• Jacksonville-based Advanced Disposal Services Inc., whose CEO is Charlie Appleby, will be the largest privately owned environmental services business in the United States as a result of a deal announced Thursday. It will have operations in 20 states and annual revenues of about $1.4 billion, a fleet of more than 3,000 trucks, 47 landfills, 92 transfer stations and 5,450 employees. Star Atlantic Waste Holdings II, L.P., a Highstar Capital portfolio company, announced it reached an agreement to buy Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. from Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. Star Atlantic will combine its existing investments in Advanced Disposal Services and Interstate Waste Services Inc. with the acquired Veolia operations. The combined business will operate as Advanced Disposal. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close this fall.
