NEWS
April 2020
Mike and Mary Terry Donate $250,000 to the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Coronavirus Response & Recovery Fund. This donation will support North Texas Cares, a funding collaborative that streamlines the process for local nonprofits seeking emergency funds…
July 2019
Westham Co. receives a grant for $14,994,210 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, forming a partnership to revolutionize mosquito control in the fight against malaria.
November 2018
Dallas Home Management Company is purchased and rebranded as Manorly Concierge Home Management, a premier home management service in DFW.
December 2018
M. Terry Enterprises purchases Twelve240 Inwood Road in Dallas as a real estate legacy asset.
March 2017
M. Terry Enterprises purchases 1222 North Bishop Avenue in Dallas as a real estate legacy asset.
March 2016
Dallas oil investor Mike Terry now seeks to tap potential of Cafe Express chain. Serial entrepreneur credits his early days as a bug zapper with giving him the tools to succeed as a restaurant owner…
August 2015
MT7 Ranch is named Texas Big Game Awards Statewide Landowner of the Year Texas (pages 18-19)…
February 2014
Mike and Mary Terry receive 2014 Catholic Foundation Award in recognition of compassionate philanthropy for their service to the community, particularly children and the homeless, while upholding Catholic values…
2014
MT7 Walker Ranch is purchased
2007 — 2015
M. Terry Enterprises partners with GPS Owners to form Universal Pest Solutions and with Westham to form WTO Investments…
2009
Mike & Mary Terry are awarded Philanthropists of the Year by The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)…
September 2008
The Mike & Mary Terry Family Foundation gifts $5 million to the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, the largest grant in the school’s history…
2008
MT7 Ranch is formed with the purchase of 8,200 acres in Stephens County, Texas.
July 2007
The Container Store sells majority stake to private equity firm, Leonard Green & Partners…
June 2006
Chief Oil & Gas sells the majority of its leasehold and production assets to Devon Energy and its natural gas pipeline and midstream assets to Crosstex Energy for a total of $2.63 billion…
2006
The Mike & Mary Terry Family Foundation is established, with a mission to eliminate barriers for the community’s most vulnerable, focusing on Catholic Education, Education, Homelessness and Victims of Abuse. The Foundation’s first grant is awarded to Ursuline Academy, funding the Terry Courtyard and creating a scholarship endowment…
2005
Mike Terry leads an investment group that includes Robert Bass and Bruce Hunt, in purchasing 12.5% common stock at a value of $37 million into the Container Store. Mike is elected to the Board of Directors for The Container Store…
1997
Mike Terry sells the North Texas Terminix franchise to Service Master / Terminix Memphis, TN.
1994
Mike Terry becomes an original shareholder in Chief Oil & Gas, founded in Dallas, Texas by Trevor Rees-Jones.
1980
Mike Terry takes an ownership and leadership role in the family-owned North Texas Terminix franchise, growing the company’s annual revenue to over $16 million.