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Evive Brands (backed by The Riverside Company) Acquires Maid Brigade

June 23, 2025

Professional Services

Evive Brands, a franchise platform backed by The Riverside Company, has acquired Maid Brigade, a residential and commercial cleaning franchisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The add-on strengthens Evive’s home-services portfolio—now approaching 1,000 franchise territories across its brands—and Maid Brigade will continue operating under its existing leadership while gaining shared technology, training and marketing resources.

Riverside-backed Evive Brands Acquires Shine (Shine Window Cleaning)

December 3, 2025

Consumer Products

The Riverside Company has invested in Shine (Shine Window Cleaning), which will be integrated as an add-on to Riverside portfolio company Evive Brands. Shine, a Jenison, Michigan–headquartered franchisor operating over 75 territories across 20 states, will join Evive’s home-services platform to accelerate franchise growth and expand residential and commercial exterior services.

Evive Brands Acquires Pacific Lawn Sprinklers

November 6, 2025

Environmental Services

Evive Brands, a portfolio platform backed by The Riverside Company, has acquired Pacific Lawn Sprinklers, a franchised provider of irrigation and outdoor services. The add-on expands Evive's national home-services franchise portfolio and positions Pacific Lawn Sprinklers to scale using Evive/Riverside resources and franchise infrastructure.

Riverview Landscapes Acquires Cleveland Brothers Landscaping, Inc.

February 17, 2026

Environmental Services

Riverview Landscapes, a PE-backed landscaping platform owned by management and Talus Holdings, has acquired Cleveland Brothers Landscaping, Inc., a Corinth, New York-based provider of landscape maintenance, hardscaping, fertilization, and snow removal services. The acquisition expands Riverview’s presence in the greater Albany/Saratoga market, relocates Riverview’s Albany branch into Cleveland Brothers’ larger Corinth facility, and transitions ownership from founders Terry and Kevin Cleveland to Riverview.

EverSmith Brands (Riverside) Acquires U.S. Lawns from BrightView

February 1, 2024

Environmental Services

EverSmith Brands, a franchised-services platform owned by The Riverside Company, acquired U.S. Lawns from BrightView Holdings as an add-on to the EverSmith portfolio. The acquisition adds a national commercial landscaping and snow-management franchise network headquartered in Orlando, Florida, to EverSmith's commercial facilities brands to accelerate growth and leverage synergies with existing platform assets like Clintar.

The Riverside Company / EverSmith Brands Acquire THE SEALS Franchising

February 7, 2025

HVAC & Mechanical

The Riverside Company has invested in THE SEALS Franchising, LLC as the fifth add-on to its portfolio company EverSmith Brands. The acquisition brings a commercial refrigeration gasket replacement franchisor into EverSmith's multi-brand franchisor platform to accelerate franchise development, national account partnerships and same-store sales growth.