D.A. Davidson Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Canopy Collective on Its Strategic Capital Raise

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Canopy Collective, LLC (“Canopy”) on its debt capital raise. The financing will support Canopy’s acquisition growth strategy.

Headquartered in North Carolina, Canopy Collective is a family of landscaping companies serving Colorado, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The platform was formed through the partnership of leading landscaping veterans with a shared vision to build a differentiated, premium grounds maintenance business.

“We are grateful to D.A. Davidson for their guidance throughout the process and for delivering an outstanding outcome,” said Shawn Knight, CEO of Canopy Collective. “The team demonstrated a deep understanding of our business and the landscaping sector and effectively articulated our strategy to prospective partners. We are excited to continue building Canopy into a leading national landscaping platform.”

“Canopy’s growth reflects a best-in-class service model, a customer centric value proposition, and strong operational leadership,” said Amar Singh, Managing Director at D.A. Davidson. “The management team has built a high-quality organization and partnered with a capital provider well aligned to support its growth strategy.”

"As an operator-led platform, Canopy understands the priorities of selling business owners and can structure transactions to align seller objectives while driving long-term value creation," added Ken Kantowitz, Director at D.A. Davidson.

The transaction represents a successful closing by D.A. Davidson’s Debt Advisory and Commercial & Residential Services practices, and highlights the firm’s continued momentum in both M&A and capital raising activities.

D.A. Davidson’s Investment Banking Division is a leading full-service investment bank that offers comprehensive financial advisory and capital markets expertise. The group has extensive transaction experience serving middle market clients worldwide across four industry verticals: consumer, diversified industrials, financial institutions, and technology.

About D.A. Davidson

D.A. Davidson Companies is an employee-owned financial services firm offering a range of financial services and advice to individuals, corporations, institutions and municipalities nationwide. Founded in 1935 with corporate headquarters in Great Falls, Montana, and regional headquarters in Denver, Greater Los Angeles, New York, Omaha and Seattle, the company has approximately 1,600 employees and offices in 31 states.

Subsidiaries include D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm providing wealth management, investment banking, equity and fixed income capital markets services, and advice; Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional asset management firm; and D.A. Davidson Trust Company, a trust and wealth management company.

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