Industry News

Blackstone's Perpetual PE Strategy Acquires Champions Group

Odyssey Investment Partners, which announced its acquisition of the business as Service Champions in January 2021, sold to Blackstone and kept a significant minority stake alongside management. Terms were not disclosed.

Georgia Lawngrowers Joins Legacy Lawns Platform

The Suwanee company is one of five founding partners of the Plexus Capital-backed platform; its customers were told its team is now part of King Green, the platform's founding brand. Terms were not disclosed.

Howerton Plumbing Acquired by Blackthorn Capital in Two-Company Closing

Founder Tony Blackthorn, formerly in a New York investing role, closed on Howerton and New Carlisle's Kirkwood Heating & Cooling on the same day in February 2026.

Coastal Turf Joins Legacy Lawns Platform, Keeping Its Name

The 2005-founded South Carolina lawn care company is one of five launch brands in a Plexus Capital-backed platform. The announcement included no financial terms.

Perm-O-Green Joins Legacy Lawns Platform as a Founding Partner Brand

The 1976-founded Wichita Falls lawn and pest company is one of five brands at the launch of the Plexus Capital-backed platform, and it keeps its name and leadership. The announcement gave no financial terms.

Liberty Lawn & Landscaping Receives Strategic Investment from Visterra

The Trinity Hunt-backed commercial platform extends its Texas operations to the San Antonio–Austin corridor through a New Braunfels company founded in 2006. Terms were not disclosed.