Sulo sweeps up rival for €570m

Sulo, owned by private equity firms Apax Partners and Blackstone Group, is set to become Germany's second-largest waste management company and Europe's fifth largest after buying rival Cleanaway Germany for €570m ($684m).

The acquisition from Australian group Brambles was agreed today and is subject to approval from the European Union competition authorities.

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