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Selling a pest control company?
A permanent home for your pest control business
Pest control is one of the best examples of a service customers can't skip. If you've built a company with loyal recurring customers and a team that shows up, we'd like to talk about what comes next.
Why we like it
Why we buy pest control businesses
Howler Mountain is a family-owned holding company that buys essential service businesses in the Southeast and holds them for good. Pest control fits what we look for: recurring, route-based work that customers can't skip.
Service plans, not one-off calls
Strong pest control companies run on recurring plans: monthly, quarterly, or annual service and termite renewals that customers keep year after year.
Year-round pressure in the Southeast
The region's warm, humid climate means year-round pest pressure, including heavy termite activity, so demand doesn't disappear in the off-season.
Commercial accounts need documentation
Restaurants, food processors, warehouses, and healthcare facilities rely on documented pest programs to pass health inspections and third-party audits.
Licensed, local, and trusted
Structural pest control is licensed at the state level, and customers let technicians into their homes and businesses. Reputation and experienced techs are the real assets.
What we look for
What stands out to us
No business checks every box. These are the strengths we get excited about.
- A high share of revenue from recurring service plans and termite renewals
- A healthy mix of residential and commercial accounts
- Licensed, experienced technicians and low turnover
- Route density within a defined territory
- Good records: service histories, renewals, and compliance documentation
Our criteria
- Geography
- Across the Southeast, with deeper interest in Atlanta and Georgia. We love investing in our community.
- Revenue
- $2.5 – $50 million, typically recurring (smaller for add-ons)
- Cash flow
- $0.5 – $5 million (smaller for add-ons)
- Ownership
- Founder owned or long-time owner
- Structure
- Majority to full buyout, including partnerships with management
For owners
What happens after you sell
We're not private equity. We fund acquisitions with our own capital and are built to hold businesses for decades, not flip them in a few years.
At Howler Mountain, people come first: customers and employees. We invest in teams, infrastructure, and technology, and build on the foundation you established. Deals range from majority to full buyouts, including partnerships with management.
Confidential from the first conversation. We know how sensitive a potential sale is for your employees and customers. What you share with us stays between us.
Know a pest control business owner?
If you introduce us to the owner and we go on to buy the company, we'll pay you $10,000 in cash at close. (Not available to brokers, investment bankers, or other financial intermediaries.)
Contact
Let's talk about your company
Whether you're ready to sell or just starting to think about the future of your pest control business, a conversation costs nothing and stays confidential.
Questions owners ask
Is Howler Mountain a private equity firm?
No. We're a family-owned holding company based in Atlanta. We fund acquisitions with internal capital and are structured to hold businesses for the long term, not to flip them.
Will our conversations stay confidential?
Yes. We know how sensitive a potential sale is for your employees and customers, and we treat every conversation with discretion.
My business is smaller than your criteria. Should I still reach out?
Yes. Smaller companies can be a great fit as add-ons to businesses we already own, so it's worth a conversation.
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