Is Canopy Lawn Care affiliated with any other franchise programs through MidOcean Partners?

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Other Affiliates with Franchise Programs

Through control with private equity funds managed by MidOcean Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, we are affiliated with the following franchise programs. None of these affiliates operate a CANOPY® franchise.

Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC ("GMF"), which operates under the names Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC, Grease Monkey, and FullSpeed Automotive, is a franchisor of automotive quick lube franchises operating under the Grease Monkey® trade name and business system. GMF is a Colorado limited liability company with a principal business address of 5575 DTC Parkway, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. In January 2021, GMF became an affiliate through an acquisition. GMF has been offering Grease Monkey franchises since January 2006, and as of September 30, 2024, there were approximately 205 franchises operating in the United States and 58 international franchises. GMF has not conducted a business of the type that you will operate, and has not offered franchises in any other line of business.

GMF acquired substantially all of its assets from Grease Monkey International, LLC ("GMI"), which was the franchisor of the Grease Monkey franchise system from approximately September 1978 through March 2006. Until 2022, GMI remained as the franchisor for franchises granted before April 2006, at which time GMI transferred those franchises granted before 2006 to GMF. In the past, GMF, and its predecessor, GMI, offered to franchisees the right to operate a car wash franchise with their Grease Monkey Center. The car wash facility was called "Monkey Shine." GMF no longer offers the right to operate a Monkey Shine car wash facility in connection with a Grease Monkey Center, although as of September 30, 2024, GMF still has 16 franchisee-owned Monkey Shine facilities.

GMI is a Delaware limited liability company with a principal business address of 5575 DTC Parkway, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. In January 2021, GMI became an affiliate through an acquisition. As of September 30, 2024, GMI operated company-owned units under the following brand names: Grease Monkey, SpeeDee Oil and Auto, American LubeFast, Economy Oil Change, Grease Monkey, Herbert Auto Emissions, Herbert Automotive, Ingleside Auto, Insta-Quick, Kwik Kar, Minit Man, SpeeDee, Super Lube Plus, Texas Express, Uncle Ed's Oil Shoppes. Some of the units are a non-Grease Monkey brand but are substantially similar to the Grease Monkey franchise. GMI has not conducted a business of the type that you will operate and has not offered franchises in any other line of business.

GMI Services S de RL de CV ("GMI Mexico") is a subsidiary of GMI. GMI Mexico provides support services to franchisees operating in Mexico. GMI Mexico's principal business address is Calzada del Valle 255, Office 233, San Pedro Garza García, N.L., CP 66220, México. GMI Mexico has not conducted a business of the type that you will operate and has not offered franchises in any line of business.

SpeeDee Worldwide, LLC ("SpeeDee") is a franchisor of automotive maintenance and repair services operating under the SpeeDee® trade name and business system. SpeeDee is a subsidiary of GMI.

SpeeDee is a Delaware limited liability company with a principal business address of 5575 DTC Parkway, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. In January 2021, SpeeDee became an affiliate through an acquisition. SpeeDee has been franchising since 1986, and as of September 30, 2024, there were 65 franchises operating in the United States and 22 franchises operating internationally.

Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENT, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–14)