Gladstone Investment and Everglades Equity Invest in Sun State Nursery & Landscaping
May 23, 2025
Gladstone Investment Corporation provided senior secured debt and equity to support a transaction in partnership with Everglades Equity to invest in Sun State Nursery & Landscaping, a commercial landscaping installation and maintenance provider based in Jacksonville, Florida. The financing is intended to support Sun State’s next phase of growth and add the business to the investors' portfolios.
- Buyers
- Gladstone Investment Corporation, Everglades Equity, LLC
- Targets
- Sun State Nursery & Landscaping, LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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