Practicality Brown Acquires Commercial Business of Midland Tree Surgeons in the U.K.

Practicality Brown Limited (PBL) is pleased to announce it has acquired the commercial business of Midland Tree Surgeons Ltd, effective 1 March 2018; with this acquisition, PBL reinforces its position as a leader in the land clearance industry. Midlands Tree Surgeons (MTS) founded and managed for over 40 years by Robert Kennedy, until his recent retirement, has a strong reputation for professionalism and reliability in the development site clearance business, which PBL has every intention of continuing. PBL looks forward to expanding its Midlands tree and vegetation clearance activities, with locally based expertise and resources. PBL managing director Alastair Beddall announcing … Read more

Juniper Landscaping Acquires Prestige Property Maintenance in Florida

Juniper Landscaping has acquired Prestige Property Maintenance which operates in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. This represents a territorial expansion for Juniper, which is based in Ft. Myers and has branch locations in Naples, Bonita Springs, Venice and Bradenton. Juniper is a portfolio company of ZS Fund Prestige’s services include grounds management, landscaping, irrigation and integrated pest management. They have a 25-acre nursery to support their operations. “Prestige brings a sense of honesty & pride in workmanship that is rare in today’s market. They are one of the most responsive & professional teams I have ever worked with,” says … Read more

Dwyer Group Changes Name to Neighborly

Neoghborly

Dwyer Group, the franchise company behind The Grounds Guys in the U.S. and Canada and Countrywide Grounds Management in the U.K. has changed its corporate name to Neighborly, effective immediately. Here is the press release announcing the name change. WACO, Texas (September 19, 2018) – Dwyer Franchising, LLC (“Dwyer Group”), one of the world’s largest parent companies of home service brands, has announced that it is changing its corporate name to Neighborly, effective immediately. The decision follows the rapid success of the consumer-facing Neighborly platform developed a little more than a year ago to unite all of its service franchise brands … Read more

Five G Capital Invests in Perennial Companies

Five G Capital

Five G Capital Partners, LLC (“5G”) has completed an investment in Perennial Companies, Inc. (the “Company”). Together with Christina Rashid and existing management, the Company completed the acquisition of select assets of a Midwest based commercial landscaping design, exterior property maintenance services and snowplowing business. The Company provides commercial landscape design and exterior property maintenance services (including snow removal) throughout Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. The Company’s clients include prominent financial institutions, commercial real estate owners, developers and property managers of office buildings, shopping centers, malls, multi-family apartment buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities and homeowner associations. “We are excited to partner with Christina Rashid, CEO of Lotos Groupe, … Read more

Tree Medic Acquires Specialty Tree Service in Idaho

Coeur d’Alene based Tree Medic Tree Services, owned by Ryan Wichman, has recently acquired Specialty Tree Services, Inc. and its subsidiary business, Tree Removal Services, from longtime arborist and owner, Ken Roberge. Specialty Tree Services, Inc., which has served the region for nearly 40 years, will now operate as a subsidiary of Tree Medic. Together, the companies provide comprehensive tree and landscape services to residential and commercial clients throughout North Idaho. “Specialty Tree Services and Tree Medic have been working together for decades,” said Wichman. “Ken has been referring clients to the Tree Medic for pruning and tree care treatments … Read more