M&A Deal Summary

Platte River Equity Acquires Chemtech

On August 7, 2025, private equity firm Platte River Equity acquired environmental company Chemtech

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Platte River Equity’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Platte River Equity’s 33rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Platte River Equity’s 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-07
Target Chemtech
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Platte River Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Chemtech

Sandy, Utah, United States
Chemtech is an environmental and analytical services provider, serving municipal, industrial, and government clients across drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, soil, and hazardous waste testing. It is a commercial lab in the Intermountain West, offering EPA/SM/ASTM testing methods and NELAP accreditation for water, soil, air, and waste streams. Chemtech was formed in 1953 and is based in

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Buyer

Platte River Equity

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Platte River Equity is a private equity firm focused on investing in small and middle-market private companies based in the US. Platte River generally invests $25 to $100 million of equity capital per transaction and looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating expertise. Sectors of interest include aerospace manufacturing and services, metals, chemicals, energy and energy services, natural resources, financial services, and communications. Platte River typically targets control investment situations, but will opportunistically pursue minority investments. Platte River Equity was formed in 2006 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 34
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 14 of 14
State: Utah M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 33 of 33
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
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Farmers Branch, Texas, United States

BC Solutions is a distributor of building controls, automation, gas detection and energy management solutions for commercial buildings, including education, government, data center, healthcare and other end markets. BC Solutions is based in Farmers Branch, Texas.

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