Latham Advises Energy Capital Partners and Liberty Tire Recycling in Sale of Liberty to I Squared Capital

Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a leading investment firm in the energy transition infrastructure sector, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Liberty Tire Recycling (Liberty) to I Squared Capital. Liberty is North America’s premier end-of-life tire recycling platform, providing comprehensive tire collection, processing and recycling solutions. With a decades-long reputation in the sustainable and environmental infrastructure sector, ECP has owned Liberty since April 2021 and along with Liberty’s management team drove the transformation of Liberty into a national, vertically integrated tire management business.

Latham & Watkins LLP advised ECP and Liberty Tire Recycling in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partner David Kurzweil, with associates Natasha Burnett, Jesse Lake, and Blake Clevenger.