Republic Services Acquires US Ecology for $48/Share
February 9, 2022
Republic Services agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of US Ecology for $48 per share (approximately $2.2 billion including net debt) to expand its environmental solutions capabilities and national footprint. The deal provides Republic with vertically integrated hazardous and specialty waste treatment, disposal and field-service assets, and is expected to be immediately accretive with roughly $40 million of cost synergies over three years.
- Buyers
- Republic Services, Inc.
- Targets
- US Ecology, Inc.
- Sellers
- US Ecology shareholders
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Idaho, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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