Clairvest Makes Equity Investment in Arrowhead Environmental Partners

Waste Connections Acquires Arrowhead Environmental Partners

August 3, 2023

Industrial Services

Waste Connections, Inc. acquired Arrowhead Environmental Partners from Clairvest Group Inc. and Arrowhead equity holders. The deal adds Arrowhead’s non-hazardous waste-by-rail disposal infrastructure and an Alabama landfill to Waste Connections’ disposal network; Clairvest reported a ~12.3x return on its investment.

Clairvest (with Ironwood) Invests in Star Waste Systems (Boston Carting Services)

July 1, 2022

Environmental Services

Clairvest Group Inc., through Clairvest Equity Partners VI, made an equity investment to acquire a majority interest in Star Waste Systems (dba Boston Carting Services). Ironwood Capital, an existing investor, participated in the transaction/recapitalization. The deal will support Star Waste’s growth in the Greater Boston market and expand its waste collection and materials-recovery capabilities.

Clairvest (CEP V) Leads US$32M Growth Investment in DTG Recycle

January 20, 2020

Environmental Services

Clairvest Group Inc., together with Clairvest Equity Partners V (CEP V), led a US$32 million minority growth equity financing in DTG Recycle, with Clairvest Group's portion totaling US$8.7 million. The investment will support DTG's expansion in the greater Seattle–Tacoma market and enable new service lines and commercialization of products from recycled materials.

Superior Environmental Solutions Acquires Arrowhead Environmental Services

May 20, 2024

Environmental Services

Superior Environmental Solutions (SES), a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners, has acquired Arrowhead Environmental Services, a Windsor, Virginia-based provider of environmental and industrial services. The add-on expands SES's geographic reach into the Southern Mid-Atlantic (Central Virginia), brings approximately 50 employees and 75 customers into the SES platform, and underscores Palladium's strategy of growing SES via tuck-in acquisitions; financial terms were not disclosed.

Clairvest Recapitalizes Beneficial Reuse Management

May 21, 2025

Environmental Services

Clairvest Group Inc., together with Clairvest Equity Partners VII, has recapitalized and invested in Beneficial Reuse Management (BRM), acquiring interests from Skyline Global Partners and other shareholders. The investment will support BRM’s growth plan to expand its beneficial reuse, recycling and specialty nutrient distribution business across U.S. end-markets including agriculture, landscape and construction.

Clavis Capital Partners and Green Hills Partners Acquire UCC Environmental

May 24, 2022

Environmental Services

UCC Environmental, a Waukegan, Illinois–based provider of engineered environmental systems for solids handling, wastewater treatment and air pollution control, received a strategic investment from Clavis Capital Partners and Green Hills Partners. The existing family owner remains a partial owner; the new capital will fund investments in talent, broaden UCC's environmental and water solutions, and accelerate international growth and market-share expansion.