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RES to Receive New Investment from Onex Partners and Continued Investment from KKR

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Monday, February 7, 2022

TORONTO and HOUSTON, Feb. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC (“RES” or “the company”), the nation’s largest ecological restoration company, today announced that Onex Partners V, Onex Corporation’s (“Onex”)(TSX:ONEX) $7.2 billion fund, has agreed to make a significant investment in RES, together with funds affiliated with the company’s existing investor, KKR. This investment, made in partnership with management, is in support of RES’ continued growth and development.

Key Points: 
  • This investment, made in partnership with management, is in support of RES continued growth and development.
  • With the backing of Onex Partners and KKR, we will continue to invest in talent and capabilities, and grow into new markets and new communities.
  • I believe that Onex Partners and KKR will be formidable partners and dedicated stewards of our business during the next phase of ownership.
  • KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds.

RES to Receive New Investment from Onex Partners and Continued Investment from KKR

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 7, 2022

This investment, made in partnership with management, is in support of RES continued growth and development.

Key Points: 
  • This investment, made in partnership with management, is in support of RES continued growth and development.
  • With the backing of Onex Partners and KKR, we will continue to invest in talent and capabilities, and grow into new markets and new communities.
  • I believe that Onex Partners and KKR will be formidable partners and dedicated stewards of our business during the next phase of ownership.
  • KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds.

RES Expands in Florida

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

With these transactions, RES now has more than 70 employees in nine offices across Florida.

Key Points: 
  • With these transactions, RES now has more than 70 employees in nine offices across Florida.
  • The principals of the firm, Peter Partlow and Jim Bassett, will be staying on after the transaction to help lead the RES presence in Florida.
  • RES is excited to enter Florida with a meaningful presence across several regions of the state through these transactions.
  • We are bolstering our capabilities in Florida by investing in the outstanding teams E Sciences and SWC have assembled, says Darrell Whitley, RES President and CEO.

Wade Patterson Is 2022 IAAO President

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Monday, January 17, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --L. Wade Patterson assumed the office of President of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) on Jan. 1, 2022.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --L. Wade Patterson assumed the office of President of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) on Jan. 1, 2022.
  • As IAAO 2022 President, Mr. Patterson is Chair of the Board of Directors and presides at all meetings of the Board and membership.
  • He served as IAAO President-Elect in 2021, Vice President in 2020, and was on the IAAO Board of Directors from 2016-2018.
  • Mr. Patterson was on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma IAAO Chapter and served as president in 2004-05; and on Oklahoma Assessor's Association Board of Directors, serving as president in 2009.

U.S. Congress Officially Declares November as National Hip Hop History Month

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

BRONX, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The United States will commemorate its inaugural observance of National Hip Hop History Month this November.

Key Points: 
  • BRONX, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The United States will commemorate its inaugural observance of National Hip Hop History Month this November.
  • 331, the Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) will launch its "KNOW YA HIP HOP," Hip Hop History Month campaign.
  • KNOW YA HIP HOP is a call to the public to educate itself on Hip Hop as a culture's significant impact on history and to acknowledge its "universal" spirit, one that is inclusive and brims with diversity, creativity, and social equity.
  • The Senate, under the leadership of Senator Chuck Schumer (D-CA), passed it, thus designating November 2021 as "Hip Hop History Month."