Private Equity Firm Industrial Services

Closed Loop Partners

New York, New York, United States

Closed Loop Partners is an investment firm focused on building the circular economy through investments in recycling and related circular-economy sectors.

Focus Areas
Recycling and materials recovery, Metals recycling and metals management, Electronics recycling / IT asset disposition (ITAD)

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

5 addon · 4 buyout · 2 growth capital

Closed Loop Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Closed Loop Partners. 1 2020 1 2021 1 2022 3 2023 1 2024 3 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Closed Loop Partners
    Target
    Sutter Metals
    Type
    Buyout

    Closed Loop Partners’ private equity group acquired a majority interest in Sutter Metals, a Seattle–Tacoma–region metals management and recycling provider. The deal is intended to expand Sutter Metals’ processing capabilities and geographic reach in the U.S. and to pursue a buy-and-build strategy amid rising domestic demand for metals and critical minerals.

  • Buyer
    Closed Loop Private Equity (Closed Loop Partners)
    Target
    Agri-Cycle
    Type
    Buyout

    Closed Loop Partners' private equity arm, Closed Loop Private Equity, has acquired Agri-Cycle, a U.S. organics collection and organics-management services provider. Agri-Cycle collects organic waste from over 2,400 locations across 14 states and will partner with Closed Loop to scale nationally through a buy-and-build strategy, expanding collection, processing and analytics capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Sage Sustainable Electronics, Closed Loop Partners (buyout private equity group)
    Target
    Cascade Asset Management
    Type
    Addon

    Columbus-based Sage Sustainable Electronics, a portfolio company backed by Closed Loop Partners' buyout private equity group, has acquired Madison-based IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider Cascade Asset Management. The bolt-on acquisition expands Sage's national footprint, adds demanufacturing and refurbishment capabilities, and strengthens its position as a leading sustainable ITAD platform in the United States.

  • Buyer
    Circular Services
    Target
    Quantum Organics
    Type
    Addon

    Circular Services has acquired Quantum Organics, an organics management and processing business based in Southington, Connecticut. The deal adds anaerobic digestion, large-scale composting and organics processing capabilities to Circular Services’ national recycling and materials-recovery platform, expanding its services in the Northeast and enhancing its organic-waste-to-products capability.

  • Buyer
    Sage Sustainable Electronics, Closed Loop Partners
    Target
    Relectro
    Type
    Addon

    Sage Sustainable Electronics, a portfolio company majority‑owned by Closed Loop Partners, has acquired Relectro, a national electronics repair, refurbishment and logistics provider. The add-on acquisition — backed by a follow-on investment from Closed Loop Partners' buyout group — expands Sage's ITAD platform with depot repair capabilities from Relectro's 40,000 sq. ft. Telford, Pennsylvania facility and its capacity to repair >25,000 devices annually.

  • Buyer
    Circular Services, Balcones Recycling, Closed Loop Partners
    Target
    Midwest Fiber Recycling
    Seller
    Shumaker family (Ron, Linda, Mike and Todd Shumaker)
    Type
    Addon

    Circular Services, through its recycling arm Balcones Recycling, has acquired Midwest Fiber Recycling, a family-owned materials recovery and recycling company with operations in Illinois and Indiana. The deal expands Balcones' MRF footprint into the Midwest, adds collection and brokerage capabilities, and keeps Midwest Fiber's management team in place to support further growth under Circular Services' platform.

  • Buyer
    Closed Loop Partners
    Target
    Sage Sustainable Electronics
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Closed Loop Partners, via its Closed Loop Leadership Fund, has acquired a majority stake in Sage Sustainable Electronics, a Columbus, Ohio–based IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider. The investment will provide Sage with capital and access to Closed Loop's circular-economy ecosystem to accelerate growth, expand reuse-and-recovery services, and strengthen its position in North America.

  • Buyer
    Closed Loop Partners (Ventures Group)
    Target
    Hyran Technologies
    Location
    United Kingdom

    Closed Loop Partners' Ventures Group has made a growth investment in Hyran Technologies, an AI-driven fashion supply chain planning and production platform. The funding will support Hyran's efforts to scale its AI/ML-enabled SaaS platform to help brands and suppliers reduce overproduction and textile waste while improving supply chain agility.

  • Buyer
    Closed Loop Leadership Fund (managed by Closed Loop Partners), Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund (managed by Closed Loop Partners), Partnership Fund for New York City, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Nestlé, PepsiCo Beverages North America, Unilever, Dow, LyondellBasell, NOVA Chemicals, Sealed Air, SK Geo Centric Co., Ltd.
    Target
    Sims Municipal Recycling
    Seller
    Sims Limited
    Type
    Buyout

    A fund managed by Closed Loop Partners led a consortium of investors, including the Partnership Fund for New York City and several strategic corporate investors, to acquire a majority stake in Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR). The investment will modernize and expand SMR's circular-economy infrastructure across the New York–New Jersey metro area and Florida, accelerate recovery of recyclable commodities, and support geographic and capability expansion of SMR's operations.

  • Buyer
    Closed Loop Partners
    Target
    ERI (Electronic Recyclers International)

    New York-based Closed Loop Partners' Leadership Fund has taken an ownership stake in ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), a Fresno-headquartered IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling company. The investment will fund ERI's expansion (North American and international), upgrades in AI and robotics, and enhancements to its proprietary tracking software while Closed Loop founder Ron Gonen joins ERI's board.

  • Buyer
    Balcones Resources, Closed Loop Partners
    Target
    Single Stream Recyclers
    Type
    Addon

    Balcones Resources, backed by Closed Loop Partners, has acquired Single Stream Recyclers (SSR), an AI-powered materials recovery facility in Sarasota, Florida. The deal is an add-on to Balcones' recycling platform to expand its footprint in the Southeast and bring advanced sorting technology (AMP Robotics) and operational expertise to SSR; terms were not disclosed.

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