Environmental Pest Service, LLC
Tampa, FL · CEO Shawn Lucht
How it operates
Environmental Pest Service was a Tampa-headquartered multi-brand pest control platform built by the Pickhardt family with backing from Concentric Equity Partners from 2010. It ran Arrow Environmental Services (Sarasota), Bug Out Service, Skyline Pest Solutions, State Pest Control and Smith Exterminating, and acquired small local operators as tuck-ins into those regional brands rather than as standalone brands. It sold to Rentokil North America in January 2021.
Tampa Bay brands (1)
Unique Pest Control
Deal history in the region
- Acquisition Unique Pest Control → Environmental Pest Service, LLC (backed by Concentric Equity Partners)
Capital events
Recapitalizations, sponsor changes, debt raises, bankruptcies and exits at the platform level. These set the clock that local brands live on.
- recap — George Pickhardt partnered with Ken Hooten of Concentric Equity Partners to fund expansion of the platform. [source]
- exit — Rentokil North America acquired Environmental Pest Service; Concentric Equity Partners exited. [source]
People
- George Pickhardt — founder. Took over the family pest control business from his father in 1992 and built it into Tampa-based Environmental Pest Service, partnering with Concentric Equity Partners in 2010 and selling to Rentokil North America in 2021.
- Shawn Lucht — platform ceo. Hired as CEO of Environmental Pest Service in 2018 and led the Tampa-based platform through its January 2021 sale to Rentokil North America.
Frequently asked
Who owns Environmental Pest Service, LLC?
Environmental Pest Service, LLC is owned by its investors — Concentric Equity Partners — together with management.
Which Tampa Bay companies does Environmental Pest Service, LLC own?
Does Environmental Pest Service, LLC keep the local brand names?
0 of 1 Tampa Bay brands we track still operate under their original names.
Is Environmental Pest Service, LLC private equity?
Yes — it is a private-equity-backed platform (see the capital chain above).
Sources Verified — primary document
- Environmental Pest Service — company site. Brand roster and tuck-in acquisition list
- Pest Control Technology — trade press. EPS relocation of corporate HQ to Tampa
- Patch (South Tampa) — news. Describes Arrow Environmental Services as Tampa-headquartered and part of EPS
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