Pre-close · Waste & Recycling

Waste & Recycling Deals: Change of Control Consents Done Right

Managing Change of Control Consents on waste and recycling deals, with the structure protection and capital connectivity an independent sponsor actually needs.

EV range $12M to $150M EV EBITDA $3M to $25M Audience Buy-side / Sponsor
The deal context

Every waste and recycling acquisition has its own gravity. Change of Control Consents is the workstream where independent sponsor counsel earns the seat.

The typical waste and recycling platform sits at $12M to $150M EV with EBITDA in the $3M to $25M range. The thesis runs on regional hauler or transfer station consolidation. Permitted volume is the asset, not the trucks. Diligence the permits before the EBITDA.

The moves

How Change of Control Consents actually gets structured.

  1. Build a consent matrix from the data room contracts.

  2. Sort consents into required, prudent, and informational categories.

  3. Assign owners and deadlines for each consent.

  4. Track consent progress in a single closing dashboard.

  5. In waste and recycling, layer in permit transfer applications filed before LOI signing as part of the Change of Control Consents workstream.

The common mistake

Discovering a required consent on the day before close. The signing slips, the deal team loses leverage.

Jason's take
"Consents are a project, not a footnote. Run them like a project."
Jason Powell · Change of Control Consents
Capital after close

The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.

Refinancing, recaps, growth rounds, and the right strategic conversation eighteen months early are all downstream of relationships that take years to build and minutes to use.

MONTH 18
Senior refi
MONTH 24
Dividend recap
MONTH 36
Growth equity
YEAR 4–5
Strategic exit
ENGAGE THE PRACTICE

Change of Control Consents for Waste & Recycling, on independent sponsor terms.

Independent sponsor counsel that already speaks fluent deal-by-deal economics, structures clean LPAs, and travels with capital markets relationships for what comes after close.