Sterling Investment Partners Makes Majority Investment in HeartLand

Pritzker Private Capital Acquires HeartLand

December 14, 2023

Environmental Services

Pritzker Private Capital has acquired HeartLand, a Kansas City–headquartered commercial landscaping platform, from Sterling Investment Partners. The investment, made alongside HeartLand founder Ed Schatz and members of management, will support the company's continued geographic and service expansion across the United States.

Shoreline Equity Partners Acquires American Landscaping Partners

September 11, 2023

Environmental Services

Shoreline Equity Partners has acquired American Landscaping Partners, a portfolio company of Cold Bore Capital. The transaction transfers ownership of the landscaping and lawn care platform (six branches serving residential and commercial customers) from Cold Bore Capital to Shoreline as a PE-to-PE secondary sale.

HeartLand (Sterling-backed) Acquires Four Commercial Landscaping Firms

December 31, 2021

Environmental Services

HeartLand, a portfolio company of Sterling Investment Partners, acquired four commercial landscape and facilities services providers: Landscape Services, Inc. (LSI), Sharp's Landscaping, Total Environment, Inc., and Merit Service Solutions. The add-on deals expand HeartLand's geographic footprint across multiple U.S. markets as part of a roll-up strategy (this marks HeartLand's 13th acquisition since Sterling invested in August 2019).

HeartLand (Sterling Investment Partners) Acquires Roark Landscaping, VerdeGo Landscape and Inside Out Services

December 31, 2020

Environmental Services

HeartLand, a Sterling Investment Partners portfolio company, acquired three commercial landscape and facilities services providers: Roark Landscaping Corporation, VerdeGo Landscape and Inside Out Services. The add-on deals expand HeartLand's footprint into Tulsa, Oklahoma; Palm Coast/Jacksonville, Florida; and broaden its presence in the Washington, D.C. metro area as part of a buildout of a national commercial landscape platform.

HeartLand (Sterling portfolio company) Acquires Heritage Landscape Services, Landscape Concepts Management and Snowmen365

December 12, 2019

Environmental Services

Sterling Investment Partners’ portfolio company HeartLand, LLC acquired three commercial landscape and facilities services providers — Heritage Landscape Services, Landscape Concepts Management and Snowmen365 — expanding HeartLand’s footprint in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Kansas City. The acquisitions are add-ons to HeartLand’s multi-market platform as Sterling continues to grow the company since its initial investment in 2019.

Sterling Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in HeartLand, LLC from Great Range Capital

September 6, 2019

Environmental Services

Westport, Connecticut-based Sterling Investment Partners made a majority equity investment in HeartLand, LLC, a Kansas City-based commercial landscape management platform, in partnership with HeartLand management. The transaction represents Great Range Capital’s sale of its portfolio company after building HeartLand through multiple regional acquisitions; Sterling will partner with management to support continued growth across the Midwest and Mountain West.