Rentokil Initial - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Rentokil Initial M&A Summary

Rentokil Initial has acquired 30 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Rentokil Initial’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Terminix Global Holdings for $6.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold Rentokil Initial - Initial Electronic Security Group to RTX for $916M. Rentokil Initial has acquired in 10 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer services (59%) and business services (32%).

Rentokil Initial Business Overview

Where is Rentokil Initial headquartered?

Rentokil Initial is headquartered in Crawley, United Kingdom.

What is Rentokil Initial’s revenue?

Rentokil Initial disclosed revenue of 5,375M GBP for 2023 and 3,714M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does Rentokil Initial have?

Rentokil Initial has 62,931 employees.

What sector is Rentokil Initial in?

Rentokil Initial is a business services company.

When was Rentokil Initial founded?

Rentokil Initial was founded in 1903.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity36
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 4

Rentokil Initial

Rentokil Initial plc

Compass House Manor Royal,
Crawley, Crawley
United Kingdom,
+44 1276 607 444
www.rentokil-initial.com

Rentokil Initial is a provider of offers facilities management and related services, including catering, cleaning, security, buildings mechanical and electrical engineering, and statutory compliance to commercial and government sector organizations; pest control services. Rentokil Initial was founded in 1903 and is based in Crawley, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 27 1 - - 1 - 29
vol $598M $6.7B $7.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $1.3B $1.3B
  36

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
HiCare Services Pvt. Ltd. 2024-04-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Mumbai, India · www.hicare.in
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. 2021-12-14 6.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Memphis, Tennessee · www.terminix.com
Florida Pest Control 2019-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Gainesville, Florida · www.flapest.com
Vector Disease Control International (VDCI) 2017-11-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Little Rock, Arkansas · www.vdci.net
Allgood Services Of Georgia, Inc. 2017-02-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.allgoodpestsolutions.com
Residex LLC 2016-07-07 30M USD Add-on Acquisition
Novi, Michigan · www.residex.com
Abadi Hygiene Services Sdn Bhd 2016-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Shah Alam, Malaysia · www.abadihygiene.com.my
Fumacare Hygiene Services 2016-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Auckland, New Zealand · www.fumacare.co.nz
Knockout Pest Control Pty Ltd. 2016-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Kirrawee, Australia · www.knockoutpestcontrol.com.au
Oliver Exterminating Service Corp. 2015-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Juan, Puerto Rico · www.oliverexterminatingpr.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Services 17 (59%) 6.9B (94%) - -
Business Services 9 (31%) 101M (1%) 2 (29%) 385M (29%)
Consumer Products 1 (3%) - 1 (14%) -
Transportation 1 (3%) 323M (4%) 1 (14%) 2M (< 1%)
Safety/Security 1 (3%) - - -
Distribution - - 1 (14%) 4M (< 1%)
Retail - - 1 (14%) 8M (1%)
Technology Hardware - - 1 (14%) 916M (70%)
Total 29 $7.3B 7 $1.3B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 9 385M 5 1.3B
United States 11 6.9B 1 -
  Michigan 2 30M - -
  Maryland 1 45M 1 -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 6.7B - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  Nebraska 1 38M - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  California 1 100M - -
  Arkansas 1 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Austria - - 1 -
Bahamas 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
Guatemala 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
New Zealand 1 - - -
Puerto Rico 1 - - -
Domestic 9 (31%) 385M (5%) 5 (71%) 1.3B (100%)
Cross-border 20 (69%) 6.9B (95%) 2 (29%) -
Total 29 $7.3B 7 $1.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
1
Barclays Investment Bank
1
Legal Deals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1
Davis Polk & Wardwell
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $6.7B
$100M to $1B 1 $323M
< $100M 9 $275M
TOTAL $7.3B
Largest Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
$6.7B (2021-12-14)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.3B
< $100M 3 $14M
TOTAL $1.3B
Largest Rentokil Initial - Initial Electronic Security Group
$916M (2007-03-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
3 (10%)
Strategic(s)
17%
5 (17%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
29%
2 (29%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

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