Massey Services acquired American Pest Control Management in move to further bolster the Company’s presence on Florida’s Southwest coast. This is Massey’s first acquisition since the integration of the Sunair / Middleton transaction.

Based in Southwest Florida, American Pest Control Management has been providing services to more than 7,000 homes and businesses in counties from Tampa to Naples.

“American Pest Control Management has been a well-respected company in Florida for the last 20 years.  Their commitment to quality service is an excellent fit with our company,” said Tony Massey, President and COO of Massey Services. “We are pleased to welcome the entire team from American Pest Control Management to the Massey Services family.”

Monsanto Co. acquired Beeologics, a startup that researches and develops biological tools for targeted pest and disease control and protecting bee health. (more…)

HomeTeam Pest Defense has acquired Atlantic Pest Solutions, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based pest control business.

With the acquisition of Atlantic Pest Solutions, HomeTeam Pest Defense, a subsidiary of Rollins, Inc. continues its expansion in the north Florida marketplace. (more…)

Black Pest Prevention acquired the assets of Willard Termite & Pest Control of Charleston, S.C. The Willard team will join Black Pest Prevention and continue to serve its customer base in the greater Charleston metro area. Steve Willard founded Willard Termite & Pest Control in the fall of 1976 at the age of 22.

In the pest control industry, business owners are often confronted with punitive, double taxation upon the sale of their businesses. One extremely effective solution is to allocate a portion of the purchase price to personal goodwill, as opposed to corporate goodwill. This allows the business seller to avoid the dreaded double tax on all or a portion of the purchase price and typically makes the acquirer no worse off, from a tax perspective. Furthermore, at times, it can allow a buyer to pay less for an acquisition target while making the seller no worse off. (more…)