Fairway Acquires Simply Green to Expand in Atlanta

Turf Masters Brands Acquires Fairway Green (plus three additional regional lawn care businesses)

March 3, 2023

Environmental Services

Turf Masters Brands, a CenterOak Partners-backed residential lawn care platform, acquired Fairway Green and also added Mighty Green Lawn Care Services, Perfectly Green Lawn Care, and MRW Lawns, Inc. to its platform. The transactions expand Turf Masters' footprint across the Southeast (notably doubling presence in North Carolina) and add nearly 200 team members to the platform; terms were not disclosed.

Forest Lane Capital Acquires Simply Hydroponics

April 15, 2025

E-Commerce

Forest Lane Capital, a family office-backed private investment firm, has acquired Simply Hydroponics, LLC to broaden its product offering, strengthen its e-commerce presence, and expand reach across commercial and enthusiast growers. Blue River Financial Group served as advisor to Forest Lane Capital on the transaction.

Fairway Corp Acquires Six Regional Lawn, Tree and Pest Service Companies

February 18, 2025

Environmental Services

Fairway Corp has expanded its national residential services platform by acquiring six regional lawn, tree and pest service businesses: Eastern Exterminating, Southern Care Lawn and Pest, Mencer's Tree Service, Agape Lawn Company, Arbor Bay Tree & Landscaping, and Scientific Plant Service. The acquisitions extend Fairway’s geographic footprint across Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and the Chesapeake Bay region and broaden its tree, turf, plant-health, landscaping and pest service capabilities.

Super-Sod Acquires All Green Outdoor Center in North Georgia

October 31, 2023

Retail

Super-Sod, a vertically-integrated turfgrass and compost company headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, acquired All Green Outdoor Center in North Georgia (closing announced November 1, 2023). The purchase expands Super-Sod’s retail footprint in North Georgia and enables the company to offer its full product line — including Bermuda, Tall Fescue and Zoysia sod, Soil3 compost and expanded stone/hardscape inventory — to local landscapers and homeowners.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Acquires Fairway Lawns from Prairie Capital

May 18, 2022

Professional Services

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) have completed an investment to acquire Fairway Lawns, a Little Rock‑headquartered provider of residential lawncare services that operates 16 branches across the Southeastern United States. MSCP is partnering with Fairway's existing management team led by CEO Kyle DeMilt and intends to accelerate the company's geographic expansion and add-on acquisition activity; Prairie Capital sold the company.

United Land Services Acquires Greenway Lawn & Landscape and Sanford Tree Service

May 9, 2023

Environmental Services

United Land Services, a landscaping platform backed by Centre Partners and LP First Capital, acquired Greenway Lawn & Landscape, LLC and Sanford Tree Service Inc. as its sixteenth add-on to expand presence and service offerings in the Southeast. The combined Greenway business — founded in 2014 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida — will be integrated into United's platform to broaden commercial landscaping, maintenance, and tree-care capabilities; terms were not disclosed.