AP To Roll Up Condo. Maintenance Business

United Communities Co., a holding company of condominium management and renovation companies, announced that it will acquire Marimo Community Co., a Hiroshima-based operator of condo. maintenance services. United Communities is a portfolio company of Advantage Partners, one of the major private-equity firms in Japan. It recently bought Yoko Building System Co. and it will rank 9th in the industry with the Marimo deal.