Mergers & Acquisitions

Joining Forces with Bland Landscaping Company

You and your team have worked hard to build a successful commercial landscaping enterprise over the years. Aside from the decision to start your company, selling is perhaps the most important business decision you will ever make. We can relate to your situation and would love to discuss the next steps with you.

Since 1976, Bland Landscaping has focused on commercial landscaping. In 2017, second-generation owners Kurt and Matt Bland created an industry-leading platform company with Comvest Private Equity, a leading middle-market private equity investment group that partners with passionate entrepreneurs in high potential companies to drive long-term growth. As a result, we have more than tripled our size through organic growth and acquisitions. The company now focuses on Commercial Landscape Management in the Carolinas and surrounding southeastern states.

Experience That Makes a Difference

We know commercial landscaping as well as anyone, but our experience doesn’t stop there. Working collaboratively with the sellers has enabled us to successfully acquire and integrate well-known legacy commercial landscaping companies across the Southeast. We help sellers achieve liquidity events and create opportunities for their teams through growth. We know sellers have many choices when deciding what to do with their company, and we believe in being selective about the companies we acquire. We’ll review our thoughtful acquisition and integration process with your executive team to make sure we’re the right fit.

We Are Landscaping Professionals and Businesspeople

Recurring revenue streams, recession-resistant business models, and a highly fragmented market make landscaping of great interest to industry outsiders seeking investments. Our executive leadership team recognizes this, which led to the creation of our current business model as a platform with private equity partners. The combination of industry expertise, strong capitalization, and high financial understanding makes us uniquely positioned to steward your company’s legacy. We have the resources to complete cash-at-closing transactions—and the landscaping industry knowledge to retain your team and keep your customers happy.

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Our Qualifications as Buyers

Experienced Team

Our team of executives, private equity partners, and professional service providers are experienced dealmakers with a proven track record of timely closings.

Capital Resources

We have the capital resources to buy with cash-at-closing.

Timeliness

Our team is ready to go with an efficient due diligence process using a core team of vetted professional partners focused on mergers and acquisitions.

Integrity & Honesty

We pride ourselves on being transparent and direct to ensure a smooth and efficient process for all involved.

What We’re Looking For

Recurring Commercial Revenue

We buy companies focused on commercial landscape management with recurring commercial revenues of more than $1M.

The Southeast Region

We focus our acquisition efforts to build density in the Southeast region, both in our core markets today (North & South Carolina) and in surrounding southeastern states (Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia).

Leadership and Team

Our highly motivated team seeks to add like-minded leaders with a proven track record and dedication to growth.

Our Approach

We work with sellers, with or without a broker or investment banker involved. We start with informal conversations about the business and the owner’s interest in selling. We then advance to an information request and questionnaire, followed by more informed discussions. Next, we schedule an on-site visit with the owner to better understand the existing operations, observe the facilities, and become acquainted to the sellers.  We typically do first meetings after business hours to avoid any concerns on the part of the seller. 

With all this information, we craft our letter of intent (LOI) with details on valuation, timeline, and structure of a deal. Following execution of an LOI, due diligence begins with accounting and legal, culminating in a finalized purchase agreement. 

We close with cash and immediately onboard all employees while honoring the tenure of their employment for benefits purposes. 

Strategic conversations take place with the seller and their leadership team well in advance of closing. This helps us ensure a smooth integration by addressing employees’ and customers’ emotions and concerns.

What About My People?

We are glad you asked! Your team members are highly valuable assets, and we treat them as such. 

We aim to hire your team members and successfully integrate them into our business. We respect the effort and dedication they have shown you, and want to honor that by inheriting their employment tenure. If they worked for you for ten years, they will join our team with ten years of tenure. They will not need to “start over” with accrual of benefits. 

Our top priority is for your team members and customers to feel valued and welcome. We are investing in your business because of the people and take this responsibility very seriously.

Testimonials

Curious to hear what others have to say about the process of selling to Bland Landscaping? Explore the testimonials below to learn more—directly from the source.

"After working for Turf Service, Inc. for 29 years, I was surprised when the owner pulled me aside and said that he was in discussion about selling the company. During this transition, I was approached about being the new Branch Manager for Greensboro, even though I was hesitant at first, I accepted the position. It was simply the best decision of my career. I would say to anyone that is a team member of a perspective business that is being brought into the Bland Landscaping Company, have an open mind, be prepared to learn a lot and enjoy the ride. It will be worth it."
David Boette
Branch Manager, Greensboro
"The last two years have been the most exciting and rewarding experience of my entire working life. It has been a tremendous amount of work and effort. Every minute, every new lesson learned has been well worth the efforts of our entire team. As a woman in a historically male dominated industry, it has been a privilege to become the first female Associate Branch Manager for Bland Landscaping, Inc. This is indeed a place I never envisioned I would be."
Bethe Manley
Associate Branch Manager, Greensboro
"In 2019 I sold Landmark Landscape Services to Bland Landscaping as the company’s first acquisition. Being part of a team larger and better than what my company could be on its own, was at the top of the list of reasons why I sold. I wanted to provide opportunities for my employees that I could not provide. After interviewing and comparing multiple companies I could sell to, I also felt I could continue my career in the only industry I have known and loved with Bland Landscaping. I am thankful that time and the relationship I have with the executive leadership team have proven that to be true. I have personally benefited from the opportunities that being part of Bland Landscaping has provided. Selling does not need to mean leaving. If you are considering selling your landscape company and you call the Southeast home; I encourage you to reach out to Kurt Bland."
Mark Michel
Regional Operations Manager, Charlotte

Ready to discuss selling?

If you’re ready to kick off the conversation about selling your company, we invite you to contact Kurt Bland, CEO of Bland Landscaping Company. We value your privacy, and want you to know exactly who you are speaking with.

The best way to reach Kurt is to call our main office at (919) 387-0010. 

You can also connect with Kurt via LinkedIn. Please send a direct message to arrange a call and execute an NDA.

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