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A&O Shearman advises J.F. Lehman & Company on acquisitions to establish environmental services platform

A&O Shearman advises J.F. Lehman & Company on acquisitions to establish environmental services platform
Published Date
Jan 29 2026
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A&O Shearman advised J.F. Lehman & Company (“JFLCO”), a leading alternative asset manager focused on the aerospace, defense, government, maritime, environmental and infrastructure sectors, on its acquisitions of majority stakes in Reclamation Technologies USA, LLC (“RTI”) and Tradewater LLC & Affiliates (“Tradewater”), to establish an environmental services platform. 

The combination of RTI and Tradewater creates a provider of closed loop services, including gas waste collection, processing, reclamation, destruction, and related environmental mitigation capabilities. The new platform will address lifecycle management of industrial and refrigerant gases and methane mitigation. 

“We are proud to support JFLCO on acquisitions that reflects its conviction in the strong growth potential of environmental services platforms focused on lifecycle management of industrial and refrigerant gases.”

“As clients navigate increasingly complex regulatory environments, they continue to turn to us for their most sophisticated transactions, reinforcing the strong momentum we’re seeing across the sector.” said Alain Dermarkar, M&A partner at A&O Shearman. 

The A&O Shearman team that advised JFLCO in both transactions was led by Dallas-based partner Alain Dermarkar, with support from partners Kyle Park, John Hibbard, Jai Garg, Ken Rivlin, Jason Pratt, JB Betker, and Michael Steinberg. Additional support was provided by associates Michael Walraven, Elizabeth Robishaw, Danielle Garcia, Kaitlin Schleich, and Harrison Jenkins.

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