Coastal Luxury Outdoors (Carl Capital) Acquires Multiple Pool Service Companies in Northeast Florida

Pool Troopers Partners with Portofino Pool Services & Outdoor Living

January 5, 2021

Professional Services

Tampa-based Pool Troopers has partnered with Portofino Pool Services & Outdoor Living to expand its service footprint into Northeast Florida and add commercial pool maintenance capabilities. The deal brings Portofino's decades-long local expertise, training programs and commercial client relationships (including the Jacksonville Jaguars and The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club) into Pool Troopers' Sunbelt roll-up.

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.

SPS PoolCare Acquires Barb's Pool Service

February 5, 2025

Professional Services

SPS PoolCare, a Storr Group-backed pool services platform based in Austin, Texas, has acquired Barb's Pool Service, a residential pool maintenance and repair business serving Charlotte County, Florida. The deal is SPS PoolCare’s 20th acquisition in Florida and furthers the platform’s Sun Belt consolidation strategy.

Pool Troopers Acquires Premier Pool Service

June 15, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

Pool Troopers, a Tampa-based pool services platform backed by Shoreline Equity Partners, acquired the maintenance, repair, cleaning and chemical business lines of Premier Pool Service in the greater Naples–Fort Myers area. The deal is an add-on to Pool Troopers’ roll-up strategy to increase density in Southwest Florida while Premier’s owners will focus on new pool construction.

Australis Equity Partners Acquires Sunrise Premiere Pool Builders

December 30, 2023

Construction

Australis Equity Partners, through a subsidiary, has acquired Sunrise Premiere Pool Builders, LLC, a full-service inground pool construction company headquartered in Arnold, Maryland. Sunrise, founded in 1999 and operating a 3,000 sq. ft. facility, specializes in residential inground pools and works with subcontractors; Australis said the acquisition will be leveraged to facilitate future construction-industry acquisitions.

Pool Troopers Acquires Tri-City Pools to Expand Southwest Florida Footprint

April 1, 2021

Professional Services

Pool Troopers has partnered with and acquired Tri-City Pools, a family-owned commercial and residential pool services provider in Fort Myers/Naples, Florida. The deal — Pool Troopers' fourth partnership this year and part of a broader Sunbelt roll-up strategy supported by Shoreline Equity Partners — expands Pool Troopers' service footprint in Southwest Florida.