PestPulse Acquires Prevent a Pest

DUBLIN, Ireland — The Potomac Company announced the acquisition of Prevent a Pest by PestPulse, a subsidiary of Terminix headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Prevent a Pest is a commercial-only pest control service with headquarters in Cork, the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland. Prevent a Pest specializes in the safety of pharmaceutical, healthcare, food production, retail, hospitality, transport and warehousing areas for 10 counties in Ireland.

John Phelan founded Prevent a Pest in 1994 and has since been acting managing director. The company provided general pest and cockroach control, bedbug treatments, bird and rodent control for its 1,000-plus commercial customers. It has several quality assurance and environmental certifications.

“To have the opportunity to continue to grow with a company that appreciates our pest control expertise and cares about our culture, customers and staff as much as we do was important to us,” Phelan said. “Pest Pulse’s technology and national coverage will only enhance the high-quality services we provide to our customers every day.”

In regard to working with Potomac, Phelan said, “Potomac came very highly recommended by a former client, and they did not disappoint. We were delighted with the enthusiasm and engagement that Paul, Franco and the Potomac team provided. Although we own a small business, we always felt well-advised and that we were their only client. Going with Potomac, we know that we absolutely maximized what we were able to receive for the business. Potomac has a fabulous ability to present your business in the best possible way, get the real players involved and manage the process.”

Paul Giannnamore and Franco Villanueva-Meyer of The Potomac Company advised Prevent a Pest in this transaction.