars from private equity firm Hellman and Friedman, making Goodman part of Daikin's global portfolio. Goodman Manufacturing itself was founded in 1982 by Harold Goodman in Houston, Texas, and is headquartered in Waller, Texas, near Houston, where it has a large manufacturing facility called the Daikin Texas Technology Park that also makes Daikin and Amana branded products. Daikin Industries was founded in 1924 in Japan and employs over 90,000 people worldwide, making air conditioners, heat pumps, and refrigerants. Under Daikin ownership, Goodman continues to operate as a value brand offering affordable residential furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps sold through distribution, positioned as budget-friendly compared to premium brands like Trane and Lennox, while Daikin branded products are positioned as more premium with inverter technology. So Goodman AC is owned by Daikin Industries of Japan since 2012.
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