Environmental

Client/Company Business Transaction
Advanced Hydro Solutions LLC
(Fairlawn, OH)
Developer of hydro-electric facilities and redeveloper of existing dam facilities in North America Provided financial advisory services
American Compressed
Steel, Inc.
(Kansas City, MO)

Recycler of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal and demolition contractor Sold to: The David J. Joseph Company (Cincinnati, OH) Subsidiary of Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
ARTS Technology Inc.
(Cleveland, OH)
Aluminum dross recycling company. $7,000,000 in venture capital placements for common stock
Environmental Quality Company (Ypsilanti, MI) Solid waste management company. Sold to: Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ)
Highway Maintenance Division (Fremont, OH) of Harsco Corporation (Camp Hill, PA) Company involved in highway painting and vegetation control. Sold to: Parkside Acquisition Partners (Rocky River, OH)
Luntz Corporation (Canton, OH) Recycler of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals Sold to: Philip Environmental, Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
Naporano Iron & Metal Co. (Newark, NJ) Leading broker, processor and exporter of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal in New York Harbor. Sold to: Metal Management, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
OmniSource Corporation (Ft. Wayne, IN) Diversified scrap metal processing and trading concern. Acquired: Jackson Iron & Metal Co. (Jackson, MI)
Reclaimers, Inc. (Kendallville, IN) Recycler of copper wire. Sold to: Philip Environmental, Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
SolmeteX, Inc.
(Northborough, MA)
Developer of specialized chemistries and processes for the removal of regulated toxins from water Sold to: Layne Christensen
(Mission Woods, KS)
TMS Analytical Services, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) Provider of environmental testing services for the Environment Protection Agency, state governments and private companies. Sold to: Somerset Group, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)