Dwyer Group signs merger agreement to be taken private by The Riverside Company

The Dwyer Group Inc. (later Neighborly) signed a merger agreement with PE firm The Riverside Company; Dwyer stockholders receive $6.75 cash per share and Dwyer becomes privately held by Riverside and certain stockholders including the Dwyer family and senior management.

“The Dwyer Group Inc. and the Riverside Company recently signed a merger agreement. Under the agreement, Dwyer will merge with an affiliate of Riverside. Dwyer stockholders will also receive $6.75 in cash for each share of common stock they own. Upon completion of the proposed merger, Dwyer will become privately held by Riverside and certain other stockholders, including members of the Dwyer family and senior management of Dwyer.”

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