Long Island Waste Services announced that it has completed a recapitalization transaction with a significant equity investment from Terramont Infrastructure Partners, a North American middle market-focused infrastructure investment firm. Founded in 2020, LIWS鈥� comprehensive services encompass efficient waste collection, state-of-the-art transfer stations, materials recovery facility and environmentally responsible disposal. LIWS specializes in materials processing and commodities recycling where various recyclables such as cardboard, paper, metals and construction materials are recovered for resale or alternatives applications.
LIWS has a strong and experienced management team, led by Anthony Avellino, President and CEO, who has been instrumental in the Company鈥檚 huge growth and expansion over the last three and a half years achieved through the acquisition of several waste management service companies as well as the expansion of the Company鈥檚 service capabilities. Anthony Avellino commented, 鈥淲e have invested significant capital into the LIWS platform, and the Company is now well positioned for continued growth. We are excited to be entering the next stage of our development with Terramont and Dickson Suit of Environmental Services Investors who acted as our advisor throughout the transaction.鈥�
Chris Pih, Partner at Terramont said, 鈥淭erramont has been following the waste management industry very closely for the past few years and we admire the tremendous success LIWS has had in such a short period of time. Anthony and the LIWS team have done an incredible job in transforming LIWS into a state-of-the-art waste management company with the ability to collect and utilize real-time route data in order to efficiently manage all aspects of the business including pricing, transportation and disposal, and personnel safety.鈥� 鈥淭erramont is excited to be backing the LIWS team to help accelerate its future innovation and growth,鈥� added Michael Lehman and Vikram Singh, Managing Partners at Terramont.