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A&O Shearman advises Crystal Clean in acquisitions of Premium Environmental Services and combined operations of Worldwide Recovery Systems and YES Management

A&O Shearman advises Crystal Clean in acquisitions of Premium Environmental Services and combined operations of Worldwide Recovery Systems and YES Management
A&O Shearman advised Crystal Clean, Inc. in its acquisitions of Premium Environmental Services, Inc. and the combined operations of Worldwide Recovery Systems, Inc. and YES Management, Inc.

Crystal Clean, a portfolio company of investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company, LLC, is a leading provider of specialized environmental and waste management solutions to commercial and industrial end-markets. Founded in 1992, J.F. Lehman & Company focuses exclusively on investing in the aerospace, defense, maritime, government and environmental industries.

Terms of the transactions, announced on February 13, 2025 in a press release, were not disclosed.

The team that advised Crystal Clean was led by M&A partners Alain Dermarkar and Kyle Park, and included M&A associates Efren Lemus, Jake Lortz, and Ian Johnson.

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