LP First Capital and Centre Partners Acquire O'Hara Management to Build United Land Services Platform

United Land Services Acquires Four Landscaping-Related Businesses

January 13, 2026

Environmental Services

United Land Services, a Jacksonville-based landscaping platform backed by Centre Partners and LP First Capital, completed four add-on acquisitions that closed in 2025. The targets—Wrightsville Beach Landscaping (Wilmington, NC), H&O Grounds (Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA), Custom Tree Surgeons (Jacksonville, FL) and an undisclosed rust-removal provider in South/Central Florida—expand United's geographic footprint and service capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

United Land Services Acquires Benchmark Landscaping and Georgia Scapes

November 7, 2023

Environmental Services

United Land Services, a PE-backed landscaping platform, has acquired Benchmark Landscaping and Georgia Scapes to expand its footprint in the Southeast. The platform is backed by Centre Partners and LP First Capital; terms were not disclosed and the sellers were reported to be OneOutdoor Holdings.

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.

HeartLand (Sterling-backed) Acquires Four Commercial Landscaping Firms

December 31, 2021

Environmental Services

HeartLand, a portfolio company of Sterling Investment Partners, acquired four commercial landscape and facilities services providers: Landscape Services, Inc. (LSI), Sharp's Landscaping, Total Environment, Inc., and Merit Service Solutions. The add-on deals expand HeartLand's geographic footprint across multiple U.S. markets as part of a roll-up strategy (this marks HeartLand's 13th acquisition since Sterling invested in August 2019).

Angeles Equity Partners Acquires O'Hara's Son Roofing

May 30, 2024

Building Products

An affiliate of Angeles Equity Partners has acquired O'Hara's Son Roofing (OSR), a national commercial and industrial roofing provider headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Angeles will partner with OSR's CEO Luke Coleman and the existing management team to grow the business as a scaled platform in building services; financial terms were not disclosed.

HeartLand (Sterling portfolio company) Acquires Heritage Landscape Services, Landscape Concepts Management and Snowmen365

December 12, 2019

Environmental Services

Sterling Investment Partners’ portfolio company HeartLand, LLC acquired three commercial landscape and facilities services providers — Heritage Landscape Services, Landscape Concepts Management and Snowmen365 — expanding HeartLand’s footprint in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Kansas City. The acquisitions are add-ons to HeartLand’s multi-market platform as Sterling continues to grow the company since its initial investment in 2019.