VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Texas Molecular
January 10, 2023
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.
- Targets
- Texas Molecular, Texas Molecular Holdings
- Platforms
- VLS Environmental Solutions
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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