What is the legal structure of Canopy Lawn Care?
Canopy_Lawn_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To simplify the language in this franchise disclosure document ("disclosure document"), "CANOPY LAWN CARE," "we," "us," "our" or "ourselves" means Canopy Franchise Corporation, the "Franchisor" and owner of the CANOPY® franchise system. "You," "your" or "yourself" means the person or entity that buys the franchise, the "Franchisee." If you are a corporation, partnership or other entity, "you" also may mean your owners.
Franchisor and Predecessors
We are a Delaware corporation formed on June 17, 2022. Our principal business address is 2426 Old Brick Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060. We conduct business under the trademark "CANOPY." Our agents for service of process are listed in Exhibit D.
On June 13, 2023, our parent company, Empower Brands Franchising, LLC, formerly known as Lynx Franchising, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Empower Brands") became a majority equity owner in us. We have been the franchisor of the CANOPY® franchise system since June 2023. We have not conducted a business of the type that you will operate and have not offered franchises in any other line of business other than described in this Item 1.
Parent and Affiliates
We are a subsidiary of, and majority owned by, Outdoor Living Brands Holdco, LLC ("OLB Holdco"), a Delaware limited liability company with a principal business address of 2426 Old Brick Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. OLB Holdco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empower Brands. Empower Brands was formerly known as Lynx Franchising, LLC from April 2019 to January 2023, and before that was known as Premium Franchise Brands, LLC until April 2019. Empower Brands is owned by Lynx-JP Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Lynx-JP Holdings"). Lynx-JP Holdings was formerly known as Jan-Pro Holdings, Inc. and is owned by MidOcean BCAT Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("BCAT"). BCAT is owned by Bobcat Holdings Group, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Bobcat"). Bobcat is majority owned by MidOcean Associates V, LP ("MidOcean"). Empower Brands, Lynx-JP Holdings, BCAT and Bobcat each have a principal business address of 2520 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 375, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009. MidOcean has a principal business address of 245 Park Ave 38th Floor, New York, NY 10167. None of these entities has conducted a business of the type that you will operate and have not offered franchises in any line of business except as otherwise described in this Item 1.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENT, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Canopy Lawn Care is franchised by Canopy Franchise Corporation. Canopy Franchise Corporation is a Delaware corporation formed on June 17, 2022. Its principal business address is 2426 Old Brick Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Empower Brands Franchising, LLC became a majority equity owner in Canopy Lawn Care in June 2023. Canopy Lawn Care has been the franchisor of the Canopy Lawn Care franchise system since June 2023.
Outdoor Living Brands Holdco, LLC owns a majority of Canopy Lawn Care, making it a subsidiary. Outdoor Living Brands Holdco, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with a principal business address of 2426 Old Brick Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. Outdoor Living Brands Holdco, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empower Brands. Empower Brands is owned by Lynx-JP Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Lynx-JP Holdings was formerly known as Jan-Pro Holdings, Inc. and is owned by MidOcean BCAT Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation. MidOcean BCAT Holdings, Inc. is owned by Bobcat Holdings Group, LP, a Delaware limited partnership. Bobcat Holdings Group, LP is majority owned by MidOcean Associates V, LP.