EQT’s Juan Diego Vargas: Waste management delivers ‘remarkable stability’

Covanta bought Circon earlier in April, marking its eighth acquisition since EQT bought it in 2021.

Cashflow predictability, stability of the industry and new opportunities of turning waste into renewable energy are some of the factors driving EQT, a Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered PE firm, to invest in waste management, Juan Diego Vargas, partner at the firm’s infrastructure team told PE Hub.

Earlier in April, EQT portfolio company Covanta, a waste-to-energy provider, agreed to acquire Circon, a La Porte, Texas-based provider of environmental services, including waste management, from Kinderhook Industries.