Kainos Capital Acquires Super-Sod (Patten Seed Holdings) from Heartwood Partners

Super-Sod Acquires Tri-Tex Grass

November 14, 2024

Agriculture

Super-Sod (Patten Seed Company) acquired Tri-Tex Grass, a Granbury, Texas-based turfgrass grower, in a transaction completed November 14, 2024. The deal expands Super-Sod’s distribution and farming footprint into Texas; Tri-Tex operations and leadership (Mike Pender and Mark Graf) will transition to operate under the Super-Sod brand.

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.

Patten Seed Company/Super-Sod Acquires Frog Pond Turf

January 11, 2022

Agriculture

Patten Seed Company (doing business as Super-Sod), a Heartwood Partners–backed platform, completed an add-on acquisition of Frog Pond Turf in Opelika, Alabama in December 2021. The acquisition expands Super-Sod's sod-growing footprint into Alabama (Auburn, Montgomery and Birmingham markets), preserves local management (Brad Baker remains farm manager), and increases supply of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass while enabling Super-Sod to introduce products and services such as Soil³ compost and the Lawn Coach subscription in the region.

Kainos Capital Acquires Muenster Milling

August 12, 2021

Food & Beverage

Kainos Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm focused on food and consumer businesses, has acquired Muenster Milling, a fourth-generation pet food and ingredient manufacturer based in Muenster, Texas. The transaction partners Kainos with owners Mitch and Chad Felderhoff to scale Muenster's manufacturing capabilities and build a broader pet food and ingredient platform within Kainos' portfolio.

Patten Seed Acquires Mid Tenn Turf

August 12, 2021

Agriculture

Patten Seed, a portfolio company of Heartwood Partners, has acquired Mid Tenn Turf to expand its turfgrass production and Super-Sod retail footprint into Tennessee. Mid Tenn operates over 2,400 acres across farm locations in Manchester and Benton, Tennessee, and will continue producing warm- and cool-season turfgrasses to supply Patten Seed’s product lines and retail channels.

Heartwood Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Patten Seed Company (Super-Sod)

September 18, 2020

Agriculture

Heartwood Partners (Heartwood Partners III, LP) completed an investment in Patten Seed Company (doing business as Super-Sod) on September 18, 2020, providing capital to support the company's next phase of growth. The Patten family and senior management retained a meaningful equity stake; Heartwood intends to support organic growth, technology adoption, and acquisition-driven geographic expansion across the Southeastern U.S.