Modern Pest Services Acquires Guardian Pest Control
April 23, 2025
Modern Pest Services, an Anticimex company, has acquired Guardian Pest Control, a Plainville, Connecticut-based pest and termite control business founded in 1997. The Aust Group represented owner Fred Markowich in the deal, which closed in December (terms undisclosed); Guardian operates primarily in central Connecticut with roughly 20 staff and serves residential and commercial clients.
- Buyers
- Modern Pest Services, Anticimex
- Targets
- Guardian Pest Control
- Sellers
- Fred Markowich
- Platforms
- Modern Pest Services
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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