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	<title>The Potomac Company - Mergers &#38; Acquisitions, Valuations and Corporate Development</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Orkin Acquires Evins Pest Control of Roslyn, NY</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/05/16/orkin-acquires-evins-pest-control-of-roslyn-ny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orkin expanded its employee base in Roslyn, N.Y., with the acquisition of Evins Pest Control. The business will move to Orkin’s New Hyde Park branch, but will continue to operate as Evins.  Evins Pest Control services southern Westchester County, New York City’s five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Bronx and Queens), Nassau and western Suffolk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Copesan and Western Exterminator Part Company</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/05/07/copesan-and-western-exterminator-part-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copesan Services and Western Exterminator Company, Anaheim, Calif., have announced the termination of their business relationship.
Copesan Partners learned of the disengagement of Western from Copesan on Friday afternoon (May 4). A press release was sent out by Copesan on Sunday morning (May 6).
“Leaving the Copesan network was a difficult business decision, having been a Copesan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Equity Firm EQT Acquires Anticimex, a Leading European Pest Control Company</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/04/03/private-equity-firm-eqt-acquires-anticimex-a-leading-european-pest-control-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EQT VI has acquired the Anticimex Group, a provider of pest control, food safety and adjacent services, from Swedish listed private equity firm Ratos for an enterprise value of approximately SEK 2.9 billion ($0.4 billion). Anticimex was founded in 1934 in Sweden.

EQT VI acquires 100% of the Anticimex Group, Northern Europe’s leading provider of pest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senske Pest Control Acquires Guardian Pest Defense of Las Vegas</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/03/31/senske-pest-control-acquires-guardian-pest-defense-of-las-vegas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senske Pest Control has acquired the Las Vegas-based Guardian Pest Defense to strengthen its residential pest control customer base and achieve its long-term goal of operating in the metro Las Vegas area.
&#8220;As a result of family demands, I needed to spend more time with my family at this stage of my life. I searched for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Advisor: Getting Ripped Off By Pest Control Business Brokers</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/03/26/ask-the-advisor-getting-ripped-off-by-pest-control-business-brokers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/03/26/ask-the-advisor-getting-ripped-off-by-pest-control-business-brokers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I called a business broker who handles pest control companies and he said the buyer will pay his fee.   How can he represent me, but get paid by the buyer?    Jeff (from Florida)
Answer: The short answer is:  he can’t.   The reality is, he will be representing neither [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bartlett Tree Experts acquires Tree Medics of New Orleans</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/02/16/bartlett-tree-experts-acquires-tree-medics-of-new-orleans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bartlett Tree Experts acquired the business operations of Tree Medics located in New Orleans, La. With the addition of this new location, Bartlett now has offices in 26 states as well as Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. 
 “This is a great start to 2012. We’re thrilled to work with customers in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orkin Acquires Craig Thomas Pest Control</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/02/15/orkin-acquires-craig-thomas-pest-control/</link>
		<comments>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/02/15/orkin-acquires-craig-thomas-pest-control/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orkin acquired Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Craig Thomas Pest Control, Inc.
“We are excited to combine our company talent with Orkin’s deep tradition of excellence to better serve our customers,” said Craig Thomas, owner of Craig Thomas Pest Control, Inc.
Thomas and his wife, Michelle, will continue to run the branch that services the mid-Hudson Valley of lower [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Green Lawn Care Acquires Beaver Tree and Lawn Service</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/02/13/virginia-green-lawn-care-acquires-beaver-tree-and-lawn-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginia Green Lawn Care, a Richmond, Va.-based business acquired Beaver Tree and Lawn Service.  Through this acquisition, Virginia Green Lawn Care is now one of Central Virginia’s larger independent lawn care companies with more than 35 employees servicing commercial and residential customers.
Virginia Green Lawn Care will provide newly acquired customers with customized programs specific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arrow Exterminators Acquires Spencer Pest Services of Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/02/07/arrow-exterminators-acquires-spencer-pest-services-of-florida/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arrow Exterminators acquired the Florida operations of Spencer Pest Services on January 31, 2012.   With locations in Melbourne and Vero Beach, Spencer’s is a full service company, specializing in residential and commercial pest control, termite control, wildlife control and lawn and ornamental services. 
 “We made a strategic decision to focus on our future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Austin Outdoor Acquires Cornerstone Solutions Group&#8217;s Landscape Management Division</title>
		<link>http://www.potomaccompany.com/2012/02/01/austin-outdoor-acquires-cornerstone-solutions-groups-landscape-management-division/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin Outdoor, a commercial landscape services firm, has acquired the landscape management division of Cornerstone Solutions Group. 
  The merger of Cornerstone’s operations with Austin Outdoor’s substantial Florida presence has created a diverse organization capable of serving commercial clients with statewide operations.   “The merger of Cornerstone with Austin Outdoor is a natural fit.  Between the values [...]]]></description>
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