TreeServe Acquires Dave Leonard Tree Specialists and JL Tree Service
September 25, 2025
TreeServe, a portfolio company of Soundcore Capital Partners, has acquired Dave Leonard Tree Specialists (Lexington, KY) and JL Tree Service (Fairfax, VA) as add-on acquisitions to expand its regional tree care platform across the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest. The acquisitions expand TreeServe’s footprint in Central Kentucky and the Washington, D.C. metro area and are financed under senior secured credit facilities arranged by O2 Sponsor Finance.
- Buyers
- TreeServe, LLC, Soundcore Capital Partners
- Targets
- Dave Leonard Tree Specialists, JL Tree Service
- Platforms
- TreeServe, LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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