Heartwood Partners Makes Growth Investment in The Amlon Group

Heartwood Partners Closes $245M Continuation Vehicle for The Amlon Group

May 15, 2025

Environmental Services

Heartwood Partners closed a $245 million continuation vehicle on May 15, 2025 to extend its investment in The Amlon Group and provide liquidity to existing investors. Commitments came from Heartwood's GP alongside institutional investors including Apogem Capital, New 2ND Capital, Reinsurance Group of America, Mercer Investments, Round2 Investment Partners, Flexstone Partners and other syndicate investors to support Amlon's M&A pipeline, greenfield expansions and organic growth.

The Amlon Group (Heartwood Partners Portfolio) Acquires Baytown Medical Waste and Music City Group

August 10, 2023

Environmental Services

Heartwood Partners’ portfolio company, The Amlon Group, completed two add-on acquisitions in June 2023: Paragon Southwest Medical Waste (now Amlon Baytown) in Baytown, Texas, and Music City Group in Nashville, Tennessee. The deals expand Amlon’s hazardous and medical waste processing capabilities — including a patented pyrolysis medical-waste technology — and broaden its recurring-service footprint across new end markets.

The Amlon Group (Heartwood-Backed) Acquires EcoWater Industries (EcoWerks)

February 20, 2024

Environmental Services

The Amlon Group, a Heartwood Partners-backed environmental services platform, has acquired EcoWater Industries (dba EcoWerks), an industrial waste-to-value processor based in Port Arthur, Texas. The acquisition expands Amlon's processing capabilities, permits and capacity—adding wastewater treatment, equipment cleanout, oil recovery services and a permitted non-hazardous TSDF to its footprint.

The Amlon Group Acquires Mastermelt America LLC

January 28, 2026

Environmental Services

The Amlon Group, a Heartwood Partners–backed environmental services platform, has acquired Mastermelt America LLC and is operating the Sweetwater, Tennessee facility as Amlon Sweetwater. The May 2025 deal adds thermal processing and chemical dissolution capabilities for complex industrial waste (spent catalysts, electronic components, aerospace materials), expanding Amlon's technical capabilities and Southeast footprint.

Heartwood Partners Invests in Royal Products

April 12, 2024

Manufacturing

Heartwood Partners made a growth investment in Royal Products, a Hauppauge, New York-based manufacturer and distributor of metalworking performance accessories, on April 12, 2024. Management will remain in place while Heartwood plans to support the company’s expansion through investments in people, processes and strategic add-on acquisitions; Lincoln International and Carl Marks Advisors served as financial advisors.

Heartwood Partners Makes Growth Investment in Norlee Group; White Wolf Exits

November 5, 2024

Industrial Services

Heartwood Partners made a growth investment in Norlee Group, a Jacksonville, Florida-based provider of electrical, mechanical, technology, fire protection and engineering services, with White Wolf Capital exiting its prior investment. Heartwood is partnering with Norlee's management to accelerate organic growth and support add-on acquisitions; since the investment Norlee has completed three strategic acquisitions to expand capabilities and market presence in Florida. Transaction terms were not disclosed.