Century Park Capital Partners (“Century Park”) today announced the official launch of Green Summit Landscape Group, Inc. (“Green Summit”), a newly formed platform created to build a groundbreaking, full-service landscape, snow, and water management organization in the United States. The launch is anchored by the acquisition of R&D Landscape (“R&D”), a premier, founder-led, comprehensive landscaping company based in Lansing, Michigan, which serves as Green Summit’s initial platform investment.
Founded and led by a seasoned and masterful management team, R&D Landscape has built a trusted brand and deep relationships with an elite roster of commercial companies and luxury residential clients, through decades of service excellence, operational discipline, and a people-first culture. The company’s founders and leadership team retained meaningful ownership and continue to lead the business as Green Summit’s initial platform, supporting growth across Michigan and beyond.
“We found a partner that understood what we’ve built at R&D and respected the people and legacy behind it,” said Clay Carstensen, CEO of R&D Landscape. “Century Park’s long-term mindset and collaborative approach allow us to preserve our culture while gaining the resources, capital, and expertise to grow profitably – enabling us to create career paths, growth potential, ongoing learning opportunities, and rewards for our team.”
Green Summit is also pleased to announce the completion of its second acquisition, LandMark Landscape (“LandMark”). Established 43 years ago, LandMark is a highly respected Lansing-based firm offering a comprehensive suite of maintenance, irrigation, design, and snow management services to residential and commercial customers, blending artistic vision with expert craftsmanship. LandMark shares a highly regarded reputation for quality, customer commitment, and employee engagement, mirroring the culture, values, and operating philosophy of R&D Landscape. The combination of R&D and LandMark strengthens Green Summit’s presence in the Midwest while expanding scale, capabilities, and resources for customers and employees while preserving their local culture and operating philosophy that have driven both companies’ success.
Russ Thorn, Co-Founder of R&D, said, “Bringing LandMark into Green Summit is exciting because they’re a local company that shares our values and commitment to customers, employees, and the community. Together, we gain resources, expertise, and capacity to better serve our clients and employees.”
Guy Zaczepinski, Managing Partner at Century Park, said, “Both R&D and LandMark are the types of founder-led, service-driven businesses we seek to partner with: firms that have strong leadership, an exceptional reputation, and a culture built around people and customers.” Nat Bacon, Principal at Century Park added, “Our investment in these companies demonstrates our commitment to the Michigan and Midwest markets, as well as partnering with owners who care deeply about their teams, customers, and communities.”
Green Summit is supported by an experienced and distinguished board with multidisciplinary expertise across landscaping operations, workforce development, sales and marketing, supply chain, finance, and technology. The platform is pursuing a disciplined growth strategy that includes organic expansion, operational and technology investments, and additional acquisitions of trailblazing landscaping, snow management, irrigation, and turf care businesses with unrivaled solutions in the U.S.
About Green Summit Landscape Group
Green Summit Landscape Group is a growth-oriented platform focused on building a preeminent powerhouse, full-spectrum solutions landscape, water, and snow management organization in the United States. Green Summit’s mission is to become the partner of choice for elite landscaping businesses seeking to join a growth-oriented platform committed to preserving legacies and cultures while also investing in people, technology, scalable operations, and local communities.
About Century Park Capital Partners:
Century Park Capital Partners is a Los Angeles-based private equity group established in 2000 that invests in family businesses, owner-operated firms, and corporate divestitures with the purpose of accelerating growth and transforming these companies into leading industry players. We specialize in acquiring strategically well-positioned yet under-resourced middle market companies with identifiable potential for value creation. We leverage our C-level executive partners (“Century Leaders”) in targeted sectors to build an investment thesis, evaluate opportunities, and lead portfolio companies through the value creation process. We further support our investments with proven operational and best practice initiatives, led by our operating team, including buy-and-build acquisition integration programs and infrastructure additions.
For more information on Century Park, please visit: www.centuryparkcapital.com.
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