BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BV), the leading commercial landscaping services company in the United States, today announced the acquisition of Baytree Landscape Contractors, Inc., a full-service landscape firm based in Atlanta, Ga. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"We are pleased to add Baytree, a landscaper with a stellar reputation for high quality work, to our operations in the Southeast," said BrightView President and CEO Andrew Masterman. "Like BrightView, Baytree has achieved success across the spectrum of landscape services: design, development, irrigation, maintenance and enhancement. We look forward to bringing their skilled workforce and leadership into the BrightView family."

Baytree operates from six primary locations: Atlanta, Ga., Johns Island, S.C., Charleston, S.C., Myrtle Beach, S.C., Charlotte, N.C., and Nashville, Tenn. At peak, Baytree employs more than 370 team members.

"The team at Baytree is excited about the many opportunities that being a part of the BrightView organization will bring," said Andrew S. Watkins, Baytree President and CEO. "The people part of our business is everything. BrightView has put a priority on that from day one of this process."

About BrightView

BrightView is the largest provider of commercial landscaping services in the United States. Through its team of approximately 20,000 employees, BrightView provides services ranging from landscape maintenance and enhancements to tree care and landscape development for thousands of customers' properties, including corporate and commercial properties, HOAs, public parks, hotels and resorts, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, educational institutions, restaurants and retail, and golf courses, among others. BrightView is the Official Field Consultant to Major League Baseball.

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BrightView Acquires Baytree Landscape Contractors, Inc.