Operating Company Industrial Services

CARDS

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Privately owned waste services provider and waste transfer station operator. Owns waste recovery facilities that process material for resale across multiple states (including Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas) and also provides trucking and portable toilet services.

Focus Areas
Waste transfer, Waste collection, Recycling / materials recovery

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2023-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

2 addon · 1 buyout

CARDS Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for CARDS. 2 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Cards Holdings LLC
    Target
    Harrah Disposal, Stacy's Trash Service
    Type
    Buyout

    Cards Holdings LLC, based in Springdale, Arkansas, acquired Harrah Disposal (Harrah, Oklahoma) and Stacy's Trash Service (Tahlequah, Oklahoma). The purchases expand Cards' residential, commercial and municipal waste collection services across central and eastern Oklahoma and add roughly 5,000 customers to its network.

  • Buyer
    CARDS Holdings, Inc., Kinderhook Industries, LLC
    Target
    Johns Refuse, LLC
    Seller
    John Lewis, Gloria Lewis
    Type
    Addon

    CARDS Holdings, Inc. acquired Johns Refuse, LLC, a residential and commercial waste services provider based in Chelsea, Oklahoma, expanding CARDS' footprint into the greater Tulsa market. The deal — enabled by a recent capital investment from Kinderhook Industries — adds over 7,000 customers, 5,000 containers, 10 trucks and 12 employees and expands CARDS' frontload commercial, industrial roll-off and portable restroom offerings.

  • Buyer
    CARDS Holdings, Inc. (CARDS Recycling), Kinderhook Industries, LLC
    Target
    Whittinghill Disposal Services
    Type
    Addon

    CARDS Holdings (CARDS Recycling), a PE-backed regional waste and recycling services provider, has acquired Whittinghill Disposal Services, a commercial and industrial waste hauler based in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The deal adds roughly 7,000 customers, 8 trucks and 15 employees and brings construction & demolition recycling, wood grinding and composting capabilities while increasing CARDS' market density across eastern Oklahoma and bridging its Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas operations. The acquisition was enabled by a recent capital investment from Kinderhook Industries.

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