Latham & Watkins, Sidley Austin and Vinson & Elkins (V&E) advised on Apollo Funds’ acquisition of a majority interest in Noble Environmental.

Apollo has announced that Apollo-managed funds (Apollo Funds) have acquired a majority interest in Noble Environmental, Inc. (Noble Environmental), a vertically integrated waste management platform headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Noble Environmental is a regional leader in waste management across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest United States, providing integrated services spanning solid waste collection, hauling, transfer, and disposal to municipalities and commercial customers, alongside a growing RNG business that captures and converts landfill gas into pipeline-quality fuel.

Latham & Watkins LLP advised Apollo Funds on the transaction.

The M&A team was led by partners Justin T. Stolte, John Greer, and Clayton Heery, with associates Sam Spiers, Armaan Bhimani, Johnny Zhuang, and Emily Brown.

Advice was also provided by Partners David Brenneman, Robert Brown, Blair Connelly, Matthew Conway, Caitlin Fitzpatrick, Betty Huber, Bryant Lee, Drew Levin, Joshua Marnitz, Eric Swibel, Harrison White, and Counsels Anna Rienhardt and Karen Ritter, with Associates Andrew Abokhair, David Albano, Saúl Aguirre-Villarreal, Amara Banks, Stuart Cobb, Dominick Constantino, Enrique Covarrubias, Max Fin, Jen Goldshtein, Josh Horn, Govin Kaggal, Brandon Kerns, Gina Kwon, Lucas Migliano, and Christina Schrantz.

Sidley Austin LLP represented Richard Walton, co-founder and largest shareholder of Noble Environmental, in connection with the transaction.

The Sidley team included Partners David Grubman and Adam Cromie.

Vinson & Elkins LLP advised the Strategic Alternatives Committee of the Board of Directors of Noble Environmental in connection with Apollo’s acquisition of the company.

The Vinson & Elkins team was led by Partner Matt Falcone, with assistance from Associates Mimi Dyke, Ashley Osborne, Nick Priebe, and Carson Copeland.

The team also included Partners David D’Alessandro and Patricia Adams, Senior Associate Nicole Waterstradt and Associate Henry Crowell; Partner Zach Banks and Associate Mike Vernon; Partners Craig Zieminski and Jeff Crough and Senior Associate Megan Cloud; Partner Lina Dimachkieh, Senior Associate Sarah Coe and Associate Tripp Haskins; Partner Sean Becker, Senior Associate Peter Goetschel and Associate Julia Burns; Partner Jennifer Cornejo and Associate Tom Aird; Counsel Rajesh Patel and Senior Associate Alexa Chally; Partner Sarah Mitchell and Senior Associate Mitchell Austin; and Partner Hill Wellford, Counsel Ryan Will and Associate Adam Thomas.