Ropes & Gray Advises H.I.G. Infrastructure in Acquisition of Best Trash

Ropes & Gray represented H.I.G. Infrastructure, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, in the acquisition of Best Trash. The transaction was announced on July 11.

Headquartered in Richmond, Texas, Best Trash is a market leading municipal solid waste platform serving the residential waste collection needs of select markets in Texas including the Greater Houston Area. Best Trash services utility districts, municipalities, homeowner associations and individual residences.

H.I.G. Capital is a global alternative investment firm with $64 billion of capital under management that specializes in providing both debt and equity to middle market companies. H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector.

The Ropes & Gray team included private equity partners Mike Roh and Jessica Cooney, private equity associates Marcus Nemeth and Jeremy Zucker, leveraged finance partner Stefanie Birkmann, tax partner Adam Greenwood, employment & benefits partners Stephanie Bruce, Matt Jones and Greg Demers, real estate investment & transactions partner Peter Alpert, IP transactions partner Jordan Altman, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Ed McNicholas and litigation & enforcement partners David Hennes, Chong Park and Nick Berg.