{"id":10048,"date":"2014-08-27T12:47:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T16:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.franchisegator.com\/articles\/?p=10048"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:09:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:09:07","slug":"the-grounds-guys-elmore-expects-continued-growth-with-parent-companys-acquisition-11878","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/the-grounds-guys-elmore-expects-continued-growth-with-parent-companys-acquisition-11878\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grounds Guys&#8217; Elmore expects continued growth with parent company&#8217;s acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Private equity firm&nbsp;The Riverside Co.&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;The Dwyer Group&nbsp;from&nbsp;TZP Group. It&rsquo;s the second time Riverside has owned the Waco, Texas-based parent company of landscape maintenance franchisor&nbsp;The Grounds Guys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Riverside first purchased The Dwyer Group in 2003, taking the company private. After seven years, the firm sold The Dwyer Group to another private equity investor, TZP Group, in 2010.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private equity firm&nbsp;The Riverside Co.&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;The Dwyer Group&nbsp;from&nbsp;TZP Group. It&rsquo;s the second time Riverside has owned the Waco, Texas-based parent company of landscape maintenance franchisor&nbsp;The Grounds Guys. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Riverside first purchased The Dwyer Group in 2003, taking the company private. 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