I Squared Capital to Acquire Liberty Tire Recycling from Energy Capital Partners

ECP (Energy Capital Partners) Acquires Liberty Tire Recycling from The Carlyle Group

April 1, 2021

Environmental Services

ECP (Energy Capital Partners) has agreed to acquire Liberty Tire Recycling from The Carlyle Group. Liberty is a leading North American tire recycling and materials-recovery platform with a nationwide network of processing plants; the deal is structured as a buyout and is expected to close subject to customary conditions.

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.

I Squared Capital to Acquire Enva

April 21, 2023

Environmental Services

I Squared Capital, via its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enva, an environmental services and resource recovery platform in the UK and Ireland. Enva operates 34 facilities and provides specialized, regulated waste management services with a focus on hazardous and specialist waste and low-CO2 recycled materials.

Liberty Tire Recycling Acquires Empire Tire of Edgewater and McGee Tire

January 4, 2024

Environmental Services

Liberty Tire Recycling has acquired two Central Florida scrap-tire businesses — Empire Tire of Edgewater (Orlando) and McGee Tire (Apopka) — expanding its collection, grading, and hauling footprint in the growing Central Florida market. The acquisitions will allow Liberty to increase collections and processing capacity in the region while continuing Empire Tire & Wheel retail stores under their existing ownership; McGee Tire's founders (Jesse McGee and his brother) were noted in the announcement.

Allied Industrial Partners Recapitalizes Wall Recycling

October 4, 2022

Environmental Services

Allied Industrial Partners LLC completed a recapitalization investment in Wall Recycling, LLC, a Raleigh-based provider of waste hauling, disposal and recycling services. Wall Recycling (which later rebranded to Liberty Waste Solutions) will remain led by founder and CEO Dan Wall and will use the partnership to support growth, operational enhancements and buy-and-build expansion.

KT Capital Affiliate Recapitalizes Recycling Equipment, Inc.

September 17, 2024

Manufacturing

An affiliate of KT Capital (Atlanta, Georgia) has acquired a majority stake in Recycling Equipment Incorporated (REI) in a recapitalization alongside existing management and shareholders. The transaction positions REI — a designer, manufacturer and service provider of recycling equipment operating from Newton, North Carolina and Fort Worth, Texas — to accelerate growth and expand its market footprint in the eastern and southern United States.