Queen Saenz + Schutz PLLC (“QS+S”) represented Blue Sage Capital (“Blue Sage”) in connection with the formation of Blue Castle Waste Solutions (“Blue Castle”), a regional solid waste and recycling platform in the Midwest and Plains. Blue Castle represents a new strategic partnership between Blue Sage and Castle Capital, experienced operators with a track record of building and exiting environmental services platforms, and was established through the concurrent partnering with founder-owned waste-collection businesses serving communities across Minnesota and Iowa.

Blue Castle provides contracted residential, commercial, and municipal solid waste collection services, often underpinned by long-term municipal franchise agreements. Blue Castle also owns or operates strategic landfills and transfer stations near its collection and recycling operations. As part of the firm’s role in the transaction, QS+S also advised Blue Castle on a new credit facility with Fifth Third Bank, National Association to support Blue Castle’s continued growth. More information on the transaction can be found here.