Godspeed Capital Management LP, a US-based private equity firm, has acquired GreenVest, a Maryland-based provider of ecological restoration, environmental mitigation, stormwater management and nature-based resilience services.
The acquisition was announced on October 13, 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GreenVest will become the foundation of Godspeed Capital’s new environmental infrastructure and restoration platform.
As part of the transaction, Brett Berkley, previously Senior Vice President at GreenVest, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds company founder Doug Lashley in the CEO role.
Headquartered in Bowie, Maryland, GreenVest provides environmental infrastructure services to public and private sector customers across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. The company also operates offices in Baltimore, Maryland, and Tranquility, New Jersey.
GreenVest’s services include wetland and stream restoration, compensatory mitigation, water quality improvement, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, stormwater management and nature-based resilience projects.
The company works with customers to address environmental impacts, meet regulatory requirements and implement ecological restoration projects.
Following the acquisition, Godspeed Capital plans to work with GreenVest’s management team to expand the business through organic growth, investments in personnel and technical capabilities, and strategic acquisitions. The expansion strategy will focus on extending GreenVest’s geographic presence, broadening its services and developing customer relationships.
The transaction represents a new platform investment through Godspeed Capital’s Fund III, following the establishment of JP Donovan Construction and GALT Aerospace as other portfolio platforms.
Godspeed Capital is a Washington, DC-based private equity firm focused on lower middle-market businesses operating in defense, government services, infrastructure and technology-related sectors. Its investment strategy includes control acquisitions, corporate carve-outs and building larger businesses through platform investments and subsequent acquisitions.
