LAFAYETTE, La., April 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — ATC Group Services LLC (“ATC”), a leading full-service environmental consulting and industrial hygiene firm, today announced that it has acquired Sage Environmental Consulting, a recognized leader in environmental engineering and technical consulting services focused primarily on providing air quality, due diligence and emission reduction credit consulting. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas and founded in 1998, Sage has over 200 employees across 24 offices strategically located throughout the United States and provides regulatory compliance, permitting and remediation assistance, as well as a range of environmental programs, including air quality, water quality, hazardous and solid waste, hazardous materials and petroleum storage activities.
Bobby Toups, ATC’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are delighted to welcome the Sage Environmental team to the ATC family. We look forward to leveraging their unique experience and expertise in air quality and control, leak detection and repair services, which will be a natural complement to ATC’s work within the environmental services market. By joining together, we will be better-positioned to continue serving our customers and drive growth.”
As a result of the acquisition, ATC will grow to more than 1,500 employees nationwide, significantly expanding its technical capabilities in air quality.
Sage, which has been honored five times on Inc. 5000‘s list recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, will be renamed “Sage ATC Environmental Consulting.” Steve Probst, Chairman, will continue in his role, and Sage will remain headquartered in Texas.
Mr. Probst said, “We are thrilled to join ATC, which has long been regarded as one of the nation’s most respected multidisciplinary environmental consulting and engineering firms. We look forward to benefitting from ATC’s differentiated network of global subject matter experts, as we work to best serve ATC and Sage clients.”
ATC Group Services LLC is owned by a group of investors led by Bernhard Capital Partners, an operationally-focused private equity firm dedicated to investing across the energy services spectrum.
