Mergers & Acquisitions

Arrow Environmental Acquires 4Ever Green Inc. in Spring Hill, Florida

Arrow Exterminators

Arrow Environmental Services, a unit of Pest Environmental Services, has merged with Spring Hill, Florida-based 4Ever Green Inc.  The merger will expand Arrow’s lawn care and ornamental services n the Tampa Bay area, adding over $150,000 in annual revenue. Here is the text of the press release announcing the merger: Arrow Environmental Services, a leading provider of pest and termite control, and lawn care maintenance services, has merged with Spring Hill-based 4Ever Green Inc. The deal will help expand Arrow’s lawn and ornamental services in the Tampa Bay area and adds over $150,000 in annual revenues. “The 4Ever Green staff is … Read more

Small Business Merger & Acquisition Transactions Continue at Strong Space in the First Quarter

BizBuySell Insight Report

BizBuySell is reporting that small business merger & acquisition transactions rose 6% in the first quarter of 2015.  Businesses n the services sector drove the increase. Here is the text of BizBuySell’s report. San Francisco, CA – BizBuySell the Internet’s largest business-for-sale marketplace, reported  that small business transactions continued at a strong pace in the first quarter of 2015, growing 6 percent from the first quarter of 2014. A total of 1,830 small businesses were reported sold in Q1, continuing a two-year trend of exceptionally robust activity in the business-for-sale market. The full results are included in BizBuySell.com’s Q1 2015 Insight Report, … Read more

Terracare Acquires VMC Landscape of Dallas

Terracare Associates, LLC, a leading outdoor maintenance company, announces the acquisition of VMC Landscape of Dallas Texas. This transaction will combine decades of individual and collective expertise while continuing to provide customers with superior landscape and public infrastructure maintenance services and helping to improve outdoor environments across the Western United States -OCT. 8, 2014 – Terracare Associates has acquired  VMC Landscape of Dallas, Texas. With 65 combined years in business, the resulting organization will include an extremely seasoned management team and numerous long-term client partnerships. Terracare Associates and VMC Landscape are highly complementary with similar customer bases, including municipalities, corporations, retail, … Read more

John Deere Landscapes Acquires The Stockyard Nursery Near Memphis

ALPHARETTA, GA – September 24, 2014 – John Deere Landscapes, LLC has acquired The Stockyard Horticultural Supply, Inc. The Stockyard is a retail and wholesale nursery located in Arlington, Tennessee, a Memphis suburb. “The acquisition of The Stockyard allows John Deere Landscapes to increase our presence in the Memphis metropolitan market. The Stockyard has been providing high quality nursery material to landscape contractors for 25 years,” said Doug Black, CEO of John Deere Landscapes. “We welcome our new employees and look forward to expanding our offering in the Memphis area.” Since private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired a majority interest in John Deere Landscapes in … Read more

Skyline Pest Acquires Pest Control Division of Aabby Group in Atlanta

Skyline Pest Solutions has acquired the pest control division of Aabby Group, continuing a drive to expand its presence throughout the metro market. Skyline is a part of  Sarasota, Florida-based Arrow Environmental, but retains its local leadership and presence.  Arrow operates under the Skyline name in Georgia. The Arrow Environmental family of companies provides pest control for a wide variety of clients in Georgia and Florida, and ranks among the top pest control companies in the country. Aabby continues to provide services related to  landscape design and installation, irrigation, commercial and residential landscape maintenance and turf care throughout the Metro Atlanta area. The … Read more