Month: March 2018

Green Landscape Group Begins Trading on Nasdaq Stockholm

Green Landscaping Group of Stockholm completed a public offering and began trading on Nasdaq Stockholm.  Green Landscaping is a portfolio company of FSN Capital.  The offering represented a partial exit transaction for FSN.  Green Landscaping Group is the result of the merger of several Swedish landscape companies, beginning with ISS’s Swedish operations in 2009. Stockholm, March 23, 2018— Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced that the trading in Green Landscaping Holding AB’s shares (short name: GREEN) will commence today on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm on March 23, 2018. Green Landscaping Holding AB (publ) (“Green Landscaping”) belongs to the industrial sector and … Read more

SiteOne Acquires Three Village Nurseries Locations

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SiteOne® Landscape Supply, Inc., the largest and only national wholesale distributor of landscape supplies in the United States, announced today the acquisition of the Village Nurseries Landscape Centers distribution locations in Orange, Huntington Beach and Sacramento, California. Village Nurseries is a leader in the distribution of nursery and related products to landscape professionals in these markets and this acquisition further expands SiteOne’s footprint and nursery offering in California. “Village Nurseries is a natural fit with SiteOne as they add nursery products to our existing irrigation, agronomic, hardscape and landscape lighting product lines in California. This acquisition aligns with our mission … Read more

Sullivan Street Partners to Acquire UK ISS Landscape Operations

London-based Sullivan Street Partners exchanged contracts to buy ISS Facility Services Landscaping, a division of ISS Facility Services, on Tuesday. Completion is set for 30 April. ISS Facility Services Landscaping employs 1,500 staff, around 500 seasonal staff on contracts across the UK. It delivers grounds maintenance, landscape construction, tree surgery, winter gritting and snow clearance, interior plants, floristRy and Christmas trees. Clients include the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham Borough Council and Arun District Council. The new firm will be called Tivoli. ISS Facility Services Landscaping managing director Phil Jones will also move over to head-up Tivoli, along with … Read more

Ruppert Acquires Classic Landscaping

Ruppert Landscape has acquired Classic Landscaping, a grounds management company headquartered in Frederick, Maryland with a second location in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. “Similar to Ruppert in many respects, Classic is a local, family-owned landscaping business that prioritizes the treatment of their team, customers, and community over any short-term objectives,” said Ruppert Landscape president, Phil Key. “They have built an excellent reputation and provided top-notch delivery of service over the past 40 years in the Frederick and Cumberland County markets.” “Also similar to Ruppert, and somewhat unique in our industry, Classic is focused on owning and maintaining first-class facilities from which to … Read more

KBS Acquires East Coast and National Maintenance Systems

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, Oceanside, CA, announced it has acquired East Coast Lot and Pavement Maintenance (East Coast)/National Maintenance Systems (NMS), an independently-owned exterior facility services company headquartered in Rhode Island. “We are very excited about the acquisition of East Coast/NMS. They are a leader in snow and ice management, landscaping and parking lot maintenance services primarily in the Northeast and Midwest regions,” said Mark Minasian, CEO and co-founder of KBS, a provider of technology-enabled, integrated interior and exterior property services to multi-region and multi-site customers in North America. “This expansion by KBS into complementary exterior services in very attractive end … Read more