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Former Rentokil Initial Executives Launch Titan Brokerage Group
Michael Schroeder, Clive Ward, Edward Fleury and Kevin Ward are Principals Behind New Full Service Business Brokerage Company
| Source: Titan Brokerage Group
SAN ANTONIO, TX--(Marketwire - July 18, 2007) - Titan Brokerage Group, Inc.
www.titanbrokerage.com announces the formation and launch of its new
company, a professional transaction firm that specializes in the sale,
acquisition, transfer or merger of businesses in the mid-market range. The
company also provides consulting services to business buyers who are
looking to expand their business into new markets or services.
Titan Brokerage Group is headed by four principals formerly with Rentokil
Initial plc, a publicly traded international business-to-business
organization based in the UK with over 70,000 global employees. With a
combined 40 years experience as CEOs of large corporations in a variety of
industries, Michael Schroeder, Clive Ward, Edward Fleury and Kevin Ward
have managed businesses in more than 10 countries including the United
States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. The principals have
made over 200 acquisitions with transaction prices from $500k to over $150
million making them uniquely qualified to deliver superior business
brokerage and consulting services to their clients.
Titan has an international reach with the principals located in San
Antonio, New York, Cleveland and London providing its clients with a global
networking system based on personal relationships with key senior
executives in a variety of industries. Additionally, the company has a
Resource Group with professionals in accounting, labor law, insurance and
facilities ready to assist their clients when a specific need arises.
"We believe that we have created a unique proposition in the business
brokerage services industry and can demonstrate superior experience and
expertise in successfully completing transactions," said Michael Schroeder,
President and CEO of the Titan Brokerage Group, based in San Antonio, who
was previously President/CEO of the North American operations of Rentokil
Initial where he was responsible for seven operating divisions in the US
and Canada with combined annual revenues of $550 million, 100 branch
offices and 14 thousand employees. "With Clive Ward in the United Kingdom,
Ed Fleury in New York and Kevin Ward in Cleveland, we are well positioned
to help business owners realize the most value for their business."
"Today's fast-moving global business climate necessitates well connected
and experienced business people at the helm to ensure success," says Clive
M. Ward, Managing Director, Titan Brokerage Group, who retired as an
Executive board member of Rentokil Initial after 16 years with the company
where he held a variety of senior positions including accountability for an
operating Sector with revenues in excess of £1 billion employing 65,000
people in 29 business units across 14 countries. During the last 5 years
he was responsible for more than 50 acquisition transactions.
Titan's additional two principals also have formidable backgrounds. Edward
S. Fleury, Executive Vice President, North America, Titan Brokerage Group
has 39 years of management experience of which the last 14 years have been
with Rentokil Initial Plc. at the CEO or Executive Management level. Fleury
served as Director of Acquisitions of North America for Rentokil where he
was responsible for implementing the acquisition and sale strategies for
the company including the sourcing, analyzing and completion of
acquisitions to include managing the transition plans. He has been
involved in successfully completing more than 80 transactions ranging in
price from $200K to $150 million.
Kevin Ward, Executive Vice President, North America, Titan Brokerage Group
has 17 years of management experience with the last 10 years at the
President/CEO and CFO level in a variety of industries including Pest
Control Services, Chemical Distribution and Sales, Security Services,
Washroom Services, Tropical Plants Rental and Sales and Construction
Equipment Rental and Sales. As the President of Rentokil Pest Control &
Washroom Services in North America, Ward was instrumental in growing the
business from $25M to nearly $200M through a combination of internal
growth, new branch openings and mergers and acquisitions. He has been
involved in successfully completing transactions on both the buy and sell
side ranging in price from $100K to $500 million.
About Titan Brokerage Group:
The Titan Brokerage Group, www.titanbrokerage.com, is a professional
transaction firm that specializes in the sale, acquisition, transfer or
merger of businesses in the mid-market range. The company provides
consulting services to business buyers who are looking to expand their
business into new markets or services.