Certus Pest Control to accelerate growth and acquisitions with new capital investment

On May 21, 2024, Certus Pest Control ("Certus") announced that it received a significant growth investment from Liberty Mutual Investments ("LMI") together with a follow-on investment from Imperial Capital ("Imperial"). With the investment, LMI will join Imperial Capital as a strategic and capital partner to Certus.

The new capital will be used to accelerate the pace of acquisition in existing markets as well as support entry into new markets.

Further information can be found on Canada Newswire’s website.

Certus was founded in 2019 by Imperial Capital with a vision for a new pest control platform centered on building a fully integrated platform through acquisition, regional brands, and applying the best-in-class software and systems in order to manage the business and deliver a great service and teammate experience. It currently operates 21 branches nationwide, spanning 8 states across the U.S., including Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

Imperial Capital is a leading mid-market private equity firm focused on North American opportunities to build or acquire growth-oriented platform investments in targeted industry niches within healthcare, business services and consumer services industries.

LMI, the investment arm of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, provides investment advisory and management services to affiliated insurance