M&A Deal Summary

WRM Acquires SouthWaste Disposal

On July 25, 2016, WRM acquired environmental company SouthWaste Disposal from Quabbin Capital and Rock Hill Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WRM’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is WRM’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is WRM’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-07-25
Target SouthWaste Disposal
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) WRM
Sellers(s) Quabbin Capital
Rock Hill Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SouthWaste Disposal

Houston, Texas, United States
SouthWaste Disposal is a provider of non-hazardous liquid waste collection, processing and disposal services. SouthWaste Disposal provides grease trap and commercial septic waste collection, cleaning, and maintenance services for over 4,600 customers across its footprint of five permitted processing and disposal facilities in Texas and Florida. SouthWaste Disposal was founded in 2005 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WRM

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Sector Environmental
DESCRIPTION

WRM is a mission-critical provider of liquids and wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services. WRM controls the full value chain of liquids and wastewater management including numerous treatment facilities located in high-growth regions of the U.S. WRM is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Quabbin Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1974
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Quabbin Capital is a private investment group focused on alternative asset investments in the US and abroad. Quabbin looks for opportunities in private equity, mezzanine loans, venture capital, energy, real estate, and hedge funds. Within private equity, Quabbin pursues equity and junior capital investments in established, profitable manufacturing or business service companies with revenues of $10 to $50 million. Quabbin Capital was formed in 1974 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 5
State: Texas M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 5 of 7
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-15 Inventus Solutions

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Inventus Solutions, Inc. is a provider of eDiscovery and litigation support services focused on streamlining data processing and review via a suite of bundled, best-of-breed technologies.

Sell $232M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-29 Archon Woodworks

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Archon Woodworks, Inc. is a manufacturer and designer of wood kitchen cabinet accessories to kitchen cabinet manufacturers and hardware distributors. Archon Woodworks was founded in 1983 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Sell -
SELLER

Rock Hill Capital

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 150M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rock Hill Capital Group is a private equity firm that targets investments in small to middle-market companies primarily in the Southern US. Rock Hill looks to invest in businesses with revenue of $10 to $200 million and EBITDA of $5 to $15 million. Rock Hill will consider management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, and financial restructurings. Prospective companies are typcially profitable with strong recurring revenues and low capital requirements. Rock Hill Capital Group was formed in 2008 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 10
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 7
State: Texas M&A 4 of 7
Country: United States M&A 6 of 10
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-05 Tideland Signal

Houston, Texas, United States

Tideland Signal Corp. is a provider of navigation solutions, products, services and customer care to a variety of ports and harbors, offshore energy companies, and coastal and marine authorities.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-17 Patriot Construction & Industrial

Duson, Louisiana, United States

Patriot Construction & Industrial provides infrastructure services for the industrial, commercial, and oilfield market sectors. Patriot’s primary service offering consists of site preparation work including clearing & grubbing, leveling & grading, earthmoving, soil stabilization, drainage structures, water/sewer installation, and paving. Patriot Construction & Industrial was founded in 2010 and is based in Duson, Louisiana.

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