VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Environmental & Chemical Consulting (ECC)

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires IDR Environmental Services

March 12, 2026

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions announced it has acquired IDR Environmental Services, a Los Angeles-area provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste solutions. The deal expands VLS’s 10-day hazardous waste transfer and processing/logistics network across the West Coast by adding IDR’s Azusa facility and capabilities.

ALL4 Acquires VCS Environmental

January 12, 2026

Environmental Services

ALL4 LLC, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, has acquired VCS Environmental, a San Juan Capistrano, California-based environmental consulting firm. The acquisition expands ALL4's wetlands, endangered species permitting, biological, cultural resource, and CEQA/NEPA capabilities and strengthens its presence in California.

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Merichem Company's Caustic Services Business

January 6, 2026

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions has acquired Merichem Company's Caustic Services business, integrating the unit into VLS' Hazardous Waste division as VLS SustainChem. The deal expands VLS' hazardous-waste treatment and beneficial-reuse capabilities and broadens its reach into chemical and petrochemical markets.

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.

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.

VLS Recovery Services (Aurora Capital) Acquires Environmental Recovery Corporation (ERC)

September 21, 2021

Environmental Services

VLS Recovery Services, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired Environmental Recovery Corporation (ERC) from Rock Island Capital. ERC — based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania — will operate within VLS's Waste division to expand VLS's wastewater treatment and industrial waste management capabilities and extend its footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.