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Turner Pest Control acquires Sarasota's PestShield Termite & Pest Services

What happened. Turner Pest Control, an Anticimex company, acquired PestShield Termite & Pest Services of Sarasota, founded by Carm and Teri DiBella with more than 40 years of combined industry experience serving residential, commercial and condominium customers from Tampa to Naples. Turner CEO Mark Slater noted both organizations began as family-owned businesses. It was Turner's second acquisition in its Anticimex-backed expansion program.

Parties

Company
PestShield Termite & Pest Services · Sarasota, Sarasota County
Buyer
Turner Pest Control (Anticimex)
Capital
EQT AB (Anticimex)
Price
Not disclosed
The name on the truckPestShield Termite & Pest Services
Sarasota, Sarasota County
Operating ownerTurner Pest Control (Anticimex)
Jacksonville, FL
Capital behind it
EQT AB (Anticimex)
Stockholm, SE

Other Tampa Bay brands under Turner Pest Control (Anticimex): Hobson's Termite and Pest Solutions, Inc., Fahey Pest & Lawn Solutions, Impact Pest Elimination.

What this kind of deal tends to mean for customers and staff: pricing · sales pressure · technicians · the exit clock.

Sources Verified — primary document

  1. Turner Pest Control (2019-06-05) — press release. Full announcement

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