Environmental Services Acquisitions in Texas

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

PestCo Holdings, a Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) portfolio company, has acquired Southwest Exterminating, a Houston-based provider of residential and commercial pest control services. The acquisition expands PestCo's presence in the Houston market; financial terms were not disclosed.

Berkshire Partners (through an affiliate) has acquired United Flow Technologies (UFT) from H.I.G. Capital; terms were not disclosed. H.I.G. will retain a minority stake while UFT — headquartered in Irving, Texas — continues to provide process equipment, pumps, flow control and automation solutions to municipal and industrial water and wastewater customers.

Berkshire Partners has made a strategic growth investment in United Flow Technologies (UFT), a Texas-based technical distributor and solutions provider for the municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets. Existing investor H.I.G. Capital will remain a minority shareholder; the capital will be used to deepen UFT's service capabilities, support team growth, and accelerate nationwide expansion of its water infrastructure solutions.

Russell Landscape Group, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group Foundation Fund, has acquired Utz Environmental Services, a commercial landscaping provider based in Austin, Texas. The deal is Russell's first entry into Texas and represents an add-on acquisition to expand the platform's regional footprint across the Southern U.S.

Compactor Rentals of America (CRA), a Kinderhook Industries portfolio company, acquired Waste Equipment Rentals & Sales (WERS) to expand its national rental and sales platform and add regional density in Texas. Following that transaction, Impact Environmental Group (IEG) acquired WERS' Service Division to preserve service continuity and enhance IEG’s nationwide service capabilities for compactors and balers.

Best Trash, a Richmond, Texas-based municipal solid waste provider, has acquired Blackjack Disposal, a Dallas–Fort Worth area residential and commercial hauling services company. The deal expands Best Trash's presence into North Texas and adds roll-off, construction and household hazardous waste capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Ally Waste Services, a nationwide multifamily waste solutions provider based in Gilbert, Arizona, has acquired Houston-based WeDoTrash to expand its service footprint and capabilities in Texas. The deal brings WeDoTrash customers access to Ally Waste's broader suite of services, technology (resident app and customer portal), and nationwide resources while maintaining uninterrupted service.

Doodie-Calls has acquired Houston-area portable sanitation provider Heritage Sanitation, expanding its route-based portable sanitation services and strengthening its Texas footprint. The deal is Doodie-Calls' fourth acquisition in twelve months as the company builds scale across Texas via acquisitions and greenfield branch openings.

Veolia North America has completed the acquisition of Chameleon Industries, a Texas-based specialty chemical producer that recovers and repurposes byproducts from semiconductor manufacturing. The deal expands Veolia's circular-economy capabilities and its environmental services footprint in the semiconductor and advanced manufacturing markets across North America.

AmSpec Group has acquired A-B Environmental Services, Inc. (dba A-B Labs), a Houston-based environmental testing laboratory, expanding AmSpec's environmental testing capabilities and national reach. The acquisition adds microbiology, air, and metals testing services to AmSpec's testing, inspection and certification (TIC) network and strengthens service offerings to chemical, energy, and government clients.

Osprey Landscape Group, a portfolio company of Southfield Capital, has acquired EarthWorks, Inc., a Texas-based commercial landscaping services provider, expanding Osprey's platform into the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston markets. Monroe Capital provided senior debt financing and Finn Dixon & Herling acted as legal counsel to Osprey/Southfield.

Austin-based private equity firm Blue Sage Capital has completed an investment in Clean Scapes Enterprises, a commercial landscaping company headquartered in Austin, Texas. The partnership, with Crescent Capital Group serving as the financing partner, will support Clean Scapes' expansion across Texas and beyond while working alongside the company's leadership team to scale operations.

Alliance Technical Group, a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners–backed environmental services platform, has acquired ESC Spectrum, a provider of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) and Data Acquisition Systems (DAS). The deal adds ESC Spectrum's software, hardware, and field-service capabilities to Alliance's nationwide compliance, stack testing, and laboratory services, accelerating Alliance's CEMS/DAS offering and scale.

Anticimex has acquired SafeHaven Pest Control (and affiliated Abby's Pest & Termite Services) and Metro Guard Termite & Pest Control, marking the company's entry into the Texas market. The deals bring three long-standing local pest-control operators into Anticimex’s global service platform to expand residential and commercial coverage in Texas.

Heartwood Partners closed a $245 million continuation vehicle on May 15, 2025 to extend its investment in The Amlon Group and provide liquidity to existing investors. Commitments came from Heartwood's GP alongside institutional investors including Apogem Capital, New 2ND Capital, Reinsurance Group of America, Mercer Investments, Round2 Investment Partners, Flexstone Partners and other syndicate investors to support Amlon's M&A pipeline, greenfield expansions and organic growth.

TZP Group and GCP Capital Partners have acquired Superscapes, a Carrollton, Texas-based commercial landscaping services provider, from Crux Capital. Crux Capital sold the portfolio company after supporting significant organic growth and acquisitions; the deal positions Superscapes for its next growth phase under the new PE owners.

Massey Services has acquired Insight Pest Solutions of San Antonio, expanding its footprint in the South Texas market. The deal adds four service centers in and around San Antonio and brings more than 16,000 residential and commercial customers into Massey’s network.

Atlas-SSI, a portfolio company of XPV Water Partners, has acquired PRO-LINE Water Screen Services, a Pearland, Texas-based provider of traveling water intake screen solutions. The acquisition expands Atlas-SSI’s service and manufacturing capabilities, broadens its customer installation base across North America, and preserves PRO-LINE leadership to support integration and continued operations.

Midland-based Warrior Technologies acquired a field services unit from Diamondback Energy (originally part of Endeavor Energy Resources), adding 84 employees and 607 pieces of equipment to its fleet. The acquisition expands Warrior's surface and soil remediation and emergency response capabilities and strengthens its presence in the Permian and Delaware Basins.

Houston-based Ethoscapes acquired Champions Hydro-Lawn in 2023. Champions, a nearly 50-year provider of erosion control, turf maintenance and stormwater infrastructure services with 150+ employees, will continue local operations and expand capabilities under Ethoscapes' ownership.

Arrow Exterminators, a family-owned pest control operator based in Atlanta, has acquired Spider Man Pest Control, Inc., a San Antonio-based pest control company with over 40 years of history. The transaction closed on October 9, 2024, and was advised by Generational Group; Arrow will integrate Spider Man’s services and team as part of its regional expansion.

Florida Energy Water and Air (FEWA), a portfolio company of Compass Group Equity Partners, acquired EnviroTech International Inc., a Grand Prairie, Texas-based RainSoft dealer and water treatment services provider. The transaction closed October 1, 2024 and expands FEWA’s footprint and service capabilities in the Dallas–Fort Worth market.

NMS Capital portfolio company Texas Pride Disposal Solutions has acquired Basin Disposal, Inc., a 20+ year residential, commercial and roll-off waste services provider headquartered in Odessa, Texas. The add-on strengthens Texas Pride's footprint in West Texas and expands its residential and commercial service offerings in the Permian Basin region; terms were not disclosed.

Senske Family of Companies has acquired Nutri Green Lawn Treatment & Weed Control, a Fort Worth, Texas-based lawn care business founded in 2007 by Mark Monroe. The acquisition is an add-on to Senske’s growing home-services platform (backed by PE firm GTCR) and aims to expand Senske’s footprint and service capacity in North Texas while keeping Nutri Green’s operations and customer service intact.

Frontier Services Group, a Houston-based emergency restoration provider, has acquired Restoration XP, a Carrollton, Texas-based restoration company specializing in fire, water and mold remediation. The deal expands Frontier's geographic footprint in the Texas restoration market and adds Restoration XP’s technical capabilities and local relationships to Frontier’s service portfolio.

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners have acquired American Restoration Operations LLC, a Dallas-headquartered provider of water, fire, mold and property restoration services. Soundcore Capital Partners sold the platform after a five-year hold during which it completed multiple add-on acquisitions; CEO Dan Tarantin will continue to lead the business as MSCP looks to accelerate growth across the company's eight regional brands and 10-state footprint.

H.I.G. Infrastructure, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has completed the acquisition of Best Trash, LLC, a Richmond, Texas–based municipal solid waste and residential recycling platform. The transaction represents an exit for Amberjack Capital Partners, and H.I.G. said it will support Best Trash's next phase of growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. has acquired Spirit Environmental, LLC, a Houston-based air permitting and environmental consulting firm, to expand its air consulting and permitting capabilities across the U.S. Mountain and Gulf states. Spirit's senior leadership, including founder and CEO Brad Herrin, will join Montrose's Consulting and Engineering division; terms were not disclosed.

Superscapes, the PE-backed commercial landscaping platform, has acquired Irving-based On Duty Tree & Landscape from founder Sha Clayton. The add-on expands Superscapes' footprint into the Houston market and strengthens its multi-family landscaping and tree services capabilities; Crux Capital (Superscapes' private equity backer) commented on the strategic fit.

Halle Capital-backed True Environmental has acquired Sphere 3 Environmental, a Longview, Texas-based full-service environmental consulting firm. The deal adds Sphere 3's multidisciplinary consulting capabilities to True's platform as part of its strategy to build a national environmental consulting and engineering platform and to facilitate ownership transition and growth for founder- and employee-owned firms.

Rockwood Equity Partners has completed a growth investment in Austin-based Energy Renewal Partners (ERP), an energy consulting services firm led by CEO Trisha Elizondo. Rockwood will partner with ERP to scale the business through service expansion and geographic growth while Elizondo remains a significant shareholder and continues as CEO.

Houston-based Termite Watkins Services has acquired Farmers Termite Management from co-owners Rusty and Gina Farmer. The deal expands Termite Watkins' Termite Watkins Pest brand presence in the Houston area and adds a long-established, local termite-control business to its footprint.

EnviroServe Inc., a Salt Lake City-based environmental services platform and portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, has acquired CG Environmental (The Cleaning Guys), a Fort Worth, Texas-based provider of environmental remediation, emergency response and waste management services. The add-on expands EnviroServe's footprint by seven locations (to 45 total) and brings CG Environmental's proprietary "Annihilator" spill-cleanup technology and regional capabilities across Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri.

Trivest Partners (via its TGIF II fund) made a minority growth investment in Alta Pest Control, a residential pest control provider headquartered in Austin, Texas. The capital will support Alta’s continued scaling — including investments in people and infrastructure — while the founding Langlois family retains operational control.

Sibelco, the Belgium-headquartered materials group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI), a leading North American glass recycler with 42 plants across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The deal expands Sibelco’s circular business into North America and strengthens its footprint beyond high‑purity quartz, adding significant glass‑recycling processing capacity and product lines.

Frontier Waste Solutions completed the acquisition of the privately owned 380 McKinney C&D Landfill in McKinney, Texas. The purchase expands Frontier’s post-collection disposal capabilities in North Texas and complements its recently awarded exclusive municipal waste and recycling contract with the City of McKinney.

SPL, a Sentinel Capital Partners-backed provider of environmental and compliance testing services, has acquired DHL Analytical, an environmental laboratory based in Austin, Texas. The acquisition is an add-on to SPL's platform and expands its environmental testing capabilities in the Austin area to serve the emerging technology manufacturing sector, municipalities/utilities, and other industrial end markets.

Ethoscapes, a commercial landscaping platform and portfolio company of Evolution Strategy Partners, has acquired Houston Landscapes Unlimited, a large Houston-area commercial landscape and irrigation contractor. Equity for the transaction was provided by Evolution Strategy Partners alongside Gemini Investors and Genesis Park; financial terms were not disclosed. Dean Carpenter, founder and president of Houston Landscapes Unlimited, was advised by CCG Advisors on the sale.

Impact Environmental Group (IEG) has acquired Maxbox Supplies, a Pearland, Texas-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of spill prevention and containment products. The deal expands IEG's product line and manufacturing capacity to support geographic expansion of its liquid waste solutions across the U.S., while Maxbox Rentals remains independent and outside the transaction.

Viking Fence Co., Ltd., backed by Crossplane Capital, has acquired Acorn Waste Solutions, a Gatesville, Texas-based provider of dumpster rental, portable sanitation, and event rental services. The acquisition expands Viking's footprint into Central Texas (I-35 corridor) and adds local waste-management and sanitation capabilities to the Viking platform.

PNC Riverarch Capital has acquired Barr GeoSpatial Solutions from 24/6 Capital Partners and other minority investors. Barr GeoSpatial, a North American provider of aerial LiDAR, remote sensing, methane leak detection and AI-enabled geospatial services headquartered in Texas, will partner with Riverarch and reinvesting management to support an accelerated growth plan including organic initiatives and acquisitions.

Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired Life After Bugs, a Texas-based full-service pest control provider serving Katy, West Houston and Richmond. The deal expands Barefoot's Texas footprint and service capabilities, adding talent and green/IPM pest-control services to the platform.

The Amlon Group, a Heartwood Partners-backed environmental services platform, has acquired EcoWater Industries (dba EcoWerks), an industrial waste-to-value processor based in Port Arthur, Texas. The acquisition expands Amlon's processing capabilities, permits and capacity—adding wastewater treatment, equipment cleanout, oil recovery services and a permitted non-hazardous TSDF to its footprint.

Atlas-SSI, a portfolio company of XPV Water Partners, has acquired Texas-based ABASCO, a provider of containment barriers and related environmental protection products and services. The add-on expands Atlas-SSI’s water screening and environmental solutions portfolio, broadening its product and service capabilities across municipal, industrial and commercial water markets.

Ridgewood Infrastructure LLC has acquired Waste Resources Management (WRM), a Houston-based provider of liquids and wastewater collection, treatment and disposal services that operates 13 treatment facilities across the U.S. Ridgewood said the acquisition expands its water-sector platform and will support WRM’s growth and service offering enhancements as the firm scales the business.