Knox Lane Acquires Majority Stake in Ruppert Landscape
December 1, 2022
Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based growth-oriented investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in Ruppert Landscape, Inc., a leading provider of commercial landscape services headquartered in Laytonsville, Maryland. The partnership will support Ruppert's plans to expand its footprint organically and through strategic add-on acquisitions while founder Craig Ruppert and management retain a significant investment and continue to lead the business.
- Buyers
- Knox Lane
- Targets
- Ruppert Landscape, Inc.
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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