AXN Growth Partners, the Phoenix-based pest control platform backed by Chicago private equity firm Shore Capital Partners, announced the back-to-back acquisitions of Patriot Environmental and Pesty Pest Control, expanding its presence across Northwest Arizona. Terms were not disclosed.
The targets.
Patriot Environmental is a family-owned residential and commercial pest, termite, rodent and weed control company in Kingman. Owners Mike and Sherri Britt have been part of the Kingman community for more than 25 years, and Mike has worked in pest control for more than four decades. The company’s website lists 21 team members and about 31,000 services per year. Patriot Environmental is a separate business from Prescott’s Patriot Pest & Termite Control, which AXN acquired in 2025.
Pesty Pest Control was founded by Danny and Heidi Asplin, who AXN says built a respected local business with a strong team and loyal customers in the same region.
The platform.
AXN traces its roots to ACTION Termite & Pest Control, which has served Phoenix-area customers since 1969. Shore Capital partnered with ACTION in November 2023, and AXN was later formed as the parent company for ACTION and its partner brands. AXN states its goal is to be the most trusted pest control partner in the Southwest.
“Closing two strategic partnerships in a single week speaks to the momentum we’ve built at AXN and the strength of the businesses joining our platform,” said CEO Brent Agee.
What it means.
These are density add-ons rather than a new-market entry: two owner-operated businesses in adjacent Northwest Arizona territory, each bringing local customer relationships to a platform already working to cover the state. For smaller pest control owners, the deals show that a PE-backed platform will still buy businesses at this size when they fill in a route map.
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