Market Square Equity Partners Sells Ontario Excavac to Undisclosed Infrastructure Investor

Undisclosed Buyer Acquires Canadian Integrated Water Infrastructure Provider

January 15, 2021

Infrastructure

The Shaughnessy Group announced the completion of a sell-side mandate for an integrated provider of water infrastructure solutions in January 2021. The transaction implemented a succession plan for the company's principal shareholder; the buyer was not disclosed and legal and tax advisors on the deal included Stikeman Elliott, Gowling WLG, MNP and RLB.

Undisclosed Strategic Buyer Acquires 22-Year-Old Commercial Landscape Construction Business

May 4, 2020

Construction

Beacon Mergers & Acquisitions completed a sell-side mandate to facilitate the sale of a 22-year-old commercial landscape construction business to an undisclosed strategic buyer. The transaction was driven by the owner’s succession plan and was completed in late April 2020 after a confidential marketing and due-diligence process despite COVID-19 related challenges.

York Group of Companies Acquires MCS Group

March 15, 2021

Environmental Services

York Group of Companies, a Vaughan-based provider of environmental and infrastructure services, has acquired Toronto-based MCS Group, expanding York's service offerings to include hydrovac excavation, CCTV sewer inspection and flushing, directional drilling and related site services. The acquisition is the first post-investment M&A for York after Fengate Asset Management and the LiUNA Pension Fund invested in the company to provide growth capital.

Warren Equity Partners Acquires MacQueen Equipment

January 18, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Warren Equity Partners has acquired MacQueen Equipment, a St. Paul-based value-added distributor of environmental and emergency equipment, from Rotunda Capital Partners. Rotunda had partnered with MacQueen since 2018 and grew the business through seven add-on acquisitions to a 15-location, 12-state platform; MacQueen's CEO Dan Gage will continue to lead the company under the new ownership.

York1 Acquires United Environmental Holdings Inc.

May 3, 2022

Environmental Services

York1 has acquired United Environmental Holdings Inc., a Toronto-based solid waste service provider that operates three waste processing facilities and a roll-off collection fleet serving the Toronto and Durham regions. The deal expands York1's Ontario processing footprint to 10 facilities and enables the company to internalize more collection volume, enhance landfill diversion capabilities, and capture operational synergies.

Mangrove Equity Partners Invests in Undisclosed Municipal and Commercial Waste Hauler

May 21, 2021

Environmental Services

Mangrove Equity Partners completed an investment to acquire and consolidate two separately‑owned municipal and commercial solid waste hauling businesses, partnering with an independent sponsor and an industry veteran. The transaction was closed on a rapid timeline during the pandemic and is intended to build scale via consolidation in a highly fragmented waste-hauling segment.