Union Park Capital Makes Majority Investment in Timberline Aquatics (to Join LRE Water)

Union Park Capital Acquires Majority Stake in LRE Water

April 25, 2023

Environmental Services

Boston-based private equity firm Union Park Capital has made a majority investment in Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers, Inc. (d/b/a LRE Water), a Denver-based water resources and environmental consulting firm. LRE Water will serve as the pillar of water expertise within Union Park's Spheros Environmental Group, with management remaining in place as the firm pursues geographic and service expansion.

Union Park Capital Makes Majority Investment in HydroGeoLogica

November 30, 2023

Environmental Services

Union Park Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm, has made a majority investment in HydroGeoLogica, Inc., a Golden, Colorado-based mining-focused hydrogeology and geochemistry consulting firm. HydroGeoLogica will form a new Mining Services Group within LRE Water (a Spheros Environmental company), with founders Anita Johnson and Brent Johnson continuing to lead the group.

Spheros Environmental Acquires Northwater Consulting

May 5, 2025

Environmental Services

Spheros Environmental has acquired Northwater Consulting, a water resources and geosciences consulting firm with offices in Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan and Arizona. The deal — announced by Spheros and sponsor Union Park Capital — strengthens Spheros' technical capabilities in groundwater modeling, geophysics, and source water protection and expands its geographic reach; it marks the sixth acquisition for Spheros Environmental.

Landmark Aquatic Acquires Spear Corporation

March 12, 2024

Construction

Landmark Aquatic, a national commercial pool services platform backed by Bow River Capital, has acquired Indiana-based Spear Corporation to expand its Midwest footprint and strengthen renovation, design, construction, and maintenance capabilities. The deal adds Spear's technical expertise and customer relationships (education, municipal and private club developers) to Landmark's platform, which is supported by Bow River Capital.

Union Park Capital Invests in Sonoma Technology, Forms Spheros Environmental Group

September 29, 2021

Environmental Services

Boston-based private equity firm Union Park Capital has made a majority investment in Sonoma Technology, Inc., a Petaluma, California environmental science and air-quality monitoring firm. Sonoma Tech will serve as the core asset in Union Park's newly created holding company, Spheros Environmental Group, to support platform-driven growth and capability expansion across environmental services.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires SRE Environmental

February 8, 2023

Environmental Services

Houston-based VLS Environmental Solutions, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has acquired Phoenix-based SRE Environmental, a provider of commercial and industrial wastewater and solid waste management services. The add-on expands VLS's footprint and capabilities in the western United States, adding evaporation-pond wastewater disposal, tanker transport assets and new customer relationships; financial terms were not disclosed.