VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires SRE Environmental

I Squared Capital Acquires VLS Environmental Solutions from Aurora Capital Partners

August 18, 2022

Environmental Services

I Squared Capital has acquired VLS Environmental Solutions from Aurora Capital Partners. VLS is a nationwide provider of non-hazardous industrial waste processing, wastewater treatment, and rail/marine specialty cleaning services; financial terms were not disclosed and the company operates roughly 28 locations with over 800 employees.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Safety Railway Service

September 2, 2022

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has acquired Safety Railway Service (SRS), expanding VLS' railcar cleaning and repair footprint from three to twelve locations. The acquisition brings SRS's full-service railcar repair, fabrication and cleaning capabilities into VLS's Railcar Cleaning and Repair Services division; terms were not disclosed.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Texas Molecular

January 10, 2023

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions, a Houston-based platform backed by I Squared Capital, has acquired Texas Molecular, a Deer Park- and Corpus Christi-based provider of hazardous and non-hazardous liquid industrial waste handling, treatment and sequestration. The acquisition expands VLS's capabilities into hazardous waste processing and sequestration; Texas Molecular manages over 75 million gallons annually and the combined platform now has more than 1,000 employees and 38 locations across North America.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Samex Environmental

March 24, 2025

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions has acquired Samex Environmental, a provider of hazardous waste recycling, solvent distillation, and fuel blending, strengthening VLS’s West Coast footprint and adding transborder recycling capabilities with processing facilities in Tijuana. The deal is an add‑on to VLS (a portfolio company of I Squared Capital) and expands the combined company’s hazardous and non‑hazardous waste management service offerings and sustainability capabilities.

VLS Recovery Acquires JBR Environmental Services

December 3, 2020

Environmental Services

VLS Recovery, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired Spartanburg-based JBR Environmental Services. The add-on expands VLS's waste management and industrial cleaning capabilities in the Southeastern United States and the JBR facility will operate within VLS's Waste division with Rex Russell continuing to run the business.

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.