Dive Brief:
- G.W. "Bill" Dietrich and William M. "Billy" Dietrich have partnered with Maxim Partners LLC to create Bobcat Disposal Companies, a firm which will purchase and integrate solid waste companies.
- The company, which will be based in Sarasota, Florida, will acquire and merge residential, commercial and industrial solid waste companies in a focused, disposal-neutral secondary markets in the United States.
- Bill Dietrich will act as chairman, while Billy Dietrich was named CEO and president of the newly-formed company. Maxim Partners will provide the capital for the venture.
Dive Insight:
The Chicago-area financial backers, Maxim Partners, specialize in funding environmental services. Bill Dietrich was the President and CEO at Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. since 1995. Billy Dietrich has been involved in the solid waste industry for twenty years, acting as COO at a family-owned construction and demolition collection company.