GFL Environmental (GFL): First Take: Reportedly evaluating potential take-private interest

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GFL Environmental (GFL): First Take: Reportedly evaluating potential take-private interest

Equity Research

6 July 2026 | 1:00AM CDT

GFL Environmental (GFL): First Take: Reportedly evaluating potential

take-private interest

On July 3, Bloomberg reported that GFL Environmental is exploring a potential Adam Bubes, CFA

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take-private transaction following interest from investment firms. For potential adam.bubes@gs.com

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

financial sponsors, GFL would represent an opportunity to acquire a scaled

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opportunities in an industry characterized by recurring revenue, pricing power, and anuj.khandelwal@gs.comGoldman Sachs India SPL

resilient cash flows. From GFL’s perspective, a potential take-private transaction

could offer a valuation premium to the current share price while providing greater

flexibility to pursue its acquisition-driven growth strategy outside the constraints of

the public markets. That said, we note several potential execution hurdles, and it

remains unclear how GFL views the reported interest or the attractiveness of a

potential transaction, as the company has not publicly commented on the reports.

The news

On July 3, Bloomberg reported that GFL Environmental is exploring a potential

take-private transaction following interest from investment firms. Bloomberg noted

that discussions remain preliminary and may not result in a transaction. The report

also indicated that potential investors could pursue a partial investment rather than

a full acquisition of the company.

The context

Since its 2020 IPO, GFL has balanced an acquisition-driven growth strategy with

investor concerns around leverage.