Easy Gardener Products, Inc. Acquired by Centre Lane Partners

WACO, Texas - May 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Easy Gardener Products Inc. (“Easy Gardener”), a leading Lawn & Garden products company, announced that it has been acquired by Centre Lane Partners, LLC (“Centre Lane”).

Founded in 1983, Easy Gardener distributes over 1000 SKUs through a network of over 50 Lawn & Garden retail partners in 25 different countries. The company distributes a wide array of products in the fertilizer, chemical-free weed control, and consumer shade categories. Easy Gardener’s portfolio of brands, including Jobe’s, Weedblock, Landmaster, Sunscreen, and Ross are among the most recognized in the Lawn & Garden industry. Easy Gardener is also known for new product innovation and award-winning merchandising and packaging solutions.

“We are excited to partner with Centre Lane as we expand our existing business and evaluate new growth opportunities,” commented David Jackson, CEO of Easy Gardener. “Centre Lane has a deep understanding of consumer products and the Lawn & Garden industry. They will provide the strategic guidance and support necessary for Easy Gardener to accelerate its new product development, while maintaining outstanding service levels for our entire portfolio of industry leading brands.”

“The Easy Gardener team has done an outstanding job building the company into a market-leading supplier of Lawn & Garden products,” said Nathan Richey, a Managing Director at Centre Lane Partners. “Consumers value Easy Gardener’s products as they deliver ‘Great Results, with Less Work’. We are excited about supporting the company in its next phase of growth.”

About Easy Gardener Products, Inc. Easy Gardener Products, Inc. is a leading marketer and producer of branded gardening products with a #1 or #2 market position in several garden care categories. The Company holds dominant market share in the weed preventive landscape fabric and garden fertilizer categories. Today, Easy Gardener sells to the top 100 lawn & garden retailers in North America with an offering of over 1000 SKUs of high quality garden care products. For more information, please refer to the Easy Gardener website at http://www.easygardener.com.

About Centre Lane Partners, LLC

Centre Lane is a private investment firm focused on making debt and equity, control and non-control, investments in North American middle market companies. Centre Lane targets companies with revenues between $20 and $500 million that have leading market positions and sustainable competitive advantages in their respective niches. It seeks to invest $5 to $50 million per transaction. Industries targeted for investment are broad and diverse. Please visit www.centrelanepartners.com for further information.