The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) has sold its approximate 30 percent stake in TruGreen to TruGreen’s majority owner, Clayton Dublier & Rice (CD&R) for approximately $234 million. In 2016, SMG contributed its wholly owned subsidiary, Scotts LawnService, into a joint venture with TruGreen, creating the largest do-it-for-me lawn service company in America. Seventy percent of … Read more
Chicago-based Greenwise Organic Lawn Care has been sold to Austin Hall, a search fund entrepreneur. Marc Wise, the founder of Greenwise, announced the sale, noting Hall’s vision is to grow Greenwise to be a leader in the landscape industry. Marc will remain a key member of the Greenwise team, continuing in his role as an … Read more
Aspen Grove Landscape Group has acquired Long Brothers Landscaping, a family-owned business with more than three decades of experience. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Long Brothers serves the Triangle and Triad regions and is the second North Carolina company that Aspen Grove has acquired. “We are thrilled to bring in Long Brothers to the Aspen … Read more
Birmingham-based Landscape Workshop has acquired certain assets of Bayou Lawn & Landscape Services based in Valparaiso, Florida. With this recent expansion to the Emerald Coast, Landscape Workshop will now have 10 branch locations throughout the Southeast. Landscape Workshop reports that this acquisition will expand its presence in the Florida panhandle and is fully committed to … Read more