The Pest Control Roll-Up That Became an Integration Test
What if the hardest part of a $6.7 billion acquisition was not getting the deal signed, but changing the route sheet, branch software, pay plans, and daily habits of thousands of local technicians?
In this episode of Deal Alchemist, we break down Rentokil's acquisition of Terminix and why a deal with strong strategic logic became a real-world integration test. On paper, the thesis was clear: build a larger U.S. pest control platform, increase route density, consolidate branches, and capture synergies.
But after close, the real work moved to the field.
Rentokil had to integrate branch systems…
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