Capitala Group Invests in American Landscaping Partners to Back Cold Bore Capital Platform

Shoreline Equity Partners Acquires American Landscaping Partners

September 11, 2023

Environmental Services

Shoreline Equity Partners has acquired American Landscaping Partners, a portfolio company of Cold Bore Capital. The transaction transfers ownership of the landscaping and lawn care platform (six branches serving residential and commercial customers) from Cold Bore Capital to Shoreline as a PE-to-PE secondary sale.

Shoreline Equity Partners Recapitalizes American Landscaping Partners; ALP Completes Seven Add-on Acquisitions

July 11, 2024

Environmental Services

Shoreline Equity Partners partnered with and made an equity investment in American Landscaping Partners (ALP) in August 2023, providing capital and senior financing (Apogem Capital and NXT Capital) to support ALP's growth while management retained an ownership stake. Since the partnership, ALP (headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee) has completed seven add-on acquisitions—Landscape Detail; Ultralawn; Ready Field Solutions; Maxalea; Swift Lawn & Land; Precision Landscape Management; and Appalachia Landscaping—expanding its footprint across Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

American Landscaping Partners Acquires Color Burst Landscapes

December 15, 2020

Environmental Services

American Landscaping Partners LLC (a portfolio company of Cold Bore Capital) acquired Nashville-based Color Burst Landscapes from the Frank F. Chalfont Trust and co-owner Brian Edwards. The deal is an add-on acquisition to ALP’s landscaping platform; Brian Edwards will remain as Sales Manager and retain an equity interest.

Capitala Group Makes $23M of Follow-on Growth Investments in Three Portfolio Companies

February 22, 2022

Professional Services

Capitala Group provided approximately $23 million of additional growth capital across three existing portfolio companies — American Landscaping Partners, Fremont-Wright, and Linden Lab — to support continued strategic growth and future add-on activity. The funding is intended to support operating growth, potential accretive add-on acquisition activity, and ongoing partnership with management teams.

Bell Valley Capital Acquires American Lawn & Landscape Co.

March 8, 2022

Environmental Services

Bell Valley Capital acquired American Lawn & Landscape Co., a profitable residential landscaping business based in the Greater Chicago area. The firm intends to use the business as a platform for future growth; the company provides recurring residential lawn maintenance, landscape installations and snow removal services.

Align Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Strata Landscape Services; Strata Acquires Boulder Landscaping

May 29, 2025

Environmental Services

Align Capital Partners completed a growth investment and recapitalization in Strata Landscape Services, a commercial landscaping platform headquartered near Los Angeles. Concurrently, Strata acquired Utah-based Boulder Landscaping from owner Wray Dix as an add-on to expand Strata's presence and capabilities in the Western U.S.