Winston & Strawn Advises Star Atlantic and HighStar Capital on Acquisition of Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc.

Winston & Strawn advised Star Atlantic Waste Holdings II, L.P., a Highstar Capital portfolio company, in connection with its announced agreement to purchase Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. from Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. Star Atlantic will combine its existing investments in Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. and Interstate Waste Services, Inc. with the acquired Veolia operations. The combined business, which will operate as Advanced Disposal Services, will be the largest privately owned environmental services business in the United States. It will have operations in twenty states and have annual revenues of approximately $1.4 billion, a fleet of over 3,000 trucks, 47 landfills, 92 transfer stations and 5,450 employees.

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close this fall.

Winston & Strawn’s deal team was led by partner Jonathan Birenbaum.