EnviroVac and Vecta Environmental Services Merge in EQT- and Silver Oak-Backed Deal

Silver Oak Services Partners Acquires Vecta Environmental Services from Cotton Creek Capital

January 24, 2023

Environmental Services

Cotton Creek Capital has sold Gonzales, Louisiana-based Vecta Environmental Services, a provider of industrial and environmental services, following a multi-year partnership that grew Vecta from three locations to eight and materially increased revenue and earnings. The business was acquired by Silver Oak Services Partners (recapitalization/ownership change), with Cotton Creek and Vecta advised by Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company and Greenberg Traurig respectively.

Vecta Environmental Acquires Specialized Technologies (SpecTech)

June 17, 2021

Industrial Services

Vecta Environmental Services, a Cotton Creek Capital portfolio company, has acquired Specialized Technologies, LLC (SpecTech), an industrial services provider headquartered in Sulphur, Louisiana. The add-on expands Vecta's chemical cleaning and degassing capabilities, increases scale and customer density along the Gulf Coast, and adds another operating location to Vecta's footprint.

Valicor Environmental Services Acquires EnviroSolids

September 16, 2021

Environmental Services

Valicor Environmental Services, a Pritzker Private Capital-backed provider of non-hazardous wastewater treatment, has acquired EnviroSolids, LLC, a Dearborn, Michigan-based waste processing and recycling company. The acquisition is an add-on to Valicor's platform that expands its Midwest footprint and strengthens its non-hazardous waste treatment, solidification and recycling capabilities.

I Squared Capital Acquires VLS Environmental Solutions From Aurora Capital Partners

August 18, 2022

Environmental Services

I Squared Capital, via its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III, signed a definitive agreement to acquire VLS Environmental Solutions from Aurora Capital Partners. The deal was expected to close in Q3 2022 and the transaction has been reported as closed as of August 18, 2022. VLS provides ESG-focused waste management and specialty cleaning and repair services for regulated industries across North America.

Quanta Services Acquires Evergreen North America Industrial Services from The Sterling Group

February 23, 2024

Industrial Services

Quanta Services has completed the acquisition of Evergreen North America Industrial Services from private equity firm The Sterling Group. Evergreen is a provider of specialized and recurring environmental and industrial services to downstream/midstream energy, industrial and chemical customers; the deal expands Quanta’s environmental and specialty infrastructure capabilities and geographic footprint across North America.

Versar Acquires Black & Veatch Environmental Services Business Unit (BVESB)

June 23, 2021

Environmental Services

Versar, Inc. acquired the environmental services business unit (BVESB) from Black & Veatch to strengthen its Environmental Services Group and expand capabilities in remediation, investigation, assessment and design for U.S. Federal customers. The deal adds experienced engineers and scientists focused on EPA, USACE and Department of Defense work and aligns with Versar’s strategy to broaden federal environmental remediation and site restoration offerings.