One Equity Partners has acquired the US environmental services business of publicly traded Gibson Energy. The acquired business has been renamed OMNI Environmental Solutions.
OMNI Environmental Solutions is a provider of environmental services to the energy sector. Services provided include water logistics and disposal, solid waste processing, treatment and landfilling, and a variety of other specialty environmental services such as offshore inspection and cleaning.
OMNI is headquartered west of Baton Rouge in Carencro, LA. Click HERE for the webpage of Gibson’s environmental services business.
“Effective environmental management continues to be a focus for the energy industry,” said J.B. Cherry, a Senior Managing Director of One Equity Partners. “With its deep expertise in the space and diverse service capabilities, OMNI is well positioned to partner with customers to manage the increasingly complex logistical and regulatory challenges facing the industry.”
One Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that invests in industrial, healthcare, and technology companies that are based in North America and Europe. Since 2001, the firm has invested in more than 150 transactions worldwide. One Equity, founded in 2001, spun out of JP Morgan in 2015. The firm has offices in New York and Chicago, and an advisory office in Frankfurt, Germany (www.oneequity.com).
“We look forward to providing OMNI additional resources to expand its operations throughout North America, and position the company for its next chapter of growth,” said Ham James, Vice President, One Equity Partners. “OMNI is a proven leader in reducing environmental risks and costs for its blue-chip customer base, and it will remain committed to that mission.“
Gibson Energy (TSX: GEI) is headquartered in Calgary and is active in the storage, processing, and gathering of crude oil and refined products (www.gibsonenergy.com).
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