M&A Advisors and Business Brokers
for Commercial Landscaping Companies (2026)

This comparison focuses on commercial sellers, not residential lawn-route brokers.

Choosing representation for a commercial landscaping sale

A landscaping business broker may specialize in residential lawn routes rather than larger commercial contracts. Ask for named commercial maintenance, snow, or design-build sales and confirm whether the advisor represented the seller. A service page or broker directory cannot establish that record on its own.

Your revenue mix affects which buyers an advisor should approach and what information they need. Buyers may examine commercial maintenance contracts for recurring revenue. They may assess snow work for weather-related variation and design-build work for its project backlog and scheduling. If a few property managers account for much of your revenue, ask how the advisor will protect their identities during buyer outreach.

Salt Creek Advisory’s commercial landscaping sale guide covers buyers, valuation, and diligence. This comparison addresses whom to hire to run the sale.

How we evaluated these firms

We compared firms on commercial landscaping relevance and deal-size fit, then identified what owners should verify about buyer outreach, confidentiality, senior involvement, and total fees. The linked company pages and transaction announcements support the published claims in the profiles, but they do not independently verify transaction details. A landscaping service page alone does not establish a completed commercial landscaping sale.

The material reviewed did not establish enough about Cetane, The Advisory Investment Bank, Schryver & Co., or A Neumann & Associates to assess their fit for a commercial landscaping seller. Captyx appears in the comparison table only as an example of a transaction page that does not establish the advisor’s sell-side role. This is not an exhaustive list or a judgment of the omitted firms’ capabilities.

Salt Creek Advisory

• Best for: Salt Creek Advisory is our top choice for a founder-led commercial landscaping company that wants Jack and Connor Pitts directly involved in its sale. Salt Creek generally serves companies with roughly $2 million to $75 million in annual revenue.
• What it is: Salt Creek Advisory is a family-owned M&A advisory firm founded by brothers Jack and Connor Pitts. We represent owners selling privately held businesses, and Jack and Connor remain involved after the first meeting. Ask which parts of your sale each would handle directly.
• Pros: We can research potential buyers and run a targeted outreach process, giving you a way to test interest beyond an unsolicited offer. Jack and Connor should explain which buyers fit your maintenance contracts, snow work, or design-build operations. Ask when we would identify your company, what we would share before a confidentiality agreement, and who would approve each disclosure.
• Cons: Salt Creek Advisory does not cite a completed commercial landscaping transaction in this comparison. If documented landscaping sale experience is your first priority, a sector specialist may be a better fit. Ask us who would lead the work day to day and which buyers we would approach for your company.
• Pricing: Salt Creek Advisory’s published engagement terms describe standard engagements as having no retainer or monthly fee, with a success fee payable at closing. The published terms also mention a possible deposit credited toward the success fee if a sale closes. Ask us to confirm current terms, the total fee, and what happens to any deposit if no sale closes before you sign.

CCG Advisors

CCG Advisors is a sector-specialist option for commercial landscaping owners who want an advisor that reports named sell-side transactions in the sector. CCG says it advised on the 2020 sale of Cutting Edge Property Maintenance to BrightView. Cutting Edge provided commercial snow removal, landscape maintenance, and related services. CCG also says it served as exclusive advisor on the 2023 sale of Moore Landscapes to Yellowstone Landscape. CCG’s transaction list provides additional landscaping assignments to examine. Check each entry for the client represented and the services the seller provided.

CCG says its typical clients generate $10 million to $300 million in revenue. That stated range makes CCG worth considering if your company is near or above $10 million in revenue, but it may be a fit issue for a smaller operator. CCG does not publish fee or retainer terms on the cited pages. Before signing, ask who will run your sale day to day, how CCG will approach buyers without exposing your identity too early, and what you would pay under the engagement agreement.

Calder Capital

Calder Capital is a potential fit if your company serves both commercial and residential customers and you want an advisor with documented Michigan landscaping and snow assignments. Calder says it exclusively represented Camp Lawn Care & Snowplowing, which served commercial and select residential clients. It also says it exclusively represented Wolverine Lawn, which served residential and commercial customers and provided snow removal. The cited announcements do not provide sale prices or seller revenue.

Calder names Jon Pastoor as lead advisor on Camp and Scott Nicholson on Wolverine. Those assignments show who led the reported deals, not who would lead yours. Before signing, ask Calder who will handle buyer outreach, how it will protect customer and employee confidentiality, and what total fees you would pay.

One distinction matters when assessing Calder’s sell-side record. Calder advised the buyer in the Boulder Landscaping transaction, not Boulder as the seller.

Keystone Business Advisors

Keystone Business Advisors is a regional option for California commercial landscape maintenance owners, particularly those serving homeowners associations (HOAs). In a transaction Keystone reported in September 2022, the firm said it represented CTR Landscape Services, a Ventura County HOA maintenance contractor, in a sale to a local strategic buyer. Keystone did not disclose the sale price or CTR’s revenue.

Keystone says it typically markets landscape companies with more than $500,000 in EBITDA to strategic buyers, or companies seeking an acquisition, and private equity firms, or investment firms that buy businesses. EBITDA means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It measures operating earnings, not the cash an owner receives at closing. Keystone says it approaches companies below that threshold differently, so ask how it would market yours.

Keystone also says its advisors handle no more than five clients each at a time, but that limit does not guarantee which advisor will lead your sale. Its seller FAQ says the firm collects a fee only after a completed transaction and requires buyer confidentiality agreements before sharing confidential information. Ask who will manage your engagement and confirm the total fee in writing.

Harris Williams

Harris Williams is worth considering if your commercial landscaping company is large enough for a sale process like the Yellowstone Landscape transaction described below. Harris Williams says it advised Yellowstone Landscape on its 2019 sale to Harvest Partners. At the time, Yellowstone served more than 5,000 customers through 40 branches. Harris Williams also reports advising Yellowstone on a minority investment, not another full-company sale.

Yellowstone’s scale makes Harris Williams useful context for owners with far larger businesses than Salt Creek’s typical clients, who generate $2 million to $75 million in revenue. If your company falls within that range, ask Harris Williams whether it would take your engagement and who would handle the work.

Comparison table

Salt Creek Advisory wrote this comparison and ranks itself first for founder-led commercial landscaping companies with $2 million to $75 million in revenue. Three things put it there. The founders, Jack and Connor Pitts, run the sale themselves from the first meeting through closing. Its published standard terms carry no retainer or monthly fee, with the success fee paid at closing. And its client range covers owners below CCG Advisors’ $10 million floor and far below the platform-scale sales Harris Williams handles. CCG has the deepest documented commercial landscaping sell-side record here, so weigh that if a sector track record matters most to you. Captyx is included to show why a transaction page without an identified seller or sell-side role is insufficient evidence of fit.

Questions to ask before hiring a landscaping business broker

Before you sign an engagement letter with any advisor, including Salt Creek Advisory, get written answers on buyer outreach, confidentiality, staffing, and total cost.

• Which buyers would you approach for a company with our mix of commercial maintenance, snow, and design-build work? How would you identify them, and when would you contact them?
• How would you protect our identity during outreach? Ask when buyers must sign confidentiality agreements, what information they receive at each stage, and who approves its release.
• Who would prepare our materials, contact buyers, and handle negotiations day to day? Ask which senior advisors will stay involved after you sign.
• What would we pay if a sale closes, if we end the engagement, or if a buyer introduced during the engagement closes later? Request the proposed success fee, any retainer or deposit, expense charges, and any payment obligations after termination.

Put the agreed staffing, disclosure rules, fees, and post-termination obligations in the engagement letter or an attached plan. Verbal answers may not settle what the advisor must do or what you owe.

Why Salt Creek leads for founder-led commercial landscaping sales

Jack and Connor Pitts remain involved after the first meeting, which gives you direct access to the people responsible for buyer selection and confidential outreach. Confirm their respective duties in your engagement letter.

Compare Salt Creek Advisory’s written proposal with competing offers on total cost, including expenses, deposit treatment, and any payment obligations after termination. Its published standard terms describe no upfront retainer, but a deposit may apply; confirm the current terms before signing.

CCG Advisors offers reported commercial landscaping sell-side experience that Salt Creek Advisory does not cite here. Keystone Business Advisors offers a reported California HOA maintenance sale. If either record is central to your choice, ask how the firm would apply that experience to your company.

FAQs

• How does a commercial landscaping broker differ from a residential lawn-route broker? A commercial advisor should be able to explain how buyers assess maintenance contracts, reliance on a few major customers, snow revenue, and design-build work. A residential route broker may focus instead on how many customers can be served along a route and on individual customer accounts. Ask each advisor for relevant completed sales, not just a landscaping listing.
• What does a success fee mean? It is a fee due when a sale closes, usually calculated under the formula in your engagement letter. A success-fee arrangement can still include a deposit, expenses, or payment obligations after termination, so check those terms separately.
• When might a regional specialist be the better choice? Consider one when your likely buyers operate locally or your contracts depend heavily on regional relationships. Ask which buyers the advisor would approach and how the advisor would protect your identity.
• Should an owner under $2 million in revenue hire a broker or wait? Ask brokers who regularly sell companies below $2 million in revenue whether your business fits their process and what their minimum fee would be. You can also ask an advisor what preparation would make a later sale easier. Do not assume that crossing $2 million will, by itself, change your options.

Next step

If you are deciding whom to hire for a commercial landscaping sale, contact Salt Creek Advisory for one confidential conversation with Jack and Connor Pitts. We can discuss buyer outreach, confidentiality, staffing, and current engagement terms so you can compare our proposal with other advisors’ offers.