Burke Pool Service
Pool Service · Tampa, Hillsborough County
About the company
Burke Pool Service was a Tampa pool service company that joined the Pool Troopers platform in October 2022.
Ownership history
Who really profits
Money paid to Burke Pool Service 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 Burke Pool Service?
Burke Pool Service 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 October 1, 2022; the original brand was retired.
Is Burke Pool Service private equity owned?
Yes. Burke Pool Service is part of Pool Troopers, which is backed by Shoreline Equity Partners, LLC. See the buyer profile for the capital structure.
Is Burke Pool Service locally owned?
Not in the sense most homeowners mean. Control sits with Pool Troopers in Tampa, FL.
When was Burke Pool Service sold?
October 1, 2022 (announcement date).
Did Burke Pool Service change its name after the sale?
Yes — the brand was retired or merged (see notes and sources).
Sources Verified — primary document
- Pool Troopers — platform site. Partner roster lists Burke Pool Service, Tampa, October 2022
Researcher notes: Sourced only to the acquirer's own partner roster.
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