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Private equity and making a ‘green exit’

Private equity and making a ‘green exit’

by Greg Herring | Jun 24, 2026 | Business Strategy, Cash Flow, Forecasting, Growth, Mindset, Planning, Profit, Results

After 30 months of waiting, BrightView’s CEO got to say the words investors and employees want to hear: the company’s land maintenance business grew. Revenue in that segment was up 4.0% in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 — the first year-over-year increase since the...
Outsourcing for growth: Growing your Green

Outsourcing for growth: Growing your Green

by Taylor.Abt-Willauer@herring-group.com | Oct 2, 2025 | Business Strategy, Growth, Labor, Mindset, Planning, Profit, Results

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on March 19th, 2025. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners.  Because many owner/operators in the landscape...
Three traits of high-performing companies

Three traits of high-performing companies

by Taylor.Abt-Willauer@herring-group.com | Aug 28, 2025 | Business Strategy, Growth, Leadership, Mindset, Planning, Profit, Results

In my February article for Landscape Management (“The haves and the have-nots”), I analyzed the results of the 11th-annual Herring Group Benchmark Report. I broke down the differences between high performers (those with an operating profit greater than 10 percent) and...
Grow your Green: Better, faster decisions with automated reporting

Grow your Green: Better, faster decisions with automated reporting

by Taylor.Abt-Willauer@herring-group.com | Nov 30, 2024 | Business, Business Strategy, Growth, Leadership, Profit

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on November 29th, 2024. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners.   Few people would argue that making...
Grow your Green: Take advantage of opportunities created by private equity competitors

Grow your Green: Take advantage of opportunities created by private equity competitors

by Taylor.Abt-Willauer@herring-group.com | May 3, 2024 | Acquisitions, Business Strategy, Growth, Profit

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on May 3rd, 2024. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners.   It’s no secret that I’m bullish about...

Grow your Green: These numbers tell a story

by Taylor.Abt-Willauer@herring-group.com | Feb 22, 2024 | BrightView, Business, Forecasting, Growth, Planning, Pricing, Profit, Reports

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on February 22th, 2024. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners.   The Herring Group recently completed its...
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