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Landscape Management Focuses on Mergers & Acquisitions in February

February 22, 2012
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The cover story of the February issue of Landscape Management magazine is entitled “Tailor Made Growth.”  The article, by editor-in-chief Dan Jacobs explores how mergers and acquisitions provide business owners a way to strengthen their operations by stitching together complementary companies.  Ron Edmonds of The Principium Group is quoted extensively in the article. Here’s...

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In Connecticut, READCO Acquires The Yard Group

February 17, 2012
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READCO, based in Old Lyme, Connecticut has acquired the Yard Group.  In connection with the acquisition, READCO, a real estate management firm, combined its existing landscaping operations with the Yard Group. The Yard Group now operates under four brands, B&B Landscaping, Burhoe Landscaping and Lawncvare, Connecticut Homescapes and READCO Landscaping. According to an article...

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Bartlett Tree Acquires Tree Medics in New Orleans

February 17, 2012
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Bartlett Tree Experts acquired the business operations of Tree Medics located in New Orleans, La. With the addition of this new location, the Company now has offices in 26 states as well as Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. “This is a great start to 2012. We’re thrilled to work with customers in Orleans and...

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McKinney Capital Invests in Landscape Workshop, the Largest Alabama Landscaper

February 16, 2012
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BIRMINGHAM, AL – Landscape Workshop, the largest landscape company in Alabama, announced that it has received a growth capital investment from McKinney Capital.  Landscape Workshop is one of the premier landscape firms in the Southeast, providing award winning installation and maintenance services to leading commercial and residential clients throughout Alabama and the Southeast. All...

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The Greenery Acquires Mazzanna’s Lawn & Landscaping in South Carolina

February 10, 2012
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  From Lawn and Landscape: www.lawnandlandscape.com The Greenery, an employee owned company, has purchased the assets of Mazzanna’s Lawn & Landscaping of Beaufort, S.C. The two companies merged Feb. 1 to effectively serve the Lowcountry’s landscaping needs. Mazzanna’s is a $3 million landscape maintenance and construction company that performs commercial, residential and military contracts....

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Why Are You Selling Your Business?

February 8, 2012
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One of the things we always do when we take on a new client is to try to understand why they are thinking about selling their business. This is important for a whole host of reasons. From a business point of view, it helps us to understand how serious they are about selling.  It...

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Business Lessons from the Super Bowl

February 8, 2012
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By Richard Helling Well, another Super Bowl has passed and being a life-long Broncos fan all I can say is “yay.” My lack of enthusiasm for the Super Bowl is really just a case of extreme jealousy. The Patriots and Giants are both great teams deserving of their elite status. Inevitably, I can’t help...

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SEVEN POWERFUL RATIOS TO START TRACKING NOW

February 7, 2012
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By:John Warrillow Doctors in the developing world measure their progress not by the aggregate number of children who die in childbirth but by the infant mortality rate, a ratio of the number of births to deaths. Similarly, baseball’s leadoff batters measure their “on-base percentage” – the number of times they get on base as...

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Lawn Dawg Acquires Connecticut-based Lush Lawn Service

February 6, 2012
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NASHUA, NH, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 – Lawn Dawg Inc. today announced the acquisition of Lush Lawn Service Inc. The acquisition continues Lawn Dawg’s growth down the east cost into Connecticut and comes just five weeks after Lawn Dawg closed on the acquisition of Capital Green Lawn Care in Rochester, NY. Lush Lawn Care Inc....

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Go-Forth Pest & Lawn of High Point Acquires Lake Norman Pest Control

February 2, 2012
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Go-Forth Pest & Lawn, a pest-control and lawn-care business based in High Point, has expanded to the Lake Norman area by purchasing Lake Norman Pest Control. Go-Forth bought the company from Sam and Fran Newman, who are retiring after 30 years in business. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The purchase extends Go-Forth’s...

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