ServiceMaster acquired by a private equity firm around 2008

Lewis recounts joining ServiceMaster around 2008 just after it had been acquired by a private equity firm, where its largest unit ran as an M&A factory buying competitors.

“at the time ServiceMaster had just been acquired by a private equity firm”

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