Gridiron Capital partners with Weed Man
Torys acted as counsel to Weed Man with a team led by Zehra Sheerazi and that included Stefan Stauder, Meghan McKeever, Matthew Gragtmans, Alastair Smith, Kassandra Desmarais, Keira McKee, Liane Ali-Hassan and Charlie Mortimer (corporate/M&A), Christopher Caparelli (regulatory), Ellie Kang (employment), Michelle Lu, Craig Maurice and Michael Sims (tax).
On October 5, 2026, Gridiron Capital, LLC ("Gridiron Capital" or "Gridiron") announced its investment in Weed Man, North America's largest lawn care franchisor, to accelerate the company's next stage of growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The partnership brings together Weed Man's brand, franchise network, and operating track record with Gridiron's experience building residential services businesses. Weed Man will continue to be led by Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Lemcke and its existing management team.
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Gridiron Capital is an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, and creating value by building middle-market companies into industry-leaders in business services, consumer products & services, and industrial growth segments in the United States and Canada.
Weed Man is North America's largest lawn care franchisor, providing season-long fertilization, weed control, and related lawn care services to residential customers. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada, it serves more than 800,000 households through a network of corporate- and franchise-owned branches spanning approximately 1,000 exclusive territories across 39 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces.