Who buys landscaping & lawn care businesses: 8 active acquirers
Named PE platforms, franchisors, and strategic consolidators currently acquiring landscaping & lawn care businesses. Every listing is drawn from public 10-K filings, funding announcements, and industry association reports — sourced, dated, and cross-checked.
Landscaping & Lawn Care multiples currently trade at SDE 2.25x–3.5x and EBITDA 3.75x–6x for well-run Main Street businesses under $5M revenue. The buyer graph below is what makes the difference between the low end and the high end.
Private equity platforms
PE-backed landscaping & lawn care platforms
PE-backed acquirers looking to consolidate landscaping & lawn care businesses into regional or national platforms. Typically pay the highest multiples for well-run businesses with strong recurring revenue.
Yellowstone Landscape
PE platformMSD Partners-backed roll-up in commercial landscape.
Monarch Landscape
PE platformAurora Capital-backed commercial landscape platform.
Strategic acquirers
Strategic landscaping & lawn care acquirers
Operating companies acquiring for market coverage, capability, or route density. Often value the specific book of business over the platform play.
BrightView
StrategicPublic commercial-landscaping strategic. Consistently acquires.
Franchise systems
Landscaping & Lawn Care franchisors
Franchise systems that acquire and convert independent operators. Structure and multiples differ meaningfully from PE / strategic deals — worth understanding before you commit to a process.
Timing intel
When landscaping & lawn care deals close
Buyers close ahead of the spring maintenance kickoff (Feb-Mar) or right after the busy season closes (Oct-Nov) with full-year books in hand.
- Peak close months
- February, March, October, November
- Softest months
- June, July
People also ask
Common landscaping & lawn care buyer questions
Which private equity firms are buying landscaping & lawn care companies right now?
Yellowstone Landscape, Monarch Landscape, Down to Earth, SavATree are the most active PE-backed platforms currently acquiring in landscaping & lawn care. Yellowstone Landscape: MSD Partners-backed roll-up in commercial landscape.Who are the strategic acquirers in landscaping & lawn care?
BrightView, Ruppert Landscape, TruGreen are the primary strategic acquirers active in landscaping & lawn care. Strategics typically pay for market coverage, capability, or route density rather than the platform play PE firms pursue.Do landscaping & lawn care franchisors acquire independent operators?
Yes — US Lawns run franchise systems that regularly acquire and convert independent operators. Franchise-conversion structures differ meaningfully from PE / strategic deals — worth understanding before you commit to a specific process.How do I get a landscaping & lawn care buyer to make a real offer?
Run a competitive process, not a one-off conversation. Buyers pay their best price when they think another qualified buyer is at the table. A sell-side broker who has closed with the buyers above will run that process for you — and knows what each buyer actually values.When do most landscaping & lawn care deals close?
Buyers close ahead of the spring maintenance kickoff (Feb-Mar) or right after the busy season closes (Oct-Nov) with full-year books in hand. Peak close months: February, March, October, November. If you're planning your timeline, target listing 4–6 months ahead of these peaks so due-diligence lands in the buyer's active window.
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