Pest control merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions can be complex. Sellers often receive many opinions — but if those opinions aren’t from qualified professionals, that advice can be drastically wrong. It could even end up costing a seller a lot of money via purchase price, payouts and taxes.

For Pest Management Professional magazine, I wrote about the purchase and sale process, which is important to be familiar with before you head down any M&A path.

I cover details about the following steps:

  1. Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
  2. Deep dive
  3. Requested information
  4. Short list of buyers
  5. Letter of intent (LOI)
  6. Due diligence
  7. Purchase agreement
  8. The closing

Read the full article on PMP’s website.

Dan Gordon, CPA
Dan brings over 20 years of experience in accounting and managing high growth Pest Management Companies. As an owner, manager, chief financial officer and industry consultant, he has been involved with the development of several Pest Management Companies from inception to well over 100 employees and beyond. > View posts by Dan

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