A consolidation has begun in the on-demand lawn and outdoor care mobile app market.  Over the past few years, there have been numerous entrants in what is sometimes called the “Uber for Lawn Care” space and some consolidation among survivors has seemed likely. LawnStarter, a leading provider of on-demand lawn and outdoor care, has acquired Lawn Love in a cash-and-stock deal that creates a nationwide on-demand powerhouse for lawn care and other outdoor services. Financial terms were not disclosed. Austin-based Lawn Starter and San Diego-based Lawn Love are leaders in the $100 billion U.S. lawn care and other outdoor services … Read more

Yellowstone Landscape Group has acquired  Grass Groomers and Boren Brothers Snow and Ice Management. This acquisition expands Yellowstone’s Midwest regional service coverage into the greater Columbus area, Findlay and Toledo, Ohio markets. Since 1991, Grass Groomers and Boren Brothers’ President Mike Boren and his sons, Justin, Zach, and Jacoby, have led their team with a passion for customer satisfaction, providing a comprehensive suite of services while adding great value for their clients’ properties. The transaction was announced in Yellowstone’s website.  Details were not disclosed. Yellowstone Landscape Group is a portfolio compoany of Harvest Partners.

Green Group announced today they extended the Green Group platform to North Texas with the addition of Lawn Tech to its family of brands. Located just north of Dallas, TX, Lawn Tech has provided the greater Dallas metro with lawn care services since 1985. The addition of Lawn Tech to the Green Group family will continue to deliver excellence in lawn care to North Texas customers while further expanding Green Group’s presence throughout the southern United States. David Whetsel, founder of Lawn Tech is pleased to see his company become part of the Green Group family of brands. “I am excited to be adding Lawn Tech to Green … Read more

Davis Landscape,  serving the greater Augusta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina areas, has jbeen acquired by Yellowstone Landscape Group.  The transaction was announced on Yellowstone’s website.  No details were disclosed. Davis Landscape delivers professional landscape services to some of Augusta and Columbia’s most distinguished communities and commercial properties. Davis has centrally service facilities in the two markets,  

Global investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire Neighborly , the world’s largest provider and franchisor of home service brands, from Harvest Partners. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Among its many brands are The Grounds Guys and Countrywide Grounds Maintenanxce in the U.K.  The Grounds Guys ranks No. 25 on the Lawn & Landscape 100 with $81 million of system-wide (include franchisees) revenue. KKR also remains the largest shareholxder in BrightView, the largest U.S. landscape provider.  According to BrightView’s most recent proxy filing, KKR and its affiliates continued to own 48.2% of BrightView.  BrightView is the parent company … Read more