SOLD 2023 Private-equity backed verified

Professional Pool Solutions

Pool Service · Tampa, Hillsborough County

Ownership at a glance. Professional Pool Solutions 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 March 1, 2023; the original brand was retired.
The name on the truckProfessional Pool Solutions
Tampa, Hillsborough County
Operating ownerPool Troopers
Tampa, FL
Capital behind it

About the company

Professional Pool Solutions was a pool service company based in the Carrollwood area of Tampa that joined the Pool Troopers platform in March 2023.

Ownership history

Who really profits

Money paid to Professional Pool Solutions 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 Professional Pool Solutions?

Professional Pool Solutions 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 March 1, 2023; the original brand was retired.

Is Professional Pool Solutions private equity owned?

Yes. Professional Pool Solutions is part of Pool Troopers, which is backed by Shoreline Equity Partners, LLC. See the buyer profile for the capital structure.

Is Professional Pool Solutions locally owned?

Not in the sense most homeowners mean. Control sits with Pool Troopers in Tampa, FL.

When was Professional Pool Solutions sold?

March 1, 2023 (announcement date).

Did Professional Pool Solutions change its name after the sale?

Yes — the brand was retired or merged (see notes and sources).

Sources Verified — primary document

  1. Pool Troopers — platform site. Partner roster lists Professional Pool Solutions, Carrollwood, March 2023

Researcher notes: Sourced only to the acquirer's own partner roster.

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