GFL Environmental Expands with SECURE Acquisition, Secures $1B Loan, Aims for Investment-Grade Status

September 1, 2026
GFL Environmental Expands with SECURE Acquisition, Secures $1B Loan, Aims for Investment-Grade Status
  • GFL Environmental has completed its acquisition of SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp., financing the deal with a revolving facility, the issuance of over 75 million GFL subordinate voting shares, and a new US$1 billion senior secured term loan.

  • SECURE joins GFL with more than 2,000 employees, and SECURE leadership, including Allen Gransch, will remain to lead the combined business as part of GFL’s ownership.

  • The integration adds SECURE’s waste infrastructure operations and workforce to GFL, expanding the company’s scale.

  • The release uses non-IFRS measures (e.g., EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Acquisition EBITDA, Net Leverage, Run-Rate EBITDA) as supplemental insight and notes they differ from IFRS metrics.

  • Forward-looking statements address expected financial and strategic benefits, leverage targets, and growth plans, with cautionary notes about risks and regulatory disclosures per GFL filings.

  • The Senior Secured Term Loan matures on August 28, 2033 and bears interest at SOFR plus 200 basis points (roughly 5.0% after swaps).

  • CEO Patrick Dovigi says the deal accelerates multi-year financial targets, expands scale, increases capital deployment capacity, and aims to keep Net Leverage in the mid-3x range by year-end.

  • Management notes the term loan closed oversubscribed and did not affect GFL’s credit rating, with an eye toward achieving investment-grade status in the near to medium term.

  • SECURE’s shares are expected to be delisted from the TSX around early September 2026, with GFL shares assumingly beginning trading on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol GFL.

  • GFL operates across North America in waste management and environmental services, including collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal.

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