[Conference Update] Mergers & Acquisitions

The PCT Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar, which will be held Dec. 6-8 at the Hilton Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., will feature two days of in-depth sessions and a lineup of expert speakers who will discuss the various aspects of selling and acquiring pest control businesses, as well as franchising opportunities. Whether you are in the market to acquire a company or are considering selling yours, this seminar will arm you with the knowledge of how to properly value your business, how to prepare your company to make an acquisition, the pros and cons of franchising and what role brokers play in the process.

PCT Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar topics include:

• Keynote Address: How to Build a $100 Million Company

• Current State of the Mergers & Acquisitions Market

• Timing is Everything: When is the Right Time to Buy or
Sell?

• Preparing Your Business for Sale: Mistakes to Avoid

• The Art of Negotiation

• Exit and Succession Planning: What You Need to Know

• Successfully Transitioning Employees Following a Merger
or Acquisition

• The Realities of Selling Your Business

• Internal vs. External Growth: Is One Better Than the
Other?

• Growth Through Franchising Roundtable

• Retiring Wealthy: Is the Dream Better Than the Reality?

The seminar features an outstanding speaking faculty of mergers, acquisition and franchising experts who will cover the latest market trends and give you the answers you are seeking as the M&A market heats up in the pest control industry.

Speakers include:

• Chuck Steinmetz, retired, Sears Termite & Pest Control

• Victor Hammel, J.C. Ehrlich Co.

• Pamela Jordan, Acquisition Strategies

• Greg Koleno, The Koleno Group

• Glen Rollins, Orkin Pest Control

• Lance Tullius, Tullius Partners

• Bob Wanzer, HomeTeam Pest Defense

• Ira Bryck, University of Massachusetts, Center for Family
Business