Learn the process before you need it.
Buyers do this every week. You do it once. Everything below exists to close that gap: plain answers on valuation, the deal process, and the terms that decide what you actually keep.
What pest control companies actually sell for
Honest ranges, what moves a multiple up or down, and the real closed transactions behind the numbers. No teaser, no gate.
Pick how you like to learn.
Articles & insights
Articles, newsletters and podcasts on valuation, deal process, private equity and running a better route business.
M&A glossary
Eighteen plain-English explainers: LOI, EBITDA versus SDE, earn-outs, working capital, quality of earnings, reps and warranties.
Routes to Riches
The podcast with PCT for owners thinking about what comes next. Real exits, real numbers, told by the people who lived them.
Videos
Short answers to the questions owners ask most, plus client conversations recorded after closing.
Business tools
Conference sessions, NPMA presentations and webinars on valuation, retention, profitability and people.
The Acquisition Update
M&A intelligence for owners a few times a year, plus the full PDF archive from 2019 to today.
Level the Field!
Kemp’s book, written so you walk into the room informed instead of outmatched.
Transactions
The public record of deals we have closed, year by year. The proof behind everything else here.
Client stories
Owners who have already been through it: the problem, the process, the outcome, in their words.
The three reads that decide most outcomes
What pest control companies sell for
Published ranges and the closed deals behind them, instead of a number invented on a phone call.
Listing service vs. M&A advisor vs. roll-up
Three very different deals wearing similar language. Who pays whom, and what that costs you.
How to choose a pest control M&A advisor
The questions to ask before you sign anything, including the ones advisors hope you skip.