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The Carlyle Group Acquires Synagro Technologies

On January 28, 2007, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired environmental company Synagro Technologies for 772M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 3rd transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 69th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 157th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 8th transaction in Maryland.
Investment Fate
  • Synagro Technologies went bankrupt in 2013.
  • Synagro Technologies was sold to a financial buyer in 2013 for 465M USD.
  • Synagro Technologies was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-01-28
Target Synagro Technologies
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 772M USD

Target

Synagro Technologies

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Synagro Technologies works to turn waste into worth by helping more than 1,000 municipal and industrial water and wastewater facilities in North America move toward safer, cleaner, and more environmentally beneficial practices. As a recycler of organic by-products in North America, the company is trusted because it removes risks while keeping the logistics clean. Synagro Technologies was founded in 1986 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 264 of 745
Sector (Environmental) 3 of 6
Type (Going Private) 8 of 36
State (Maryland) 8 of 10
Country (United States) 157 of 350
Year (2007) 4 of 52
Size (of disclosed) 69 of 137
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-24 Allsec Technologies

Chennai, India

Allsec Technologies provides support services for inbound customer care, technology helpdesk and inbound/outbound help services. Allsec Technologies was formed in 1998 and is based in Chennai, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-04 The Mill

Paris, France

The Mill is a full-service creative content studio for the advertising and brand experience industries.

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