- The estimated Enterprise Value of the transaction amounts to £398m million*
- Urbaser carries out waste collection, treatment, valorization and cleaning activities in the country
- Transaction expected to be completed in second quarter 2024
Urbaser sells its United Kingdom business to FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente (“FCC SMA”), an environmental services provider 75,01% owned by Spanish conglomerate FCC and 24,99% by Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”).
The estimated Enterprise Value (including debt and equity) of the transaction is £398 million*. The transaction is expected to be completed in second quarter 2024, subject to the achievement of certain conditions precedent customary in these types of transactions.
Urbaser entered the UK market in 1998 and its business and operations include waste collection, recycling, treatment and street cleaning activities. The business serves more than 12 million people, has more than 1.7 thousand employees and managed more than 1.5 million tonnes of waste in 2022. The business represents around 5% of Urbaser revenues.
In the area of waste treatment, the company has domestic recycling, composting, material recovery, energy recovery and final disposal centers in the United Kingdom. In addition, with a portfolio of municipal contracts, it provides services such as municipal waste collection, recycling centers and street and garden maintenance.
“With this transaction we move forward in the execution of our strategy by crystallizing value in our international asset portfolio and we will continue to invest in key countries for us such as Spain,” said Fernando Abril-Martorell, CEO of Urbaser. “We are convinced that after this transaction FCC SMA will continue adding value in the services provided to our clients in the UK and will continue offering development opportunities for our employees in the country”.
Since Platinum Equity acquired Urbaser two years ago, the company continues delivering on its strategy of value creation by providing leading circular integrated waste management solutions to its clients in core markets.
“We continue refining Urbaser’s portfolio while investing in organic and inorganic growth, and this transaction is another valuable step in that process,” said Platinum Equity Co-President Louis Samson and Managing Director Igor Chacartegui. “Urbaser is a highly scalable platform with attractive opportunities to grow in key geographies. We expect to pursue additional strategic M&A as both a buyer and seller.”
Barclays Bank Ireland PLC is serving as financial advisor to Urbaser on the transaction. Latham and Watkins is serving as legal counsel.
*Enterprise value based on the net debt (and applicable adjustments) as of 31 December 2022, pro forma of the recent acquisition of 49.5% of the share capital of UBB Waste (Gloucestershire) Holdings Limited.
