Kinderhook Industries Recapitalizes Live Oak Environmental
July 19, 2021
Kinderhook Industries partnered with management to recapitalize Live Oak Environmental, a regional solid waste collection and special waste hauling business based in Bossier City, Louisiana. The recapitalization will support an aggressive growth plan — including targeted add-on acquisitions across Northwestern Louisiana and East Texas — with financing provided by Comerica Bank; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Kinderhook Industries, LLC
- Targets
- Live Oak Environmental, LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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