Five Star Franchising Acquires Card My Yard

Five Star Franchising Acquires Bath Solutions, Joe Homebuyer, Gotcha Covered and Bio-One

November 4, 2021

Professional Services

Five Star Franchising launched as a consolidated platform after acquiring franchisor brands Bath Solutions, Joe Homebuyer, Gotcha Covered, and Bio-One, bringing roughly 300 franchise owners and 350 territories into its ecosystem. The platform is backed by private equity sponsor Princeton Equity Group and will leverage ProNexis and centralized marketing, technology, and operations to drive franchise development and growth across home-service categories.

Turf Masters Brands Acquires Cardinal Lawns

January 24, 2025

Environmental Services

Turf Masters Brands, a Roswell, Georgia–based residential lawn care platform, acquired Cardinal Lawns, a lawn care, tree care and pest control provider based in Columbus, Ohio. The deal expands Turf Masters Brands' footprint into the Ohio market as part of its ongoing add-on acquisition strategy; terms were not disclosed.

Neighborly Acquires Lawn Pride

August 23, 2022

Professional Services

Neighborly, the Waco, Texas–based global home services franchisor, has acquired Lawn Pride, a lawn care company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The acquisition adds Lawn Pride to Neighborly's portfolio of brands and will enable Neighborly to begin franchising the Lawn Pride brand nationally in 2023.

Five Star Franchising Acquires Mosquito Shield

March 15, 2022

Environmental Services

Five Star Franchising, a PE-backed home-services franchising platform, has acquired Mosquito Shield, a leading residential mosquito and tick control franchisor headquartered in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The deal — Five Star's eighth acquisition since launching in 2021 and backed by Princeton Equity Group — expands Five Star's portfolio of service-focused franchise brands and provides Mosquito Shield additional resources to accelerate franchise development and operations.

Your Fare Acquires Beyond4

November 11, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

Austin-based Your Fare has acquired Beyond4, a digital marketing and guest communication platform, to expand its suite of restaurant-focused tools. The acquisition brings Beyond4's email, SMS and direct-mail marketing capabilities into Your Fare's online-ordering and delivery management platform to provide restaurants with a single point of contact for ordering and multi-channel marketing services.

Five Star Franchising Acquires 1-800-Packouts

March 3, 2022

Professional Services

Five Star Franchising, a PE-backed home-services franchise platform, has acquired 1-800-Packouts and launched a sister brand, 1-800-Textiles. The addition expands Five Star’s residential contents restoration, packing, cleaning, and climate-controlled storage capabilities across its growing franchise portfolio backed by Princeton Equity Group.