Month: June 2017

Senske Completes Turf’s Up! Lawn Care Acquisition in Lake Stevens, Washington

Senske Services Completes Turf's Up! Lawn Care Acquisition

Senske Lawn & Tree Care of Kennewick, Washington, has completed another lawn care acquisition, this time in their home state of Washington. Senske has been executing an acquisition strategy over a number of years.  Here is the press release announcing the acquisition: Senske Lawn & Tree Care announces the acquisition of assets of Turf’s Up!, Inc., a lawn and tree care provider based in Lake Stevens, Washington. Turf’s Up!, manager and owner Dave Zimmerman established the company in 1987. Since that time, Turf’s Up! customers have received trusted lawn and tree care from Mr. Zimmerman and his wife Lindsey along … Read more

Rotolo Acquires Greenscape Grounds Management in Louisiana

Rotolo Consultants Inc., based in Slidell, Louisiana,  has acquired Greenscape Grounds Management company that serves the Lafayette and Lake Charles markets. Details of the acquisition were not released. According to the press releasing announcing  the acquisition, “It enhances RCI’s position as one of the largest commercial landscape businesses in the Southeast. “The acquisition of Greenscape is in line with our goal of expanding RCI via not only organic growth but also through the selective acquisition of quality companies,” RCI President and CEO Keith Rotolo said in a statement. Greenscape Grounds Management owner Brad Breaux, and his brother, Ross Breaux, will … Read more

CI Capital Partners Acquires SavATree

CI Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm has acquired a majority interest in SavATree, a fast growing company engaged in tree care and tree and shrub care services.  SavATree has completed eleven acquisitions making it among the most active acquirors in the industry.  In recent months, SavATree acquired Mountain High Tree, Lawn and Landscape in Colorado and Thrive, Plant Health Care Solutions in Virginia. We have been closely watching the interest of the private equity in the lawn and tree care segment, especially since industry-leader TruGreen acquired number two Scotts LawnCare Service.  There has been a significant gap between … Read more

One Surprising Secret to a Big Exit

We get to see a lot of company founders who are contemplating an exit. Some of our clients get lucky early in life, but in the vast majority of examples where a founder is getting a seven- or eight-figure offer, it is not their first rodeo. In fact, most owners have had multiple failures and modest successes before their first big exit. One of the most compelling reasons to consider selling your business is to give yourself a clean canvass for designing your next business. You can take all of the lessons you’ve learned building your current company and apply … Read more