Schill Grounds Management acquires Ward + Thornton and Fredericks Landscaping in southeast Ohio Schill Grounds Management acquires Ward + Thornton and Fredericks Landscaping in southeast Ohio Schill Grounds Management founder, president and CEO Jerry Schill. Schill Grounds Management, a private equity-backed commercial landscaper based in North Ridgeville, has announced the acquisitions of Ward + Thornton Landscapes in Maineville, Ohio, and Fredericks Landscaping of Lockland in a duo of rollups that broadens Schill s Ohio footprint to the Cincinnati market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisitions expand Schill s presence beyond its primary markets of Cleveland and Columbus and represent the third and fourth acquisitions Schill has completed in recent months.
Schill Grounds Management acquires commercial division of The Ohio Valley Group Schill Grounds Management founder, president and CEO Jerry Schill. Schill Grounds Management, a private equity-backed commercial landscaper based in North Ridgeville, has acquired the commercial division of The Ohio Valley Group of Chagrin Falls. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal brings in all Ohio Valley Group commercial, retail and mixed-use accounts to Schill, equipment and a dozen employees. This leaves Ohio Valley Group with its residential accounts and time to focus on other entrepreneurial endeavors, according to a deal announcement. The combination ultimately expands Schill s services east of Cleveland.