Pre-close · Waste & Recycling

Waste & Recycling Deals: Real Estate Carve-Outs Done Right

Structuring Real Estate Carve-Outs 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 & Sell-side
The deal context

Real Estate Carve-Outs on waste and recycling deals is one of those workstreams that looks routine on a checklist and decides outcomes in practice.

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 Real Estate Carve-Outs actually gets structured.

  1. Separate operating real estate into a single-purpose entity pre-close.

  2. Document an arm's-length lease with renewal options and assignment rights.

  3. Address title, survey, and environmental on each parcel.

  4. Coordinate the real estate close with the operating company close.

  5. In waste and recycling, layer in permit transfer applications filed before LOI signing as part of the Real Estate Carve-Outs workstream.

The common mistake

Leaving the real estate inside the operating company. The buyer pays a higher multiple than the real estate deserves.

Jason's take
"Real estate trades at a different multiple than the business. Separate it, lease it, manage it."
Jason Powell · Real Estate Carve-Outs
Capital after close

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

The capital that opens up post-close, from refinancing to growth equity to strategic exit, runs through a small set of Wall Street relationships. That network is built in.

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