Unity Partners Forms Midwestern Landscaping Platform with Yardmaster, Big Lakes and Kunco
December 2, 2025
Unity Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has formed a new Midwestern landscaping platform by completing investments in Yardmaster (Columbus, Ohio), Big Lakes Lawncare (Detroit, Michigan) and Kunco Landscape (Erie, Pennsylvania). The three businesses will be fully integrated and operate under the Yardmaster brand to serve commercial, multi-family/HOA, office and industrial clients across the Midwest.
- Buyers
- Unity Partners
- Targets
- Yardmaster, Big Lakes Lawncare, Kunco Landscape
- Platforms
- Yardmaster
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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