Waste Solutions Canada Acquires PragmaTech Waste Solutions

Northstar Recycling Acquires Waste Technology Services

October 14, 2025

Environmental Services

Northstar Recycling Company, LLC has acquired Waste Technology Services, LLC, combining two asset-light providers of managed waste, byproduct management and environmental consulting to strengthen technical capabilities and expand sustainability-oriented services. WTS, founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lewiston, New York, will join Northstar's platform (PE-backed after a 2021 recapitalization led by Ridgemont Equity Partners) to deliver broader recycling, reuse and reclamation solutions across specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, high-technology and industrial end markets.

TorQuest Partners Invests in Waste Solutions Canada

September 8, 2025

Environmental Services

TorQuest Partners has completed a growth investment in Waste Solutions Canada, a tech-enabled managed service provider for waste and recycling headquartered in London, Ontario. The company's co-founders retain substantial ownership and management will remain in place as TorQuest partners with the team to scale the platform organically and via add-on acquisitions.

MarketAxess Acquires Pragma

August 7, 2023

Software

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pragma, a New York–based quantitative trading technology provider. The acquisition will accelerate MarketAxess' development of AI-driven execution algorithms and data-driven analytics across fixed-income products and expand its multi-asset algorithmic capabilities.

Metro Compactor Service Acquires Miller Waste Solutions Group

July 5, 2023

Environmental Services

Metro Compactor Service has acquired Miller Waste Solutions Group (formerly WSG), the service-and-manufacturing division of Miller Waste Systems, to expand its waste- and recycling-equipment capabilities in Ontario. The deal increases Metro's fleet and technician capacity to better serve multi-residential, commercial and construction customers across the province.

Waste Services Group Acquires CSA Specialised Services and APC

May 2, 2023

Environmental Services

Waste Services Group (WSG), a Livingbridge-backed Australian waste management platform, has completed two add-on acquisitions: CSA Specialised Services, a liquid waste and environmental services operator, and APC (APrince Consulting), a waste and sustainability consultancy. The deals expand WSG’s end-to-end waste capabilities, strengthen liquid waste and post-collection treatment services, and advance its ESG and sustainability consulting offering for clients across commercial, infrastructure and public sectors.

Arcapita Acquires Waste Harmonics

January 13, 2020

Environmental Services

Arcapita, a global investment firm, acquired a controlling interest in Waste Harmonics, a technology-enabled, asset-light managed waste services provider headquartered in Victor, New York. The purchase—completed from Prospect Partners (in partnership with management and co-investor Expedition Capital Partners)—positions Arcapita to expand Waste Harmonics' suite of services and nationwide blue-chip customer base across North America.