Tracked deals
16
16 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Environmental Services Buyers & Acquisitions in Louisiana
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
10 pe · 10 strategic
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2023
4 tracked deals announced in 2023.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Platform and add-on growth: multiple deals are positioned to expand an existing environmental services network (e.g., non-hazardous wastewater recycling, grease trap cleaning, and roll-off/portable sanitation).
- Technical capability expansion: acquirers add industrial and water-facing offerings, including industrial wastewater treatment equipment/chemicals, water treatment chemicals and preventative maintenance, and environmental consulting with GIS and related capabilities.
- Gulf Coast footprint building: several announcements reference expanding coverage across the Gulf South/Mississippi River corridor or beyond in nearby states alongside Louisiana operations.
- Local operating continuity: multiple transactions note that target leaders or teams remain with the combined business (e.g., founders or leadership staying on post-close).
| Buyer (recurring) | What it tends to add (from listed deals) | Examples in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Pro USA, Inc. | Municipal waste services; operational add-ons | Workbox (Port Allen) |
| Spectrum Water Technology (Spectrum Biotechnologies, LLC) | Industrial wastewater treatment equipment/services | AFCO 360 (Lake Charles) |
| Environmental Systems Group | Environmental consulting + waste management capabilities | ELOS Environmental (Hammond) |
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incline Equity Partners | 2 | Middle‑market private equity firm investing in growing co... | PE |
| Altus Capital Partners II, L.P. | 1 | Private equity firm focused on control investments in mid... | PE |
| Arrow Exterminators | 1 | Family‑owned pest and termite control company offering re... | Strategic |
| Aurora Capital Partners | 1 | Private equity firm focused on control investments in mid... | PE |
| Aventia | 1 | Environmental services platform providing consulting, fie... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Bernhard Capital Partners | 1 | Services- and infrastructure-focused private equity firm ... | PE |
| Best Trash | 1 | Municipal solid waste (MSW) collection and services platf... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| CoLaTenTex, LLC | 1 | Private investment firm that completed the acquisition of... | Investor |
| Cotton Creek Capital | 1 | Operationally-focused private equity firm investing in an... | PE |
| Environmental Systems Group | 1 | PE-backed platform delivering environmental and technolog... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Acquisition Volume in Environmental Services in Louisiana by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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May 18, 2026
- Buyer
- Aventia
- Target
- ECM Consultants
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Aventia, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, announced it has acquired ECM Consultants, a Louisiana-based engineering, architectural, and construction management firm focused on infrastructure and resilience projects. The deal strengthens Aventia’s environmental and engineering capabilities and expands its Gulf South presence.
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- Buyer
- Liquid Environmental Solutions
- Target
- New Orleans Grease Trap Cleaning
- Seller
- Mike and Michele Orr
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Liquid Environmental Solutions (LES), a Goldman Sachs-backed liquid waste recycler, acquired New Orleans Grease Trap Cleaning (NOL), a grease trap and used cooking oil cleaning services provider based in New Orleans. The deal is positioned as an add-on to LES’s non-hazardous wastewater collection and recycling network, expanding coverage in the Gulf Coast region.
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October 30, 2025
- Buyer
- Best Trash, H.I.G. Infrastructure
- Target
- Pelican Waste & Debris
- Seller
- Roddie Matherne, Corey Callais
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Best Trash, a Richmond, Texas-based municipal solid waste platform, has acquired Pelican Waste & Debris, a Southern Louisiana and Mississippi residential and commercial hauling provider. The deal expands Best Trash's footprint beyond Texas into Louisiana and Mississippi and adds roll-off and construction debris services; Pelican founders Roddie Matherne and Corey Callais will retain an ownership stake in the combined company.
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January 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Incline Equity Partners
- Target
- Edko
- Seller
- Mike Vasko
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pittsburgh-based private equity firm Incline Equity Partners has acquired Edko, a Bossier City, Louisiana-based provider of herbicide-based vegetation management and outsourced forestry services. Incline said it intends to support Edko’s growth through geographic expansion and M&A, with debt financing provided by Twin Brook Capital Partners.
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August 30, 2024
- Buyer
- Spectrum Water Technology (Spectrum Biotechnologies, LLC)
- Target
- AFCO 360, LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Spectrum Water Technology (Spectrum Biotechnologies, LLC) has acquired AFCO 360, LLC, a Lake Charles, Louisiana–based provider of industrial wastewater treatment equipment, chemicals and services. The deal expands Spectrum's capabilities and footprint across the U.S. Gulf Coast while AFCO's leadership will remain with the combined business and retain an ownership stake.
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- Buyer
- Arrow Exterminators
- Target
- McKenzie Pest Control, Inc.
- Seller
- Keith Dubrock, Kim Dubrock
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators has acquired McKenzie Pest Control, a full-service pest and termite control company headquartered in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The deal represents Arrow's first location in Louisiana and will see McKenzie operate as Stark Exterminators while the McKenzie team members remain with Arrow.
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March 12, 2024
- Buyer
- Waste Pro USA, Inc.
- Target
- Workbox, LLC
- Seller
- Workbox, LLC (founder Martin Padial)
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Waste Pro USA, Inc. has acquired Workbox, LLC, a Port Allen, Louisiana-based provider of roll-off, portable sanitation, and waste services. Workbox founder and CEO Martin Padial and his staff will remain with the business to ensure continuity of service as Waste Pro’s Louisiana divisions integrate the customers and operations.
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- Buyer
- Environmental Systems Group, Bernhard Capital Partners
- Target
- ELOS Environmental
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Environmental Systems Group, a Bernhard Capital Partners-backed environmental services platform, has acquired ELOS Environmental, a Hammond, Louisiana-based environmental consulting firm. Financial terms were not disclosed; the add-on expands Environmental Systems Group’s consulting, GIS, and waste management capabilities and strengthens its Gulf Coast geographic presence.
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- Buyer
- Water Engineering, Inc., Nolan Capital, Inc.
- Target
- Delta Chemical Corp.
- Seller
- Ross Heidingsfelder, Lee Mauberret
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Water Engineering, a portfolio company of Nolan Capital, has acquired Delta Chemical Corp., a Jefferson, Louisiana–based provider of water treatment chemicals, equipment, consultation and preventative maintenance services. Delta's owners, Ross Heidingsfelder and Lee Mauberret, will remain with the business as it joins the WEI platform to expand the platform's footprint and continue WEI's consolidation strategy in water treatment services.
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March 27, 2023
- Buyer
- CoLaTenTex, LLC
- Target
- Ecoserv, LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CoLaTenTex, LLC, a private investment firm, has acquired Ecoserv, LLC, a provider of integrated waste sequestration and offshore cleaning services to the oil & gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. Brown Gibbons Lang & Company served as exclusive financial advisor to Ecoserv; terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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January 24, 2023
- Buyer
- Silver Oak Services Partners
- Target
- Vecta Environmental Services, LLC
- Seller
- Cotton Creek Capital
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Cotton Creek Capital has sold Gonzales, Louisiana-based Vecta Environmental Services, a provider of industrial and environmental services, following a multi-year partnership that grew Vecta from three locations to eight and materially increased revenue and earnings. The business was acquired by Silver Oak Services Partners (recapitalization/ownership change), with Cotton Creek and Vecta advised by Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company and Greenberg Traurig respectively.
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- Buyer
- VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC, Aurora Capital Partners
- Target
- Plaquemine Point Shipyard
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
VLS Environmental Solutions, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired Plaquemine Point Shipyard (PPSY), a full-service barge cleaning and repair facility located near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. PPSY will operate within VLS's Marine Services division to expand VLS's geographic coverage along the Mississippi River; the deal is an add-on and marks VLS's eighth acquisition since partnering with Aurora.
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- Buyer
- Kinderhook Industries, LLC
- Target
- Live Oak Environmental, LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Kinderhook Industries partnered with management to recapitalize Live Oak Environmental, a regional solid waste collection and special waste hauling business based in Bossier City, Louisiana. The recapitalization will support an aggressive growth plan — including targeted add-on acquisitions across Northwestern Louisiana and East Texas — with financing provided by Comerica Bank; financial terms were not disclosed.
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July 13, 2021
- Buyer
- Incline Equity Partners
- Target
- Edko
- Seller
- Mike Vasko
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pittsburgh-based private equity firm Incline Equity Partners has acquired Edko, a Bossier City, Louisiana-based provider of herbicide-based vegetation management services for utilities, municipalities and other rights-of-way operators. Incline said it will partner with Edko's management to expand geographic coverage and service offerings through organic initiatives and acquisitions.
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- Buyer
- MAX Environmental Holdings, Inc., Altus Capital Partners II, L.P.
- Target
- LEI, Inc.
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
MAX Environmental Holdings, a portfolio company of Altus Capital Partners II, L.P., has acquired LEI, Inc., a Gulf Coast recycling and waste management services provider. The add-on expands MAX’s geographic reach into the Gulf Coast, adds recycling capabilities and access to permitted facilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
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May 15, 2019
- Buyer
- Vecta Environmental Services, LLC, Cotton Creek Capital
- Target
- Holeshot Services, LLC
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Type
- Addon
Vecta Environmental Services, a Gulf Coast industrial and environmental services platform backed by Cotton Creek Capital, has acquired Holeshot Services, LLC, a Lake Charles, Louisiana-based provider of hydroblasting, hydro-excavation, vacuum truck and tank cleaning services. The add-on expands Vecta's footprint and equipment capacity in Southeastern Texas and Southern Louisiana, increasing its operating locations to seven and strengthening service capability for industrial, chemical and environmental customers along the Gulf Coast.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of environmental services are being acquired in Louisiana?
Recent transactions include waste collection and recycling, grease trap and used cooking oil cleaning, industrial wastewater treatment equipment and chemicals, environmental consulting, and marine-related cleaning and repair.
Which recurring acquirers show up in Louisiana environmental services deals?
Recurring names in the listed announcements include Incline Equity Partners, Waste Pro USA, Inc., Spectrum Water Technology (Spectrum Biotechnologies, LLC), Environmental Systems Group (Bernhard-backed), Silver Oak Services Partners, and VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC (Aurora-backed).
Do these deals usually focus on add-ons or new platforms?
Both appear. Several are framed as add-ons to expand an existing network (such as wastewater/grease trap or municipal waste services), while others reflect broader platform or ownership changes to grow footprint and capabilities.
Do target leaders typically remain after acquisition in Louisiana?
In multiple listed deals, leadership or the target team is expected to remain to support continuity of operations and service (for example, founders/leaders staying with the combined business in several announcements).
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