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Key Takeaways
- Lakeside Acquisitions successfully advised on the August 2025 sale of GreenWay Recycling to Tomorrow Recycling, a company within the Thursday Capital portfolio.
- GreenWay Recycling has established itself as a leading independent transfer station, material recovery facility, and roll-off waste service provider in the Midwest.
- The acquisition expands Tomorrow Recycling’s ability to provide waste and recycling services on a broader national scale while strengthening its operational capabilities.
- GreenWay Recycling is expected to benefit from Thursday Capital’s strategic resources, operational expertise, and long-term growth support.
- Under the leadership of Matthew Brunstrum, Lakeside Acquisitions continues to build its reputation as a specialized M&A advisor in the waste and recycling industry.
Chicago-based executive Matthew Brunstrum leads Lakeside Acquisitions, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm focused on privately held companies in the waste and recycling sector. Since founding the company in 2023, he has overseen client engagement and helped structure transactions designed to maximize value for business owners. His background includes advisory work across multiple industries, leadership experience with a publicly traded waste management enterprise, and participation in more than 100 completed transactions. Drawing on this experience and a broad professional network, Lakeside Acquisitions has become known for facilitating complex industry deals.
The firm’s involvement in the GreenWay Recycling transaction reflects its continued focus on strategic waste and recycling acquisitions and successful closings that support growth opportunities for both buyers and sellers.
Lakeside Acquisitions Facilitates Successful GreenWay Recycling Sale
In August 2025, premier mergers and acquisitions advisory firm Lakeside Acquisitions announced the successful sale of GreenWay Resource Recovery and GreenWay Recycling Services, known collectively as GreenWay Recycling, to Tomorrow Recycling, part of the Thursday Capital portfolio of businesses. Over the years, the GreenWay Recycling ownership group has developed the company into one of the Midwest region’s leading independent transfer stations and material recovery facilities, as well as a premier provider of roll-off waste services.
GreenWay Recycling manages a diverse range of waste streams, with an emphasis on construction and demolition, cardboard, and municipal solid waste, though the facility can handle many other materials. The addition of GreenWay Recycling to the Tomorrow Recycling portfolio expands Thursday’s ability to offer industry-best waste and recycling services nationwide. At the same time, GreenWay Recycling will benefit from Thursday’s comprehensive operational and strategic support.
GreenWay Recycling sought out recycling industry M&A specialist Lakeside Acquisitions to oversee the transaction process. Lakeside sports a long track record of successful sales in the waste and recycling sector and once again led both parties to a mutually beneficial closing on August 21.
FAQs
Who is Matthew Brunstrum?
Matthew Brunstrum is the founder and CEO of Lakeside Acquisitions, a Chicago-based mergers and acquisitions advisory firm specializing in the waste and recycling sector. He has extensive experience advising buyers and sellers and has participated in more than 100 completed transactions throughout his career.
What is Lakeside Acquisitions?
Lakeside Acquisitions is an M&A advisory firm focused on privately held companies in the waste and recycling industry. The firm assists business owners with transaction planning, buyer outreach, valuation strategies, negotiations, and successful deal execution.
What is GreenWay Recycling?
GreenWay Recycling is a Midwest-based waste management company that operates transfer stations, material recovery facilities, and roll-off waste services. The company processes multiple waste streams, including construction and demolition debris, cardboard, and municipal solid waste.
Why is the GreenWay Recycling sale significant?
The transaction strengthens Tomorrow Recycling’s national waste and recycling service capabilities while providing GreenWay Recycling with access to additional operational resources and strategic support. The deal also highlights continued consolidation and investment activity within the waste and recycling industry.
What role did Lakeside Acquisitions play in the transaction?
Lakeside Acquisitions managed the sale process on behalf of GreenWay Recycling, leveraging its industry expertise and transaction experience to guide negotiations and facilitate a successful closing. The firm’s involvement helped align the interests of both buyer and seller to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome.
About Matthew Brunstrum
Matthew Brunstrum is the founder and chief executive officer of Lakeside Acquisitions, a Chicago-based mergers and acquisitions advisory firm specializing in the waste and recycling industry. He has advised buyers and sellers across multiple industries and previously served as director of mergers and acquisitions at a multi-billion-dollar waste management company. An Indiana University Bloomington graduate with a business degree, he has helped complete more than 100 transactions and remains actively involved in industry conferences and client advisory work.
