Ownership profile
Who owns TruGreen?
TruGreen is a privately held company majority-owned and controlled by private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), which has held a majority stake since spinning the business out of ServiceMaster in January 2014 and acquired full majority control after buying out Scotts Miracle-Gro's 30% stake in 2019.
Ownership profile
TruGreen
TruGreen Holding Corporation / TruGreen Limited Partnership
Evidence (9)
TruGreen currently appears as an active portfolio company on CD&R's own website, confirming ongoing majority ownership
https://www.cdr.com/portfolio/trugreenNo IPO, sale, or PE exit for TruGreen was found in searches through mid-2026; CD&R's portfolio page still lists TruGreen as a current holding
https://www.cdr.com/portfolio/trugreenTruGreen was spun off from ServiceMaster as a separate private company in January 2014, with CD&R holding majority ownership along with company management
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TruGreenIn March 2019, Scotts Miracle-Gro sold its approximate 30% stake in TruGreen to majority owner CD&R for approximately $234 million, consolidating CD&R's control
https://principiumgroup.com/scotts-miracle-gro-sells-its-30-stake-in-trugreen/After the 2016 Scotts LawnService merger, CD&R held 70% and Scotts Miracle-Gro held 30% of the combined entity
https://scottsmiraclegro.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scottsmiracle-gro-sells-30-ownership-stake-trugreen-proceedsCD&R's own press release (December 2015) stated TruGreen 'will continue to be a privately-held company with funds managed by private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R) as the majority shareholder'
https://www.cdr.com/news/trugreen-and-scotts-lawnservice-to-merge-creating-north-americas-premier-lawn-care-companySEC Form 8-K filed January 2014 confirms TruGreen Holding Corporation became the operating entity upon separation from ServiceMaster
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1052045/000110465914002953/a14-3376_38k.htmBBB and D&B filings identify the operating legal entities as TruGreen Companies L.L.C., TruGreen Limited Partnership, and TruGreen Holding Corporation, based in Memphis, TN
https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.trugreen_holding_corporation.5f58557bfd89597b6fe8a669889ea367.htmlMergr database records TruGreen as owned by CD&R, acquired on December 31, 2013, and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee
https://mergr.com/trugreen-acquisitionsWhat's uncertain
- No public SEC filings exist for TruGreen as a standalone reporting company (it is privately held), so exact current ownership percentages post-2019 cannot be independently verified from SEC EDGAR.
- CD&R has owned TruGreen since 2013–2014, an unusually long hold period for a PE firm (~11 years as of 2025); a future IPO or secondary sale remains possible but no announcement was found as of the research date.
- The operating entities (TruGreen Holding Corporation, TruGreen Limited Partnership, TruGreen Companies L.L.C.) were identified via D&B and BBB records, not a primary state registry pull.
- Some older sources (e.g., flavorycooking.com) incorrectly describe TruGreen as still part of ServiceMaster — this is outdated; the spin-off was completed in January 2014.
- CD&R co-investors and TruGreen management also hold stakes of undisclosed sizes alongside the CD&R funds; exact management equity percentage is unknown.