Staple Street Capital Partners with Pleasant View Gardens and Four Star Greenhouse to Form Proven Winners
October 9, 2025
Staple Street Capital has partnered with the Huntington and Smith families to combine Pleasant View Gardens (Loudon, NH) and Four Star Greenhouse (Carleton, MI) under one ownership as a unified Proven Winners company. The investment will provide resources and strategic support to drive scale, improve distribution and marketing, and expand Proven Winners' reach into underserved North American markets while the founding families remain active owners.
- Buyers
- Staple Street Capital
- Targets
- Pleasant View Gardens, Four Star Greenhouse
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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