PestShield Termite & Pest Services
Pest Control · Sarasota, Sarasota County by Carm and Teri DiBella
About the company
PestShield Termite & Pest Services was a Sarasota-based pest and termite company founded by Carm and Teri DiBella, serving residential, commercial and condominium customers from Tampa to Naples. It was Turner Pest Control's second acquisition under Anticimex ownership.
Ownership history
What changed after the sale
Operations were absorbed into Turner Pest Control, an Anticimex company.
Only sourced observations are listed. Customers and employees can add what they saw.
Who really profits
Money paid to PestShield Termite & Pest Services now flows to Turner Pest Control (Anticimex) (Jacksonville, FL), and from there to its investors — EQT AB (Anticimex) — whose funds are ultimately owed returns by their limited partners. Turner Pest Control, founded in Jacksonville in 1971, is the Florida platform of Swedish pest control group Anticimex. Since Anticimex acquired it, Turner has run an aggressive Florida roll-up - acquiring roughly 20 companies between 2018 and 2022 alone - concentrated on the Gulf coast from Tampa Bay south to Naples. Acquired brands are absorbed into the Turner brand rather than kept.
Read more: why prices rise after a sale · debt, exits and the 5-year clock.
Same owner, different name
Other Tampa Bay brands controlled by Turner Pest Control (Anticimex). Getting a "second opinion" from one of these is not a second opinion.
Hobson's Termite and Pest Solutions, Inc.
Fahey Pest & Lawn Solutions
Impact Pest Elimination
Frequently asked
Who owns PestShield Termite & Pest Services?
PestShield Termite & Pest Services is owned by Turner Pest Control (Anticimex), a strategic contractor headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, whose capital has come from EQT AB (Anticimex). The sale was announced June 5, 2019; the original brand was retired.
Is PestShield Termite & Pest Services private equity owned?
Yes. PestShield Termite & Pest Services is part of Turner Pest Control (Anticimex), which is backed by EQT AB (Anticimex). See the buyer profile for the capital structure.
Is PestShield Termite & Pest Services locally owned?
Not in the sense most homeowners mean. Control sits with Turner Pest Control (Anticimex) in Jacksonville, FL.
When was PestShield Termite & Pest Services sold?
June 5, 2019 (announcement date).
Did PestShield Termite & Pest Services change its name after the sale?
Yes — the brand was retired or merged (see notes and sources).
Sources Verified — primary document
- Turner Pest Control (2019-06-05) — press release. Deal announcement with quotes from CEO Mark Slater
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