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Lakes · Ponds · Stormwater · The Southeast

The pond business was invisible for forty years. It won't be again.

A quarterly read on the companies that take care of the Southeast's water, and on the capital now buying them. Written for the owners, not the buyers.

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Latest issue · No. 1 · November 2026

The Pond Business Isn't Quiet Anymore

Six investment firms in eleven months. Three buyer lanes, not one. And the five questions that move a price before the first number arrives.

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  1. No. 1The Pond Business Isn't Quiet AnymoreNovember 2026
Zach Manis
Who writes this

I grew up on the grounds of the state fish hatchery in West Columbia, South Carolina, the one people of my parents' generation still call Styx. My firm carries the name. Styx Advisory Partners works only for owners of founder-led businesses, in the moments that decide what they've built is worth. If you run a pond, lake, or stormwater company and want a straight read on how a buyer would see it, write me or call: zim@styxadvisory.com · 917-455-8604.

Zach Manis · Founder, Styx Advisory Partners · Charlotte, North Carolina