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

VLS Environmental Solutions Acquires Environmental & Chemical Consulting (ECC)

July 17, 2026

Environmental Services

VLS Environmental Solutions announced the acquisition of Environmental & Chemical Consulting (ECC), a Los Angeles, California-based provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste solutions. The deal expands VLS’s West Coast hazardous waste transfer and processing/logistics footprint, including a new presence in Northern California via ECC’s Stockton facility.

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.

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.

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 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.

VLS Recovery (Aurora Capital Portfolio) Acquires Tubal-Cain Services Division

July 1, 2019

Industrial Services

VLS Recovery, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, acquired the cleaning and repair (marine) division of Tubal-Cain, adding two facilities in Port Arthur, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. The deal expands VLS's offerings into marine and mobile tank cleaning services to better serve petrochemical, refinery and inland tank barge customers along the Gulf Coast; terms were not disclosed.