MEMPHIS - Terminix has acquired Environmental Pest Control, which services more than 100 cities throughout Ontario, Canada. The acquisition was announced by The Potomac Company which advised EPC on the transaction.
Environmental Pest Control was founded in 1988 by Paul Terhart. Since its establishment, EPC has grown to be one of the largest privately-held pest control companies in Ontario, providing pest control for residential homes and commercial buildings including healthcare facilities, food establishments, hotels, churches, schools, and daycare centers.
Paul Terhart, founder, owner, and President of Environmental Pest Control, oversees the day-to-day operations within the company. Terhart graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College and specialized in environmental pest management. Since the start of his career, Terhart earned various exterminating and operating licenses with Ontario Ministry of the Environment. EPC says it provides pest control with minimal pesticide exposure and guarantees eco-friendly services for the residents of Ontario.
Michael Benedetto serves in executive, managerial, and fiduciary capacities as director of operations at EPC. Before joining the company, Benedetto was known to bring intuition, rationality, and patience to the industry. In 1997, Benedetto earned a Bachelor of Arts degree specializing in administrative and commercial studies from the University of Western Ontario. He will remain with EPC as general manager.
Paul Giannamore and Franco Villanueva-Meyer of The Potomac Company acted as exclusive financial advisors to the members of EPC in this transaction.
This transaction closed in late 2021; terms of were not disclosed.
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