Ropes & Gray Advised Gridiron Capital in its Investment in Weed Man

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October 6, 2026

Ropes & Gray represented Gridiron Capital in its investment in Weed Man, North America's largest lawn care franchisor. The transaction was announced on Oct. 5. 

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 U.S. and Canada.

The team was led by private equity partner Sandy Boer and private equity associate Josh Coombes, and included finance partner Dan Coyne, tax partners Zhen Zhang, Brandon Dunn, and Sam Duncan, employment partner Stephanie Bruce, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Kyle Higley, asset management partner Steve Zaorski, IP transactions partner Emily Karlberg, environmental partner Peter Alpert, asset management counsel Lindsey Jones, and litigation & enforcement counsel Alison McLaughlin.