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Business-for-Sale Transactions Jump Nearly 4% from First Quarter of 2011 According to BizBuySell

May 3, 2012
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Business-for-Sale Transactions Jump Nearly 4% from First Quarter of 2011 According to BizBuySell

Q1 data indicate most business sale transactions since fourth quarter of 2008 San Francisco, CA – April 4, 2012 – BizBuySell.com, the Internet’s largest business-for-sale marketplace, reported Wednesday that nearly four percent more businesses were sold in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. The results were included in...

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April 30, 2012
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Please join us for one or more of the following webinars brought to you by The Principium Group, SellMyGreenBusiness.com and Green Industry Merger & Acquisition News: Acquisitions:  A Pathway to Growth for Landscape Contractors This one-hour webinar led by Ron Edmonds of The Principium Group will cover the following topics: When to Consider Acquisitions...

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Suburban Landscape Management of Wichita Acquires Dreamscapes of Derby, Kansas

April 3, 2012
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Suburban Landscape Management, a $4 million Wichita-based landscape services company, has acquired Dreamscapes Landscaping of Derby, Kansas. Dreamscapes will continue to operate under its existing name as a division of Suburban, under the leadership of Wes Pechin, Dreamscapes’ founder.  Dreamscapes  will now offer its clients landscape maintenance services, in addition to design-build. Jim Biehler...

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Lawn Dawg Acquires LawnMaster of Derry, New Hampshire

April 3, 2012
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NASHUA, NH — Lawn Dawg Inc. has announced the acquisition of LawnMaster of Derry, NH. The acquisition comes at the start of the 2012 lawn care season and continues Lawn Dawg’s growth in the southern New Hampshire market. LawnMaster of Derry is formerly owned and operated by G. Talbot Woodbury of Salem, NH. After a...

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Executive Landscaping Merges with Pensacola Landscaping on the Gulf Coast

April 2, 2012
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Executive Landscaping, Inc. of Pensacola, Florida has merged with Pensacola Landscaping and Lawn Care, Inc. .  The combined company will be known as Executive Landscaping, Inc. The combined company serves over 300 commercial accounts in the Pensacola area and have approximately 100 employees.  The company provides landscape design, construction and maintenance.  It is led...

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Senske Acquires Guardian Pest in Las Vegas

March 30, 2012
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KENNEWICK, WA – Senske Pest Control has acquired the Las Vegas, Nevada based Guardian Pest Defense in order to strengthen its residential pest control customer base and achieve its long term goal of operating in the metro Las Vegas area. “As a result of family demands I needed to spend more time with my...

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Gridiron Capital Invests in Facility Manager Quality Solutions, Inc.

March 1, 2012
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New Canaan, CT, February 2012 Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron”), in partnership with QSI’s founder and existing management team, announced the acquisition of Quality Solutions, Inc. (“QSI”). Yellowstone Landscape Group is also a portfolio company of Gridiron Capital. Landscaping and snow removal are included in the menu of services provided by QSI. Headquartered in Wichita,...

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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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