Sector
Environmental & Safety
610 verified investors state a focus on environmental & safety, and 158 transactions in the sector are on record with a disclosed value. Everything below comes from investors’ own disclosures and reported deals.
Across 158 recorded transactions. Multiples appear only where the underlying deal disclosed revenue or EBITDA, so they rest on a smaller sample than values.
Activity
Most active acquirers
Buyers appearing most often in recorded transactions in this sector.
| Acquirer | Recorded deals |
|---|---|
| Securitas | 13 |
| Marlowe | 8 |
| Clean Harbors | 4 |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | 3 |
| GFL Environmental | 3 |
| Biffa | 3 |
| Brink's | 2 |
| Hill & Smith Holdings | 2 |
| Avon Technologies | 2 |
| Cleanaway | 2 |
Evidence
Recent transactions
A sample of published transactions in the sector.
| Target | Acquirer | Consideration | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmartCover Systems | Badger Meter | $185m | 2025-01-31 |
| EnGlobe | Colliers International Group | $475m | 2024-06-03 |
| H2O Innovation | Ember Infrastructure (PE) | $300m | 2023-10-03 |
| Hawktree Solutions | Acme United | $1.0m | 2023-09-27 |
| PARO | Renewi | $76m | 2022-05-24 |
| Veolia’s Industrial Water Treatment Services Business | Seche Environnement | $45m | 2022-05-24 |
| First Alert | Resideo | $593m | 2022-02-07 |
| Tepe Güvenlik | Securitas | $11m | 2021-07-30 |
| Protection One | Securitas | $81m | 2021-07-29 |
| APG | Sanexen | $38m | 2021-06-03 |
| Terrapure Environmental | GFL Environmental | $705m | 2021-03-15 |
| Dansk Brandteknik A/S | Securitas | $17m | 2021-02-22 |
Buyers
Who invests here
Verified investors stating a focus on this sector, by strategy.
Investors in this sector that publish what they own:
- 1843 Capital 8
- 645 Ventures 108
- AIF Capital 14
- AJP Capital 1
- ATP 6
- Abac Capital 23
- Abris Capital 30
- Access Capital Partners 4
- Acre Venture 40
- Activa Capital 11
- Acton Capital 80
- Adams Street Partners 5
- Adara Ventures 47
- Adelis Equity Partners 46
- Advisors & Partners 1
- Aeterna Capital Partners 15
- AfterDox 45
- AgDevCo 43
- Agellus Capital 5
- Alder 25
- Aligo Venture Capital 18
- Allied Industrial Partners 16
- Alpac Capital 8
- Alsop Louie 24
- Alter Equity 27
- Alven 59
- Amethis 22
- Amiti 18
- Amplify Capital 6
- Ancor Capital 22
Common questions
- What does a environmental & safety company typically sell for?
- Across 158 recorded transactions in environmental & safety, the median deal value is $72m, with most deals falling between $20m and $237m. The median EBITDA multiple is 8.1×.
- Who buys environmental & safety companies?
- 610 verified investors state a focus on environmental & safety, most commonly venture capital (241), buyout pe (146), growth equity (95). The most frequent acquirers on record include Securitas, Marlowe, Clean Harbors.
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