Bayer sells Environmental Science Professional business for $2.6B
The company’s Environmental Science Professional business, including its turf and ornamental solutions, sold to international private equity firm Cinven. read more
Juniper Landscaping partners with private equity firm
Bregal Partners, a private equity firm with $1.25 billion in committed capital, invests in Juniper Landscaping, No. 20 on the 2021 LM150 list. read more
Business Insider: Building growth platforms as private equity pushes into landscape managment
Jeffrey Scott: different approaches to growth as private equity pushes further into landscape management. read more
Bland Landscaping is latest to get private equity backing
Apex, N.C.-based Bland Landscaping Co. formed a financial partnership with Prospect Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Brothers and second-generation owners Kurt Bland, CEO, and Matt Bland, CFO and COO, will continue to lead the company. They retain “significant ownership” in the firm, which is expected to serve as a platform for growth and acquisitions. Specific terms of the recapitalization... read more
SavATree scoops up Swingle in pursuit of ‘national brand’ status
Bedford Hills, N.Y.-based SavATree merged with Denver-based Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care. Terms were not disclosed for the deal, which is a step toward SavATree’s vision of building a national brand. SavATree ranked No. 15 on the 2017 LM150 list of largest landscape companies with nearly $90 million in 2016 revenue. Swingle ranked No. 80 at $23.7 million. This... read more
Campanella: TruGreen buying Lawn Dawg is ‘bittersweet’
TruGreen acquired Nashua, N.H.-based Lawn Dawg last week. Terms were not disclosed for the transaction that Lawn Dawg President Jim Campanella called “bittersweet.” Lawn Dawg adds about 26,000 customers and $15 million in annual revenue to Memphis, Tenn.-based TruGreen, which did more than $1.3 billion in 2016 revenue and ranks No. 2 on the 2017 LM150 list of largest landscape... read more
