Growth Without Referrals

Roin Edmonds of Principium White Oak was recently interviewed for the Growth Without Referrals podcast. The topics covered included business value, preparing for an eventual transaction, and what business buyers are really looking for. Thanks to Mark Ferguson for the invitation.

Principium | White Oak Represents GreenUp in Sale to Senske

Senske Family of Companies, a leading multi-service home and commercial services platform, today announced the acquisition of Greenup Lawn and Shrub Care, a Houston-based lawn care provider with more than 40 years of operating history. GreenUp was represented in the sale by Principium | White Oak. Founded in 1984 by Harold and Susan Zick, Greenup has built a strong reputation across the Houston market for high-quality lawn care, tree care, and related pest control services. The company’s deep agronomic expertise, long-tenured customer relationships, and employee-first culture make it a natural fit with Senske’s growing Texas operations. Harold Zick holds both a … Read more

Preemptive Offers: How to Respond

Preemptive Offers in Landscape Business Sales

As a part of many lawn or landscape business sale processes, offers are solicited from multiple potential buyers, often including both strategic and financial buyers. Every business sale process is different, but it is not unusual for several offers to be in a reasonably narrow band near what the market may consider fair market value for similar businesses.  There are often also buyers with offers below that narrow band, which usually include buyers that can be regarded as “value buyers.” It is also not unusual to have an offer that is significantly above the fair market value band.  When they … Read more