Sidley represented MIP VI Holdings II, LLC, an affiliate of Macquarie Asset Management (“MAM”), the world’s largest infrastructure manager, in its acquisition of Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc. (“Coastal”), one of the largest independent vertically integrated solid waste and recycling businesses in the Southeast. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, Coastal provides residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal services to customers in 19 locations in Florida and Georgia. MAM-managed funds have invested over $5.0 billion in the waste industry in the Americas since 2007 including realized investments in Waste Industries, WCA, and GFL Environmental, and current investments in WIN Waste Innovations, Solví, LRS, Greenwaste, DTG Recycling, and now Coastal.
The Sidley team was led by Tommer Yoked, Chris Folmsbee, and Ashley Moulder, with special assistance from Kevin E. Hess, Pardis Baha, John A. Zappia, and Amanda Ibrahim (all Energy & Infrastructure). Additional assistance was provided by Daniel F. Allison, Joe Zenruffinen, Michael J. Schlinkert, and Nick J. Kalina (Acquisition Financing); Heather M. Palmer and Greta T. Carlson (Environmental); Beatriz Azcuy, Katherine Medianik, and Connor T. Evans (Real Estate); Teresa L. Reuter and Julia M. Sprangers (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Eric M. Winwood, Marian Fielding, and Akshay Soman (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Zackary Pullin and Aaron S. Mitchell (Tax); Lawrence D. Silverman (Antitrust and Consumer Protection); Margaret H. Allen and Kyle J. Fiet (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Sasha Hondagneu-Messner and Ash Nagdev (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Leslie A. Shubert and Allison L. Dapper (White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations); Howard J. Stanislawski (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); and Paul Kariyawasam (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).
