NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Heartwood Partners is pleased to announce that its investment portfolio company, Super-Sod, a leader in premium sod and turfgrass products, has acquired Tri-Tex Grass (“Tri-Tex”). This acquisition expands Super-Sod’s Southeastern market reach into Texas.
Headquartered in Granbury, Texas and founded in 2004, Tri-Tex is a leading producer and supplier of turfgrass that operates five farms spanning approximately 1,500 acres, along with five retail stores located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company offers an extensive range of premium sod varieties, including TifTuf® Bermuda, Zeon® Zoysia, and Certified Tifway 419, that align with Super-Sod’s existing offerings in the Southeast U.S. These premium products are delivered to customers in north and central Texas, including landscapers, residential homeowners, sports venues, golf courses, and municipalities.
Heartwood’s Super-Sod company continues to solidify itself as an industry leader with this strategic add-on acquisition.
“We are thrilled to be expanding into Texas and collaborating with the outstanding team that Tri-Tex has built,” said Super-Sod CEO Ben Copeland, Jr. “We are confident this partnership will enhance our ability to deliver best-in-class turfgrass solutions to customers throughout the Southern U.S.”
“We are excited with this strategic add-on acquisition and Super-Sod’s potential in this fast-growing market,” said James Sidwa, Managing Partner, Heartwood Partners. “Super-Sod continues to solidify itself as an industry-leading provider of high-quality turfgrass products, and this acquisition represents a key milestone in its strategic geographic expansion efforts across the southern U.S.”
Heartwood Partners: Heartwood Partners, a middle market private equity firm founded in 1982, is differentiated by a unique lower-leverage, current cash yield approach designed to create partnership with continuing management. Our approach combines a conservative capital structure with strategic execution to support long-term growth, including organic and acquisition-driven expansion into new products, services, and end markets. In addition, we support each management team with our in-house Value Creation team who provide deep, subject-matter experience in strategic areas such as eCommerce and digital marketing, human capital and organizational design, IT improvement, and acquisition integration. We currently manage over $1.4 billion (as of 12/31/23) in investments and commitments, and our principals have invested in more than 100 platform and add-on acquisitions. Heartwood is currently investing from Heartwood Partners IV, LP, and is focused on founder, family and management-held businesses serving the food, agriculture, specialty chemicals, niche manufacturing, packaging, and industrial & consumer services markets.
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SOURCE Heartwood Partners
