Environmental Services Acquisitions in Minnesota

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.

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.

Greenix Pest Control (a Riata Capital Group portfolio company) has acquired Rove Pest Control's operations in multiple northern U.S. markets, including Madison, Wisconsin, and additional operations in Minnesota, Michigan and Massachusetts. The deal expands Greenix's footprint to 19 states and over 250,000 households served, while allowing Rove to focus on growth in its remaining markets.

GFL Environmental Services, the newly spun-off environmental services division controlled by Apollo Global Management and BC Partners, has acquired OSI Environmental, a Minnesota-based hazardous and non-hazardous waste services provider. The add-on expands GFL Environmental Services' footprint across the Midwest and adds capabilities such as used-oil recycling, roll-off services and emergency spill response to its platform.

U.S. Compliance, a national EHS provider and platform backed by Susquehanna Growth Equity, has acquired OSHA/Environmental Compliance Systems (OECS), a St. Louis Park, Minnesota-based EHS consulting firm. The add-on expands U.S. Compliance's presence and service density in the Upper Midwest; terms were not disclosed and Troutman Pepper and Hennepin Partners served as advisors.

BMS CAT, a division of Blackmon Mooring, has acquired Legacy Services Corp., a Minneapolis-based restoration and environmental cleaning company. The deal expands BMS CAT's commercial and residential restoration and HVAC/cooling-tower cleaning capabilities in the Upper Midwest and is the company's 12th acquisition in the past four years.

Susquehanna Private Capital (SPC) announced a minority/majority investment in U.S. Compliance, an environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance management provider, to accelerate the company's growth and scale its Compliance-as-a-Service (CaaS) offerings across North America. Terms were not disclosed; Hennepin Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to U.S. Compliance and Troutman Pepper advised Susquehanna Private Capital.

LRS, a leading independent waste and recycling services provider, acquired family-owned J&J Rubbish Service Inc., adding approximately 15,000 residential and 1,000 commercial customers and bridging LRS' Minnesota and Wisconsin operations. All J&J employees will continue with LRS as the company integrates the Winona business to increase density and scale in its core northern Midwest markets.

Macquarie's Commodities & Global Markets division, through its Global Carbon business, has made a growth investment in EP Carbon, a US-based consultancy that designs and advises on nature-based carbon offset projects. EP Carbon will use the proceeds to develop its technology suite, hire and train technical staff and fund a new service plan, while Macquarie and Global Carbon will help establish a pipeline of high-quality offset projects.

Evoqua Water Technologies has completed the acquisition of Smith Engineering, Inc., a Chaska, Minnesota-based designer and manufacturer of custom high-purity water treatment systems. The deal expands Evoqua's high-purity product portfolio and service footprint across North America, adding Smith Engineering's manufacturing capabilities and field service operations.

Boston-based private equity firm Nonantum Capital Partners has acquired LJP Waste Solutions, a regional provider of non-hazardous solid waste, recycling and waste-to-energy services, from Aperion Management. Nonantum said it will partner with LJP's management to expand zero-landfill and traditional waste services and pursue complementary add-on acquisitions across the Midwest.

LRS (LRS Companies), a Rosemont, Illinois–based waste diversion and recycling provider, has acquired Sunshine Sanitation, a Rochester, Minnesota–area provider of municipal solid waste (MSW) collection, commercial recycling, roll-off and transfer station services. The deal expands LRS’s Minnesota footprint and preserves Sunshine’s employees and local operations; financial terms were not disclosed.

BELFOR Franchise Group (BFG), the residential and commercial services franchisor and division of BELFOR Property Restoration, has acquired redbox+, a franchised waste management and rental company known for its patented combination roll-off dumpster and portable restroom units. The deal expands BFG's portfolio and service capabilities, while redbox+ will continue operating and conducting training from its existing facility in St. Charles, Minnesota.

BrightView Holdings, Inc. acquired Cutting Edge Property Maintenance, Inc., a Plymouth, Minnesota-based commercial landscape services firm, for undisclosed terms. The deal brings Cutting Edge's more than 110 employees and capabilities in winter services, landscape maintenance, tree care, and irrigation into BrightView's national platform to expand its Upper Midwest footprint.

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. has acquired Vieau Associates Inc., an Edina, Minnesota-based environmental consulting firm, to strengthen GZA's environmental services and expand its presence in the Upper Midwest. Vieau will operate as a GZA division in Edina and bring expertise in environmental due diligence, remediation, and hazardous materials mitigation to GZA's multi-disciplinary service offering.