Environmental Services Acquisitions in Georgia

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.

Wind Point Partners, via its portfolio company ExperiGreen Lawn Care, has acquired Turf Masters Brands from CenterOak Partners. The deal combines Turf Masters with ExperiGreen to create one of North America's largest residential lawn care platforms, expanding scale, geographic footprint and recurring-service capabilities across the U.S. (and parts of Canada).

Fortify Companies, a national property services platform backed by Summit Partners, has acquired Rytech Restoration, a franchise restoration network with more than 100 locations across 25 states. The deal combines Rytech's franchise footprint with Fortify's company-owned Insurcomm network to create a unified restoration platform serving 100+ markets across 30+ states; Rytech founder Bubba Ryan will retire.

Agellus Capital, a Clayton, Missouri-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of HighGrove Partners, a commercial landscaping services provider headquartered in the Atlanta area. Agellus intends to build HighGrove into a market-leading commercial landscaping platform across the Southeastern United States and support geographic and operational expansion.

Cleanwater1, a Baird Capital portfolio company, has acquired Atlanta-area PureAir Filtration, a manufacturer and servicer of gas‑phase air‑filtration systems and chemisorbent media. The acquisition expands Cleanwater1's gas‑phase solutions and aftermarket service capability for municipal and industrial water/wastewater and other industrial customers; PureAir's president Ashley Jameson will remain in place.

Fairway has acquired Simply Green, a lawn care business founded in 2004, to expand its footprint into the Atlanta market. Simply Green's founder Don Smith said the company chose Fairway for cultural fit, and Greg Clendenin and The Clendenin Consulting Group served as financial advisor to Simply Green.

MKB Company, a portfolio platform of Align Capital Partners, completed the add-on acquisition of Silt Saver, Inc., a Covington, Georgia–based maker of inlet protection and silt fence products. The deal expands MKB’s high-performance sediment control product lineup and extends Silt Saver’s technologies to MKB’s national distribution footprint as part of MKB’s growth strategy under ACP ownership.

On April 1, 2025, ERM completed the acquisition of the Environmental Division of NewFields. The deal brings 110 technical experts into ERM as "ERM NewFields," strengthening ERM’s capabilities in environmental forensics, remediation, data analytics, sediment and marine sciences, hydrogeology and groundwater modeling; the division and associated support services were acquired from NewFields Companies while remaining NewFields businesses continue to operate independently.

LawnPRO Partners, a residential lawn-care platform backed by HCI Equity Partners, has acquired Savannah-based Gro-Masters. Gro-Masters, founded in 1987 and led by Lynn Tootle who will remain as President, provides lawn care treatment, exterior pest control and tree & shrub services; the deal expands LawnPRO's footprint into Savannah, GA, Charleston, SC and Myrtle Beach, SC as its eleventh acquisition (terms undisclosed).

Senske Family of Companies (SFC) has acquired TurfPride, a residential lawn care provider in the Atlanta market, with TurfPride becoming part of the Arbor-Nomics portfolio. The acquisition expands SFC/Arbor-Nomics' Southeast footprint (adding a depot in Kennesaw, Georgia) and strengthens local lawn and tree care capabilities in the Atlanta area; SFC is PE-backed following an investment from GTCR.

Waste Eliminator, a Metro-Atlanta waste management platform backed by private equity firm Allied Industrial Partners, has acquired Unlimited Disposal Dumpster Service, a commercial roll-off and front-load dumpster provider focused on Northeast Georgia. The add-on expands Waste Eliminator's commercial services footprint across Georgia and into parts of South Carolina; financial terms were not disclosed and Unlimited Disposal's management will remain in place.

Point 41 Capital Partners partnered with the founders of Georgia Water & Fire Restoration and Property Medics of Georgia to form a new restoration services platform focused on mitigation, environmental remediation, contents cleaning and reconstruction in the Greater Atlanta market. Monroe Capital provided a senior credit facility to support Point 41's acquisitions; terms were not disclosed.

Arrow Waste, backed by Carr's Hill Partners, acquired Clean Earth Sanitation, a residential and commercial waste and recycling collection business based in Jackson, Georgia. The add-on deal — announced by advisor Lakeside Acquisitions and closed on September 11, 2024 — expands Arrow Waste's service footprint into additional central Georgia counties; terms were not disclosed.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, an operationally focused private equity firm, has acquired Tri Scapes LLC, a commercial landscaping company headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The founders Quinn and Rebecca Martin remain invested and active in the business; Hidden Harbor said it will support Tri Scapes' continued growth. Terms were not disclosed and the deal closed on July 12, 2024.

Rockit Pest has acquired PestWork Solutions, a full-service pest control company based in Gainesville, Georgia. PestWork, founded over 20 years ago by Shane Hurst, services residential and commercial customers and becomes Rockit's fifth acquisition in Georgia as part of its regional roll-up strategy.

Turf Masters Brands, a Roswell, Georgia-based residential lawn care platform, has acquired Mr. Turf, a residential lawn care, tree care and pest control provider based in Fayetteville, Georgia. The acquisition expands Turf Masters Brands' footprint in the southwest Atlanta market and brings the Mr. Turf team into the Turf Masters Brands platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Certus Pest Inc. has acquired Jarrod's Pest Control, a residential and commercial pest-control provider based in Columbus, Georgia. The deal adds Jarrod's 23-person team to Certus' growing portfolio as part of the company's Southeast expansion and local-market strengthening in Georgia.

Arrow Waste, an Atlanta-based waste hauler backed by Carr's Hill Capital Partners, has acquired B Green Services, a Mableton, Georgia waste collection and valet trash provider founded by Emil Bekyarov. B Green will continue to operate its Junk and Valet Trash services under the B Green brand (remaining owned/operated by Bekyarov), while the acquired waste-hauling operations have been rebranded under Arrow Waste to expand contracted revenue, route density and operational efficiency.

TÜV SÜD has acquired Sustainable Investment Group, LLC (SIG) and Green Building Education Systems, LLC (GBES), two Atlanta-based firms that provide sustainable building consulting and LEED/WELL training. The acquisition expands TÜV SÜD’s sustainability services and training capabilities while strengthening its presence in the U.S. real estate market.

The Brydon Group, a lower middle-market private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, has acquired Estate Management Services, Inc. (EMS), a provider of aquatic, land, and resource management services for lakes, ponds and wetlands across the Southeastern United States. Eight Quarter Advisors served as the exclusive sell-side advisor; the acquisition expands The Brydon Group's portfolio and capabilities in environmental services and strengthens EMS's resources to pursue growth with municipal, government, and private clients.

Georgia Oak Partners has acquired Septic Blue, a residential septic services provider operating in the Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh metro areas. Source Capital, via Source Capital Credit Opportunities IV, provided debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; Septic Blue founder Bob Minkert will remain involved for a transition period.

Kept Companies, the parent of nine facility maintenance brands, has acquired EcoSweep, a specialist in eco-friendly commercial parking facility cleaning and maintenance. The acquisition adds EcoSweep's low-water pressure washing, sweeping and parking lot striping capabilities to Kept's portfolio to expand its sustainable facility maintenance services and geographic footprint.

Waste Eliminator LLC, a Metro‑Atlanta waste and recycling services platform backed by Allied Industrial Partners, has acquired North Georgia Roll Off to expand waste handling assets and recycling capabilities in the Northeast Atlanta market. The acquisition—Waste Eliminator’s fourth since Allied’s investment in November 2021—will concentrate assets near existing infrastructure to increase margins and grow the customer base.

Aruza Pest Control Holdings, a Concentric Equity Partners portfolio company, has acquired the Texas and South Carolina operations of Anthem Pest Control — specifically the Houston, Dallas and Greenville branches. The add-on expands Aruza into the Texas market and increases density in Greenville, SC; all branch-level employees will remain with the business post-close.

Tree Guardians, a tree and plant healthcare platform founded by Halle Capital, has partnered with Caldwell Tree Care to add the Atlanta-area provider to its platform. Kevin Caldwell will join Tree Guardians as President of the Southeast Region and continue to operate the business as part of the PE-backed platform.

Metron-Farnier LLC (Metron), a Boulder-based provider of advanced metering infrastructure and cloud analytics, has acquired Georgia-based WaterSignal, a provider of real-time water-flow monitoring and analytics. The acquisition (Metron's first since partnering with XPV Water Partners in 2019) expands Metron's water-conservation analytics capabilities and accelerates deployment into strategic real-estate and commercial markets.

Funds managed by Ember Infrastructure made a growth investment in OnSyte Performance to scale the company's distributed wastewater treatment solutions and commercial operations. OnSyte, based in Suwanee, Georgia, provides modular distributed wastewater treatment units (DWTUs), cloud-based monitoring, installation and maintenance services, and an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering; an Ember principal will join OnSyte's board.

Clover Environmental Solutions has completed the acquisition of all operating assets of America's Remanufacturing Company (ARC), a returns management and remanufacturing solutions provider headquartered in Augusta, Georgia. The deal expands Clover's end-to-end returns, remanufacturing, recycling, and recommerce capabilities, creating a larger North American returns management platform.

Turnspire Capital Partners' affiliate has acquired USG Water Solutions from Veolia North America. Headquartered in Atlanta and Perry, Georgia, USG provides water asset management, tank maintenance, smart metering and water quality technologies across 47 states with over 450 employees; Turnspire named John C. Flaugher as CEO and will operate USG as an independent, growth-focused platform.

Dallas-based private equity firm CenterOak Partners formed a residential lawn services platform, Turf Masters Lawn Care Services, by combining Turf Masters Lawncare, All Turf Holdings, and Green Group Holdings and providing growth capital. The existing owners and management teams will retain equity and Andy Kadrich will lead the new platform as CEO; the company operates 20+ branches across 10 states and serves over 100,000 customers annually.

Rockit Pest, a Columbia, South Carolina–based pest control platform, acquired Future Services of Loganville, Georgia. The acquisition adds Future Services’ pest control, termite protection and lawn care operations and expands Rockit’s footprint into Florida and Georgia, increasing density in the greater Atlanta market.

Carr's Hill Capital Partners led a majority recapitalization of Arrow, Inc. (Arrow Waste), with subordinated debt and co-investment from Tecum Capital and a minority investment from Pittco Direct Investments. The transaction provides capital to expand post-collection capacity and commercial growth in the greater Atlanta market; Justin Vetsch was named CEO and founder Rip Thomson will remain as an advisor.

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. has acquired Contour Environmental LLC, a Georgia-based environmental services firm. The acquisition expands Rimkus' environmental site assessment capabilities—especially natural resources consulting and wetlands delineation—and strengthens its presence in the southeastern United States.

Waste Eliminator, a regional waste and recycling platform backed by private equity firm Allied Industrial Partners, acquired Gainesville Waste & Recycling and Dawsonville Waste & Recycling to add composting, recycling, transfer and landfill capacity in the Atlanta metro area. The transactions are bolt-on add-ons that support AIP and Waste Eliminator's vertical integration strategy and expand the platform's disposal and recycling capabilities to better serve industrial, corporate and municipal customers.

Sterling Investment Partners has acquired W.A. Kendall and Company (Kendall Vegetation Services) in partnership with the company's CEO Robert Williams and other members of management. The transaction is an acquisition of a leading U.S. vegetation-management contractor — which provides utility line clearing, right-of-way maintenance, mowing and storm-response services — from previous sponsor Blue Point Capital Partners to support geographic expansion and platform growth.

Krystal Klean, a subsidiary of FLEETWASH, has acquired Window Doctors of Brunswick, Georgia — a 30-year-old family-run window and exterior-cleaning business that serves more than 2,000 customers across St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Jekyll Island and Brunswick. The acquisition expands Krystal Klean's Southeast capabilities by adding solar-panel cleaning, window cleaning, stain removal and gutter cleaning services; owners Jim and Nancy Catlett will remain with the business.

Inframark, a water and wastewater operations company backed by New Mountain Capital, has acquired MR Systems, a provider of automation and cybersecurity solutions for municipal water and wastewater facilities. The acquisition expands Inframark's automation, SCADA and cybersecurity capabilities and brings MR Systems' skilled workforce and Eastern U.S. footprint into Inframark's platform.

Keter Environmental Services, a PE-backed national recycling and waste management platform, has acquired Atlanta-based M-PASS Environmental, a provider of waste management and recycling solutions. The acquisition strengthens Keter's service capabilities and expands its geographic and industry coverage; financial terms were not disclosed.

Boathouse Capital has completed a growth investment in RBJK Marketing, the largest Jan-Pro franchisee operating in the Atlanta and Oklahoma City markets. The private equity firm partnered with RBJK’s management to fund organic and inorganic growth initiatives — including expansion within the Jan-Pro system and digital transformation efforts to scale the commercial cleaning business.

Scopes Facility Services, a Westbridge Capital portfolio company, has acquired Atlanta-based Davis Landscaping Group. Davis provides commercial landscaping installation and maintenance to multi-family properties, HOAs and commercial clients (representing over 170 properties and 20,000+ units); financing for the transaction was provided by Westbridge Capital Partners Income Trust and Davis' CEO/owner Jay Stephens will remain in a strategic client role.

Braun Intertec has acquired Edwards-Pitman Environmental, a Georgia-based environmental compliance and permitting consulting firm. The acquisition expands Braun Intertec's environmental compliance, permitting and cultural-resources capabilities and extends its geographic footprint in the Southeastern United States; Edwards-Pitman will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary and adds more than 86 specialists to Braun Intertec.

Warren Equity Partners recapitalized Gunnison Tree Services and acquired New Urban Forestry, combining the two companies under a single platform while New Urban Forestry will operate as a separate subsidiary. Matt Cathell, founder and CEO of Gunnison, will retain significant equity and remain CEO; financial terms were not disclosed. Warren Equity intends to support growth both organically and via accretive acquisitions in the vegetation management / arborist services space.

SavATree, a national tree, shrub and lawn care services provider, announced a merger with Downey Trees Inc., a full-service tree care company based in the Atlanta area. The deal expands SavATree's presence in the Southeast — adding offices in Norcross and Savannah, Georgia and an entry into the Florida Panhandle (Destin) — and gives Downey Trees' customers access to SavATree's broader service offerings.

BrightView Holdings, Inc. acquired 4 Seasons Landscape Group, LLC, a Norcross, Georgia-based commercial landscaping company. The acquisition adds more than 150 employees and strengthens BrightView’s presence in the Atlanta market; terms were not disclosed.

Wind River Environmental, a Gryphon Investors‑backed environmental services platform headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, acquired Bishop‑Thiem Septic Services, a family‑owned septic and grease‑trap services provider based in Fayetteville, Georgia. The add‑on deal expands Wind River’s coverage in the Atlanta market and strengthens its ability to service residential, commercial and municipal customers in the region.

Atar Capital has acquired Sustainable Solutions Group (SSG) through its portfolio company Recycling and Waste Solutions (RWS). The add-on acquisition combines SSG’s commercial recycling and sustainability programs with RWS’s managed recycling and waste services to expand capabilities, scale and national account coverage; financial terms were not disclosed.

Blue Point Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of W.A. Kendall and Co., partnering with management to support growth and operational improvements at the vegetation-management services provider. Headquartered in Lawrenceville, Georgia, W.A. Kendall serves investor-owned and public utilities, as well as rural electric cooperatives across the Southeast United States; BB&T Capital Markets served as the company's exclusive financial advisor for the transaction.