M&A Deal Summary

Allied Waste Industries Acquires Browning-Ferris Industries

On March 8, 1999, Allied Waste Industries acquired environmental company Browning-Ferris Industries for 7.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights

This is Allied Waste Industries’ 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
This is Allied Waste Industries’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Allied Waste Industries’ 1st transaction in the United States.
This is Allied Waste Industries’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date	1999-03-08
Target	Browning-Ferris Industries
Sector	Environmental
Buyer(s)	Allied Waste Industries
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	7.1B USD

Target

Browning-Ferris Industries

Houston, Texas, United States

Browning-Ferris Industries is a waste services and trash collection company.

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Buyer

Allied Waste Industries

Phoenix, Arizona,

Category	Company
Founded	1987
Sector	Environmental
Employees	22,800

DESCRIPTION

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. is a waste and environmental services providers.

DEAL STATS	#
Overall	1 of 1
Sector (Environmental)	1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition)	1 of 1
State (Texas)	1 of 1
Country (United States)	1 of 1
Year (1999)	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	1 of 1