Our Focus

Our Approach

Build Great Companies that do Great Things

Alston targets investments principally in the environmental sector. We believe that deep knowledge and connectivity in this domain provide a broad array of investment opportunities with the potential to generate outsized returns.

Environmental Sector

  • Resource Recovery, Reuse and Recycling
  • Specialty Waste Management
  • Industrial Services and Automation
  • Water and Wastewater Management
  • Air and Soil Remediation
  • Consulting & Engineering
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Energy Efficiency and Management

Investment Characteristics

  • Management teams open to developing a best-in-class team and scalable processes
  • Growth market niches within the environmental sector
  • Sustainable, growing and repeat customers
  • Efficient use of capital and returns on necessary investments for people, facilities, equipment, permits and/or sales and marketing programs.

Minimum EBITDA

  • $2 million in developing niches
  • $5 million for typical platform investments

Investment Structure

  • Majority ownership
  • Significant minority ownership
  • Growth equity
  • Change of control
  • Founder transition
  • Corporate spin outs

Equity Check

  • $10-100 million

SECULAR GROWTH DRIVERS

Increasing World Population
The combination of rapid population growth and increasing per capita consumption will drive underlying economics for the environmental sector.
Depletion of Natural Resources
Conservation, adaptation, and management are critical to meet fundamental human needs as demands on finite natural resources increase.
Accumulation of Waste
Managing waste streams is necessary to allow for a sustainable future.
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