Environmental Services Acquisitions in 2026

Azuria Water Solutions, a New Mountain Capital portfolio company, has acquired Waterline Renewal Technologies from Behrman Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed; Waterline is headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois and provides engineered products and services for trenchless rehabilitation of wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.

Virginia Green Lawn Care has acquired DVH Turf Management and rebranded the business as part of its expansion into coastal Delaware. The deal brings DVH's local team and customers into Virginia Green's regional platform, increasing operational capacity and extending Virginia Green's suite of lawn, tree, and pest services to Delaware homeowners.

Vanguard Renewables has acquired E‑Z Recycling, a St. Paul, Minnesota depackaging and food & beverage waste recycling facility, to expand its Midwest organics recycling network. The acquisition adds critical depackaging capabilities and additional processing capacity to Vanguard's anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas (RNG) operations; E‑Z Recycling owner Andy Rausch will remain involved as Principal Operations Manager.

Pine Environmental Services has acquired Terratech Environmental Equipment & Supplies, a Tempe, Arizona-based provider of air, water and soil sampling equipment rentals, sales, and maintenance/calibration services. The deal expands Pine's presence in the Arizona environmental market and strengthens its equipment rental, sales and service capabilities for environmental services and non-destructive testing end markets; Terratech founder and owner Dean Ferrin will support the transition.

Bennett West (a Pike Street Capital portfolio company) made a strategic add-on investment in California Water Services (CWS), a Coalinga, California provider of irrigation and municipal water treatment services, including its Green Leaf Ag division. The deal expands Bennett's water-treatment and irrigation capabilities across California's Central Valley and aligns with Pike Street Capital's sector-focused add-on strategy to broaden platform services and accelerate organic growth.

Riverview Landscapes, a PE-backed landscaping platform owned by management and Talus Holdings, has acquired Cleveland Brothers Landscaping, Inc., a Corinth, New York-based provider of landscape maintenance, hardscaping, fertilization, and snow removal services. The acquisition expands Riverview’s presence in the greater Albany/Saratoga market, relocates Riverview’s Albany branch into Cleveland Brothers’ larger Corinth facility, and transitions ownership from founders Terry and Kevin Cleveland to Riverview.

Virginia Green, a regional lawn care provider headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, has acquired Northern Virginia-based Bio Turf, Inc. The acquisition expands Virginia Green's footprint and service capacity in Northern Virginia while Bio Turf's irrigation business will continue operating independently during the transition.

Rochester Midland Corporation has acquired Solid Blend Technologies, Inc., a Dayton, Ohio–based water management and environmental solutions provider. The acquisition expands Rochester Midland's U.S. water business by growing its Midwest presence and adding differentiated solid-chemistry water treatment capabilities and healthcare-focused water-safety expertise.

ALL4 LLC, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, has acquired Tora Consulting LLC, an environmental and engineering consulting firm based in Columbia, South Carolina. The deal adds Tora’s ~15 environmental professionals and expands ALL4’s capabilities in air quality, permitting, and regulatory compliance while broadening its national footprint.

MKB Company, the environmental control platform backed by Align Capital Partners, has acquired US Silt & Site Supply, a manufacturer and distributor of erosion and sediment control products based in Bow, New Hampshire. The add-on expands MKB's Northeast footprint and enhances its local service and product capabilities for contractors and distributors.

Liberty Waste Solutions, a North Carolina waste and recycling provider backed by Allied Industrial Partners, has acquired AJ Disposal, a residential and commercial front-load operator based in Asheboro, North Carolina. The add-on expands Liberty's footprint in the Asheboro and greater Greensboro markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

Search fund Ulam Transmission, led by founder Dimitri Novikov and supported by a pool of financial investors and reinvesting shareholders, acquired the S.A.M.U. Soins des Arbres en Milieu Urbain group. The transaction — structured as a Buy-In Management Buyout (BIMBO) — positions the historic Île-de-France arboriculture specialist for a growth and consolidation phase to expand services to local authorities, public-sector clients and private customers.

Ecowaste Solutions acquired Howie's Enterprises, a Manhattan, Kansas-based waste services provider, in a transaction that closed January 30, 2026. The acquisition adds more than 30 employees, roughly 15,000 customers and nearly 20 daily routes to Ecowaste's regional operations, expanding its Kansas footprint while retaining Howie's local brand and team.

Stacker Holdings, a private investment firm, completed an acquisition of Advanced Irrigation, a Buffalo, Minnesota-based provider of irrigation installation, landscape maintenance, and snow removal services. Halifax West served as exclusive financial advisor, led the debt financing and made a minority co-investment alongside Stacker to support expansion of Advanced Irrigation's maintenance offerings and selective geographic growth.

The Amlon Group, a Heartwood Partners–backed environmental services platform, has acquired Mastermelt America LLC and is operating the Sweetwater, Tennessee facility as Amlon Sweetwater. The May 2025 deal adds thermal processing and chemical dissolution capabilities for complex industrial waste (spent catalysts, electronic components, aerospace materials), expanding Amlon's technical capabilities and Southeast footprint.

An investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO) has acquired majority stakes in Reclamation Technologies USA (RTI) and Tradewater LLC & Affiliates to form a new growth-oriented environmental services platform focused on lifecycle management of industrial and refrigerant gases and methane mitigation. The combined business will offer closed-loop services including collection, reclamation, destruction and gas sales, and will pursue organic and acquisitive growth under a management team led by Jeff Laborsky and Katelyn Imrie.

Riverview Landscapes, a Talus Holdings‑backed provider of commercial landscaping and snow services, has acquired Meticulous Landscaping Inc., a landscape maintenance business serving Ocean County, New Jersey. The deal expands Riverview's Southern New Jersey footprint and will integrate Meticulous into its Southern New Jersey region and new Ocean County branch led by a long‑time Meticulous manager.

Trauma Services, a portfolio company of Osceola Capital, expanded its U.S. footprint by acquiring Georgia Clean, Fagala Biohazard Specialists, and BioClean Team and opening six de novo offices across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest. The transactions strengthen Trauma Services' regional presence and service capabilities in biohazard cleanup, trauma/ crime-scene remediation, and specialty cleaning.

Kinderhook Industries closed a $1 billion single-asset continuation vehicle transaction, forming Ecowaste Solutions by combining Live Oak Environmental and CARDS Recycling and securing more than $400 million of new equity from participating funds including Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Apollo S3. The new Dallas‑headquartered platform will operate collection and post‑collection waste services across nine Mid‑South states, serving over 400,000 customers and pursuing organic growth and additional acquisitions.

Gillson Sciences, a Chicago-based laboratory testing and scientific solutions provider and portfolio company of Keystone Capital Management, has acquired SanAir Technologies Laboratory, an accredited environmental and industrial hygiene testing laboratory headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The add-on expands Gillson's capabilities into environmental testing (air, asbestos, Legionella, lead/metals, industrial hygiene) and broadens its service offering across environmental and industrial end markets.

Sylmar Group has acquired Atlantic Water Management, a New England industrial water treatment provider founded by Kevin Rabbitt. The deal expands Sylmar's regional footprint and adds Atlantic Water's cooling and boiler treatment capabilities to Sylmar's family of water services companies.

Visterra Landscape Group announced a strategic investment in New Braunfels, Texas-based Liberty Lawn & Landscaping to establish a new operational hub and expand service coverage across the San Antonio–Austin corridor. Liberty will remain locally led by founders Christy and Tray Rohlf as part of Visterra's national commercial landscaping platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Waste Eliminator, a metro Atlanta waste and recycling services provider backed by Allied Industrial Partners, has acquired Happy Haulers, a frontload and roll-off operator serving the core Atlanta market. The add-on deal expands Waste Eliminator’s downtown Atlanta footprint, increases route density and strengthens its frontload and municipal solid waste collection capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

TIC Holding Schweiz AG, a Winterberg-backed buy-and-build platform, has acquired HSE Conseils SA, a La Tène (Neuchâtel)–headquartered specialist in construction pollutant diagnostics, environmental services and occupational health and safety with seven Swiss sites. Founder and former owner Marc Dutoit is reinvesting at the holding level and will remain CEO; the deal expands TIC Holding Schweiz's construction safety/environment platform and French-speaking Switzerland footprint as part of its broader roll-up strategy.

United Land Services, a Jacksonville-based landscaping platform backed by Centre Partners and LP First Capital, completed four add-on acquisitions that closed in 2025. The targets—Wrightsville Beach Landscaping (Wilmington, NC), H&O Grounds (Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA), Custom Tree Surgeons (Jacksonville, FL) and an undisclosed rust-removal provider in South/Central Florida—expand United's geographic footprint and service capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Paladin EnviroTech, a global IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling provider backed by SER Capital Partners, has acquired Netherlands-based R&L Recycling B.V., marking Paladin’s first European acquisition. The deal gives Paladin a 129,000 sq. ft. Helmond facility and local management to serve hyperscalers, OEMs and other European customers; financial terms were not disclosed.

Kemira has acquired AquaBlue, Inc., an Ohio-based provider of industrial water and wastewater treatment services, in a deal valued at under USD 10 million. The acquisition will integrate AquaBlue into Kemira's Water Solutions business to strengthen Kemira's service-led industrial water treatment capabilities in North America and expand its offerings to food & beverage, manufacturing and healthcare customers.

SLR International Corporation (SLR) has acquired WAP Sustainability, LLC, a Nashville-based sustainability consulting and ESG data solutions firm. The deal brings nearly 100 WAP employees and enhances SLR's sustainability consulting, product‑sustainability and ESG data capabilities to serve building products, packaging, textiles, electronics and consumer goods clients.

TruArc Partners, a middle‑market private equity firm, has acquired Schill Grounds Management from Argonne Capital Group. Cleveland‑based Schill is a commercial landscaping provider with more than 30 branches across the Midwest and Mid‑Atlantic; TruArc plans to accelerate organic growth, pursue add‑on acquisitions and expand the company's geographic footprint while founder Jerry Schill remains CEO.

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.

St. Louis-based private investment firm Broadview Group announced an investment in Citadel EHS, a Glendale, California–based environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) consulting firm. Citadel’s existing leadership will remain in place and the partnership is intended to provide capital and resources to accelerate growth, broaden capabilities, and support geographic expansion; Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory served as exclusive financial advisor to Citadel.

Senske Family of Companies' Emerald Lawns, backed by private equity firm GTCR, has acquired Greenup Lawn and Shrub Care, a Houston-based lawn care provider with more than 40 years of operating history. The add-on strengthens Emerald Lawns' presence in the Houston market as part of Senske's broader Texas expansion and preserves the company's customer and employee relationships as the founders retire.

Arcwood Environmental, an EQT Infrastructure–backed national environmental services platform, has acquired MXI Environmental Services / Dynamic Recycling, a Virginia-based provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, recycling, and household hazardous waste programs. The add-on expands Arcwood's waste transportation, recycling and HHW capabilities and strengthens its operational footprint across the Eastern United States.

PestCo Holdings, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), has acquired the assets of Bio‑Tech Pest Control, a Spring, Texas‑based provider of residential and commercial pest control services. The add‑on expands PestCo's presence in the Houston metropolitan market; terms were not disclosed. The sellers are owners Pierre Riettini and Jason Pitman.

Funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and other Blackstone funds have acquired Alliance Technical Group (ATG), a Decatur, Alabama–based provider of environmental testing, monitoring and compliance services. ATG operates more than 60 offices and labs across the U.S. and Canada with over 2,200 employees; terms were not disclosed.

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.

Product Recovery Management, Inc. (PRM) acquired Clean Globe Environmental, LLC (CGE), an environmental contracting firm based in Brentwood, Long Island, effective January 2, 2026. The deal establishes the CGE Division of PRM, expanding PRM's physical footprint in the Northeastern United States and broadening its environmental remediation and geophysical services capabilities; Tony Fiorentine will continue as General Manager.