Investera Holdings is a Michigan family-operated company that acquires service businesses and keeps them running. We are not a broker and not a passive fund; we are working owners. We buy landscaping and grounds maintenance companies in Aurora, install strong systems and a dedicated general manager, and operate them for the long haul. Our portfolio, including CT Cleaners and Optimal Facility Services, means route density, crew scheduling, and seasonal labor are challenges we manage hands-on every week. If you have built a real landscaping company in the Fox Valley with recurring maintenance and snow accounts, we would like a quiet conversation.
Why Aurora owners are thinking about selling now
Aurora’s landscape market has a rhythm that rewards a well-run company. The far west and southeast subdivisions and their HOAs need weekly mowing, bed care, and irrigation through a long growing season, while commercial and institutional properties, from the Route 59 retail corridor to office and medical campuses near Rush Copley, want dependable grounds contracts year-round. Then winter flips the model entirely: Aurora averages heavy Midwest snowfall, and the same crews and trucks pivot to plowing and salting for those commercial lots and associations. That two-season structure, green in summer and white in winter, is what lets a strong operator keep revenue and crews working nearly all year.
This is a sensible time to think about succession. Landscaping is labor-intensive and weather-driven, and many Aurora owners are still personally bidding jobs, dispatching crews at dawn, and manning the plow phone through overnight storms. A national roll-up tends to absorb your accounts and retire your name. We take the opposite approach: keep the company and its reputation, retain your crew leaders, and add a professional management layer so the daily grind and the 3 a.m. snow calls no longer depend on you. With no broker taking a commission, the value you built stays with you.
Who we buy in the Aurora area
We are selective. The Aurora landscaping and grounds companies we most want to speak with generally share these traits:
- Recurring revenue from maintenance contracts or seasonal snow accounts
- Roughly $500K or more in revenue or SDE (close is fine)
- Capable crew leaders who can run routes without the owner
- A solid local reputation and steady renewals
- An owner open to a clean handoff or staying on through a season
Even if you are a season or two from deciding, talking early helps us plan a handoff that keeps your crews working and your accounts served.
What makes selling to Investera different
No broker fees. We buy directly, so no listing commission or success fee is taken from your proceeds; the value of your route book stays with you.
A genuinely confidential process. Your crews, your clients, and your competitors hear nothing until you are ready, protecting the relationships behind your contracts.
Creative deal structures. A clean exit, a phased transition, or keeping some upside are all possible; we shape terms around your goals.
Operators, not a fund. We run service businesses ourselves and install a general manager so the company works without you, rather than flipping it or loading it with debt.
How the process works
Our process is simple and never rushed. We begin with a short, confidential call about your maintenance and snow accounts, routes, and crews. If both sides are interested, we sign an NDA and review basic financials and a redacted account list. We then present a clear offer built on a typical earnings multiple, and if it fits we move to a clean handoff timed around the season and your comfort. You will always be dealing with the family and operators who will actually own the business, never a broker or an anonymous fund.
We will take care of what you built
Stewardship is central to how we operate. When we buy an Aurora landscaping company, we keep the crews, honor the maintenance and snow contracts clients depend on, and install a dedicated general manager so quality and reliability hold after you step back. HOAs and property managers across the Fox Valley need to know the mowing gets done and the lots get plowed before the workday starts; delivering that reliability is exactly how we protect the recurring revenue we are paying for. The name and reputation you built are the real asset, and we intend to honor them.
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 Aurora?
Most healthy landscaping and grounds companies sell for roughly 2.5 to 4 times seller’s discretionary earnings (SDE), with your position shaped by contract mix, snow revenue, equipment, margins, and retention. It is a typical range, not a guarantee; after a short confidential review we give you a specific, honest number.
Will this stay confidential?
Yes. Your crews, clients, and competitors hear nothing while we talk. We work under an NDA because your contracts rest on relationships a leak could harm.
Are there any broker fees or commissions?
No. We are the buyer, not a broker, so no commission or success fee is pulled from your proceeds. That is simply true.
Can I stay involved after the sale?
Only if you want to. Some owners hand off cleanly; others stay through a season to transfer accounts and mentor crew leaders. We fit the role to you.
How long does a sale usually take?
Typically 30 to 90 days from a serious first conversation to close, depending on financials and how you want to time it around the growing or snow season. We move at your pace.
What areas around Aurora do you buy in?
We buy across the Fox Valley, including Oswego, Montgomery, North Aurora, Batavia, and Sugar Grove, and the wider Kane County area.
Start a confidential conversation
If you own a landscaping or grounds company in the Aurora area and have started thinking about your next chapter, let’s talk. The first conversation is confidential, free, and carries no obligation. Contact Investera Holdings and we will listen first, learn what you have built, and be straight about whether we are a fit.