This one-day event brings entrepreneurs, industry executives, and private equity groups together to facilitate value-added interaction and build connections for the future.
1X1 MEETINGS Engage in a full day of targeted meetings, facilitated by BGL for presenters and prospective investors
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS Hear dozens of high-quality middle market companies present overviews and growth strategies for their businesses
NETWORKING RECEPTIONS Take advantage of several opportunities to meet and engage with other industry participants before and during the event
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The article discusses how Knight-Transportation Holdings plans to add 20 service centers as it seeks to build a nationwide, in-house LTL service. Craig shares how Knight-Swift’s current coverage in the Southwest and Midwest of the United States leaves significant opportunities for growth in the Northeast and Southwest.
BGL Executive Committee member Effram Kaplan recently appeared on Yahoo Finance TV where he was interviewed by Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton on the firm’s M&A outlook for 2024.
Effram, who also leads two of BGL’s industry verticals – Services and Infrastructure –shared his views on which sectors are seeing increased optimism for M&A, the tailwinds that are supporting an improved market, and the continually growing impact of private debt and equity on the overall market.
For Effram’s full commentary, watch the interview on Yahoo Finance.
BGL Managing Director Craig Decker, who leads the firm’s Transportation & Logistics investment banking team, is quoted in an article published by Trucking Dive entitled, “Knight-Swift LTL network could get boost with $51M Yellow properties bid.”
The article discusses how Yellow’s terminals continue to attract interest from competitors seeking acquisition, analysts are observing the strategic motivations driving these moves. Craig noted how density and even defensive maneuvers could be a focal point for carriers.
BGL’s Head of Services and Infrastructure Effram Kaplan recently moderated the opening keynote session at this year’s Waste Today Corporate Growth Conference entitled, “An Executive Discussion,” during which he sat down with Ron Mittelstaedt, president and CEO of Waste Connections, to discuss how trends in sustainability, technology, and investor interest are changing the waste industry.
Effram and Ron also discussed how investor activities in waste management M&A have changed in the last 10 years, the strength of M&A since 2021, and investor interest in renewable natural gas.
To read more of the key takeaways from Effram’s conversation with Ron, including the other trends driving M&A opportunities in the waste industry, read the complete article on the Waste Dive website.
BGL Managing Director Nick Melton will be attending the conference and available to provide insights into market trends and upcoming opportunities in digital infrastructure M&A.
BGL’s Digital Infrastructure investment banking has extensive experience in the sector and helps clients navigate complex strategic and capital raising transactions.
Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Summit is an environmental analytical laboratory specializing in water, wastewater, air, and solid testing. Operating out of a 25,000-square-foot facility, Summit is certified by the National Environmental Laboratories Accreditation Conference (NELAC) and performs Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing, radiological analysis, hazardous waste testing, and water testing to more than 600 customers, including municipalities, state agencies, consultants, manufacturing plants, waste disposal facilities, paper mills, and wastewater plants nationwide.
Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Summit is an environmental analytical laboratory specializing in water, wastewater, air, and solid testing. Operating out of a 25,000-square-foot facility, Summit is certified by the National Environmental Laboratories Accreditation Conference (NELAC) and performs Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing, radiological analysis, hazardous waste testing, and water testing to more than 600 customers, including municipalities, state agencies, consultants, manufacturing plants, waste disposal facilities, paper mills, and wastewater plants nationwide.
Alliance, headquartered in Decatur, AL, is an environmental testing, data, and analytics company helping its customers achieve their environmental goals. With more than 1,300 specialists located in over 40 offices nationwide, Alliance provides premier technical solutions to support the full spectrum of our customers’ environmental needs. Alliance addresses customers’ needs across multiple service lines ― stack testing, leak detection and repair, continuous emission monitoring systems, analytical & laboratory services, ambient air monitoring, software and technology, and environmental consulting – while providing innovative technological solutions that reduce risk and help ensure compliance.
Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Fielding is a leading fully integrated environmental solutions provider with differentiated liquid waste and gas processing, recycling, and disposal capabilities. Fielding’s Cradle to Cradle® waste management and diversion solutions, anchored by its unique infrastructure and permit portfolio, enable it to provide closed-loop environmental solutions benefitting the circular economy. Fielding’s differentiated capabilities and proven ability to manage complex waste streams make it a single-source solutions provider to a diverse group of environmental, chemical, manufacturing, and other hazardous and non-hazardous waste generators.
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the sale of Fielding Environmental (Fielding), a fully integrated environmental solutions provider, to GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL), the fourth-largest diversified environmental services company in North America. BGL’s Environmental Infrastructure andServices investment banking team served as the exclusive financial advisor to Fielding in the transaction. The specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Fielding is a leading fully integrated environmental solutions provider with differentiated liquid waste and gas processing, recycling, and disposal capabilities. Fielding’s Cradle to Cradle® waste management and diversion solutions, anchored by its unique infrastructure and permit portfolio, enable it to provide closed-loop environmental solutions benefitting the circular economy. Fielding’s differentiated capabilities and proven ability to manage complex waste streams make it a single-source solutions provider to a diverse group of environmental, chemical, manufacturing, and other hazardous and non-hazardous waste generators.
Headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, GFL is a leading North American diversified environmental services company providing a comprehensive line of solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services via its network of state-of-the-art facilities and service centers located across Canada and the United States.
The acquisition of Fielding’s highly complementary, specialized processing capabilities and Part B (hazardous waste) permit will allow for the realization of material internalization and organic cross-selling growth opportunities within GFL’s existing Environmental Services network. Fielding’s strategic location in the greater Toronto area serves as a significant catalyst for GFL’s prospective growth.
