VLS Recovery Acquires JBR Environmental Services

VLS Recovery Services (Aurora Capital) Acquires Environmental Recovery Corporation (ERC)

September 21, 2021

Environmental Services

VLS Recovery Services, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired Environmental Recovery Corporation (ERC) from Rock Island Capital. ERC — based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania — will operate within VLS's Waste division to expand VLS's wastewater treatment and industrial waste management capabilities and extend its footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

I Squared Capital Acquires VLS Environmental Solutions from Aurora Capital Partners

August 18, 2022

Environmental Services

I Squared Capital has acquired VLS Environmental Solutions from Aurora Capital Partners. VLS is a nationwide provider of non-hazardous industrial waste processing, wastewater treatment, and rail/marine specialty cleaning services; financial terms were not disclosed and the company operates roughly 28 locations with over 800 employees.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires SRE Environmental

February 8, 2023

Environmental Services

Houston-based VLS Environmental Solutions, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has acquired Phoenix-based SRE Environmental, a provider of commercial and industrial wastewater and solid waste management services. The add-on expands VLS's footprint and capabilities in the western United States, adding evaporation-pond wastewater disposal, tanker transport assets and new customer relationships; financial terms were not disclosed.

Superior Environmental Solutions Acquires J&S Industrial Services

November 15, 2025

Industrial Services

Superior Environmental Solutions (SES), a Palladium Equity Partners-backed industrial and environmental services platform, has acquired J&S Industrial Services, a Greater St. Louis-area provider of vacuum truck, hydro-excavation, hydroblasting and waste management services. The add-on expands SES's Midwest footprint and operational capacity across Missouri, Illinois and neighboring states to better serve industrial and infrastructure customers.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Safety Railway Service

September 2, 2022

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has acquired Safety Railway Service (SRS), expanding VLS' railcar cleaning and repair footprint from three to twelve locations. The acquisition brings SRS's full-service railcar repair, fabrication and cleaning capabilities into VLS's Railcar Cleaning and Repair Services division; terms were not disclosed.

VLS Recovery (Aurora Capital Portfolio) Acquires Tubal-Cain Services Division

July 1, 2019

Industrial Services

VLS Recovery, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, acquired the cleaning and repair (marine) division of Tubal-Cain, adding two facilities in Port Arthur, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. The deal expands VLS's offerings into marine and mobile tank cleaning services to better serve petrochemical, refinery and inland tank barge customers along the Gulf Coast; terms were not disclosed.