Investera Holdings is a Michigan family that buys and keeps running landscaping and grounds-maintenance companies in Allentown and throughout Lehigh County. We are not a broker and not a passive fund — we are operator-buyers who put strong systems and a dedicated management team behind the business so the crews, routes, and contracts keep running without the owner steering every job. We build service companies to hold and grow, not to flip. If you’ve built a landscaping or grounds business here and have started thinking about what comes next, we’d like to learn about it.
Why Allentown owners are thinking about selling now
Allentown’s four-season climate makes a well-run grounds company a year-round enterprise rather than a seasonal one. Spring and summer bring mowing, mulching, and planting across the Valley’s commercial campuses, HOAs, and the leafy properties of the West End and Cedar Crest neighborhoods. Fall brings leaf cleanup and cutbacks. And winter — with the nor’easters and hard freezes that regularly hit Lehigh County — brings snow removal and ice management, the kind of contracted, weather-driven work that smooths revenue across the calendar and makes a company resilient.
The region’s growth has widened the customer base considerably. The warehouse and distribution corridors along Route 22 and I-78, the office and hotel development downtown in the Neighborhood Improvement Zone, and the steady expansion of townships like Upper Macungie all create commercial grounds and snow contracts that renew year after year. Many owners who built the crews and equipment fleets serving this work are now weighing retirement. Selling while your contracts, equipment, and team are strong is a far better outcome than selling off trucks and letting accounts scatter.
Who we buy in the Allentown area
We are looking for established Allentown-area landscaping and grounds companies with recurring contract work and a crew that already runs the routes.
- Recurring maintenance or snow contracts and repeat commercial work
- Roughly $500K+ in annual revenue or SDE (close counts)
- A capable crew and crew leaders already in place
- A solid local reputation across the Lehigh Valley
- Owner open to a clean handoff or staying on short-term
If that describes your company, a confidential conversation is well worth your time — even if you’re only starting to think about an eventual sale.
What makes selling to Investera different
No broker fees. We buy directly, so there is no listing commission and no success fee taken out of your proceeds when we close.
A confidential process. Your company name, your crews, and your account list stay private from our first call through the closing table.
Creative deal structures. We can design the terms — cash at close, a seller note, an earnout, or a staged handoff — around the equipment, the season, and what you need.
Operators, not a fund. We run the businesses we own ourselves; there’s no fund committee planning to strip your fleet or resell the company.
How the process works
Our process is quiet and practical. It starts with a call to understand your company, your mix of maintenance and snow work, your equipment, and your goals for a sale. If there’s a fit, we sign mutual confidentiality and take a high-level look at your financials and contracts. We then share a clear valuation range and a proposed structure and move through diligence at your pace, mindful of the season. No auction, no crowd of buyers walking your yard, and no pressure to rush a decision this big.
We will take care of what you built
When we buy a landscaping and grounds company, we keep the name your customers know, we keep your crews and crew leaders employed, and we maintain the quality standards that earned your renewals. We add systems — routing, scheduling, equipment management, snow-event coordination, and a put-in-charge general manager — so the operation no longer rides on the owner running every route and answering every storm call. We want continuity for your team and your clients through every season. That stewardship is the heart of how we operate.
Learn more about what we buy, see how we acquire landscaping & grounds businesses, or read about Investera Holdings.
Frequently asked questions
How much is my landscaping business worth in Allentown?
Most solid landscaping and grounds companies sell for roughly 2.5x to 4x SDE (seller’s discretionary earnings). Where you fall depends on the share of recurring maintenance and snow contracts, customer concentration, the condition and value of your equipment, and how well the business runs without you. That’s a typical range, not a guarantee — we provide a real number after a confidential review of your financials.
Will this stay confidential?
Yes. We sign mutual confidentiality up front and keep your name, your crews, and your customer relationships private the whole way. Nothing reaches your team or clients until you decide.
Are there any broker fees or commissions?
No. Because we buy directly as operators, there’s no broker commission and no success fee coming out of your proceeds. That money stays with you.
Can I stay involved after the sale?
You can if you’d like. Some owners stay through a season to transition accounts and equipment and mentor the crew leaders; others prefer a clean break. We build the handoff around you.
How long does a sale typically take?
A straightforward deal usually closes in about 60 to 90 days once terms are set. Timing can flex with your financials and where we are in the season.
What areas around Allentown do you buy in?
We buy across Lehigh County and the wider Lehigh Valley, including Bethlehem, Easton, Whitehall, Emmaus, and Macungie, plus the townships that Allentown-based landscaping companies typically serve.
Start a confidential conversation
If you own a landscaping or grounds company in the Allentown area, let’s have a confidential, no-obligation conversation. We’ll talk through what you’ve built, your contracts and equipment, a realistic valuation range, and whether handing the business to an operator-buyer who plans to keep it running makes sense for you and your family. When you’re ready, reach out to Investera Holdings — there’s no cost and no pressure to explore it.