Allan Gerlat, News Editor

December 17, 2013

1 Min Read
Industry Veterans Dietrichs Form Waste Acquisition Firm

Long-time solid waste industry veterans G.W. “Bill” and William M. “Billy” Dietrich have joined with Maxim Partners LLC to form Bobcat Disposal Companies to acquire and integrate solid waste companies.

Bill and Billy will lead Bobcat as chairman/CEO and president, respectively, based in Sarasota, Fla., according to a news release. The firm aims to buy and integrate residential, commercial and industrial solid waste companies in targeted, disposal-neutral secondary markets across the United States.

Bill Dietrich most recently served as executive chairman of a large, unidentified waste company for six years. Previously he was CEO of Onyx North America/Superior Services from 1994 through 2004, where he completed more than 150 acquisitions with revenues growing from $63 million to more than $1 billion.

Billy Dietrich has spent more than 20 years in the solid waste industry, most recently as chief operating officer of the family's Florida-based construction & demolition (C&D) collection business as well as providing business development services.  

Maxim Partners, a financial sponsor specializing in environmental services based in Hinsdale, Ill., in the Chicago area, will supply capital.

Bill Dietrich said, "During my 25+ years in the waste services industry, I have been blessed with many successes and the good fortune to have met and worked with so many wonderful people.  I believe the time is right to begin a new journey and build another people-oriented, superior company.”

 

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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