Clearwater Pool Pros
Pool Service · St. Petersburg, Pinellas County by Ernie Civic
About the company
Clearwater Pool Pros was a St. Petersburg pool service company founded by Ernie Civic serving Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. It was Pool Troopers' 23rd acquisition since the Shoreline Equity partnership.
Ownership history
What changed after the sale
Pool Troopers said the Clearwater Pool Pros team would continue serving existing customers under the Pool Troopers banner.
Only sourced observations are listed. Customers and employees can add what they saw.
Who really profits
Money paid to Clearwater Pool Pros now flows to Pool Troopers (Tampa, FL), and from there to its investors — Shoreline Equity Partners, LLC — whose funds are ultimately owed returns by their limited partners. Pool Troopers is the Tampa-headquartered pool service roll-up recapitalized by Shoreline Equity Partners in October 2020. It buys residential and commercial pool maintenance and repair route businesses across the Sunbelt - Florida, Texas, Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina - and converts them fully to the Pool Troopers brand while retaining crews. It completed more than 20 acquisitions between December 2020 and 2024, seven of them in the Tampa Bay region.
Capital events at the platform level: 2020-10-13 recap — Shoreline Equity Partners recapitalized Pool Troopers with management retaining ownership, to fund a Sunbelt acquisition program.; 2026-01-23 exit — SPS PoolCare acquired Pool Troopers; Shoreline Equity Partners retained a minority stake..
Read more: why prices rise after a sale · debt, exits and the 5-year clock.
Same owner, different name
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Frequently asked
Who owns Clearwater Pool Pros?
Clearwater Pool Pros is owned by Pool Troopers, a private-equity platform headquartered in Tampa, FL, whose capital has come from Shoreline Equity Partners, LLC. The sale was announced February 20, 2024; the original brand was retired.
Is Clearwater Pool Pros private equity owned?
Yes. Clearwater Pool Pros is part of Pool Troopers, which is backed by Shoreline Equity Partners, LLC. See the buyer profile for the capital structure.
Is Clearwater Pool Pros locally owned?
Not in the sense most homeowners mean. Control sits with Pool Troopers in Tampa, FL.
When was Clearwater Pool Pros sold?
February 20, 2024 (announcement date).
Did Clearwater Pool Pros change its name after the sale?
Yes — the brand was retired or merged (see notes and sources).
Sources Verified — primary document
- AQUA Magazine (2024-02-20) — trade press. Deal coverage with quote from CEO Mark Patton
- Pool Troopers — platform site. Partner roster lists Clearwater Pool Pros, Tampa, July 2023
Researcher notes: Pool Troopers' own partner roster gives a July 2023 join date while AQUA published the announcement on 2024-02-20; the deal record uses the published announcement date.
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