{"id":8689,"date":"2026-05-20T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=49033769c0788f194b1aa559a5861fdf"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:30:00","slug":"thompson-street-capital-partners-portfolio-company-pestco-holdings-acquires-university-termite-pest-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=8689","title":{"rendered":"Thompson Street Capital Partners Portfolio Company PestCo Holdings Acquires University Termite &amp; Pest Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, today announced the acquisition of University Termite &amp; Pest Control (University) by PestCo Holdings, LLC (PestCo), a growth-oriented, national provider of pest control services to residential and commercial customers and a TSCP portfolio company. Based in Tucson, Arizona, University has a long-standing reputation for providing high-quality pest management solutions to both commercial and residential customers. The acquisition of University enhances PestCo\u2019s capabilities in Arizona, a prominent and expanding market for pest control services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260520845591\/en\/2672423\/5\/TSCP_Logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260520845591\/en\/2672423\/22\/TSCP_Logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260520845591\/en\/2672423\/5\/TSCP_Logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260520845591\/en\/2672423\/21\/TSCP_Logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re excited to continue our growth in the great state of Arizona,\u201d said Jay Keating, CEO of PestCo. \u201cThe University team brings tremendous commercial expertise in addition to a strong residential program. Our goals remain the same as with any acquisition \u2013 earn customer loyalty and create opportunities for our employees.\u201d<\/p><p>\nRyan and Krista Horn, owners of University Termite &amp; Pest Control, said, \"After contemplating for years and speaking to many companies about selling University, we felt the most comfortable with PestCo. The PestCo team is very patient and thorough; we never felt an ounce of pressure. We are very pleased with the decision to work with PestCo and their assurances to take care of our valued employees and customers.\u201d<\/p><p>\n\"Thompson Street is pleased to back PestCo's continued growth in the Southwest with the acquisition of University Termite &amp; Pest Control, a well-established provider with a strong regional footprint,\" said Dan Cooper, Managing Director at TSCP.<\/p><p>\n<b>About Thompson Street Capital Partners<\/b><\/p><p>\nFounded in 2000, Thompson Street Capital Partners is a St. Louis-based private equity firm that invests in founder-owned, lower middle market businesses. Since inception, the firm has had $5.2 billion in commitments across the life sciences and healthcare, software and technology, business and consumer services and products sectors, whereby the firm identifies, acquires, and builds market-leading companies alongside founders and management through organic growth and complementary acquisitions. For more information, please visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tscp.com&amp;esheet=54538796&amp;newsitemid=20260520845591&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.tscp.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=0318d2d90029cb794d6ecfe972b6b749\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.tscp.com<\/a>.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nCamaryn Sapienza\n<br\/>Gregory\n<br\/>(630) 699-9865\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:csapienza@gregoryagency.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">csapienza@gregoryagency.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. LOUIS&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, today announced the acquisition of University Termite &amp; Pest Control (University) by PestCo Holdings, LLC (PestCo), a growth-oriented, na&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8690,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8689\/revisions\/8690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}