M&A Deal Summary

Quest Resource Acquires RWS

On December 8, 2021, Quest Resource acquired environmental company RWS from Atar Capital for 33M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quest Resource’s 2nd transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Quest Resource’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Quest Resource’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Quest Resource’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-12-08
Target RWS
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Quest Resource
Sellers(s) Atar Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 33M USD

Target

RWS

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States
RWS develops and manages end-to-end recycling, waste and sustainability programs for multi-site blue chip customers across North America. RWS is a full-service provider and category manager with an asset light business model. Its customers benefit from market leading technology, action oriented analytics and reporting, and an expertly managed commodities trading platform. RWS is headquartered in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and has offices located in Atlanta, Georgia; Plano, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; and Los Angeles, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Quest Resource

The Colony, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Environmental
Employees195
Revenue 288M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Quest Resource is a provider of waste and recycling services that help businesses excel in achieving their environmental and sustainability goals and responsibilities. Quest delivers focused expertise across multiple industry sectors to build single-source, client-specific solutions that generate quantifiable business and sustainability results. Quest Resource was founded in 2007 and is based in The Colony, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Environmental) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2021) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-08 InStream

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

InStream provides a complete plant audit and analysis of all manufacturing waste streams at no charge. InStream has been assisting clients to enhance revenue from their manufacturing waste streams such as metals, paper, wood, plastics, and others. InStream was founded in 2004 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Buy $11M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Atar Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2016
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Atar Capital is a private investment firm focused on complex acquisitions and turnarounds. The Firm has a special interest in non-core or non-strategic divestures of public companies. Atar seeks opportunities with $50 million to $1.5 billion of revenue and up to $25 million of EBITDA. Targeted sectors include automotive, manufacturing, distribution, industrials, business services, media/entertainment, technology, consumer products, food/beverages, healthcare, aerospace/defense, and transportation. Atar Capital was established in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-17 Universal Lighting Technologies

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Universal Lighting Technologies is a designer and manufacturer of ballasts and controls for commercial lighting applications. It offers electronic linear fluorescent ballasts, compact fluorescent ballasts, energy management and controllable lighting products, architectural dimming products, HID ballasts, lamp and lamp holders, LED products, and sign ballasts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-31 Metco Landscape

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Metco Landscape is a provider of landscaping installation and maintenance services. Metco’s services include commercial landscape, homebuilder services, maintenance, and custom design and installation. Metco Landscape was formed in 1987 and is based in Aurora, Colorado.

Buy -
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