CARDS Holdings Acquires Johns Refuse
April 24, 2023
CARDS Holdings, Inc. acquired Johns Refuse, LLC, a residential and commercial waste services provider based in Chelsea, Oklahoma, expanding CARDS' footprint into the greater Tulsa market. The deal — enabled by a recent capital investment from Kinderhook Industries — adds over 7,000 customers, 5,000 containers, 10 trucks and 12 employees and expands CARDS' frontload commercial, industrial roll-off and portable restroom offerings.
- Buyers
- CARDS Holdings, Inc., Kinderhook Industries, LLC
- Targets
- Johns Refuse, LLC
- Sellers
- John Lewis, Gloria Lewis
- Platforms
- CARDS Holdings, Inc.
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Oklahoma, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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