Shred-it Acquires Iron Mountain’s International Secure Shredding Business in the UK, Ireland and Australia

TORONTO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — A deal that will enhance the position of Shred-it International Inc. (“Shred-it”) as the leading confidential information destruction services provider was completed yesterday, December 1, 2014, as Shred-it finalized its previously announced transaction to acquire Iron Mountain’s (NYSE:IRM) International Secure Shredding businesses in the UK, Ireland and Australia. Iron Mountain’s…

Access announces acquisition of Cintas Document Management

Livermore, CA, November 6, 2014 – Rob Alston, CEO of Access, has announced the company’s acquisition of Cintas Corporation’s document storage and imaging businesses in ten U.S. markets. This transaction is the 74th for Access and represents the company’s expansion in its existing markets of Cincinnati, Chicago, Phoenix and Atlanta and the entry into new…

Access announces investment by Berkshire Partners

Livermore, CA, October 21, 2014 – Rob Alston, CEO of Access, has announced that Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in the company, the largest privately-held provider of records and information management services in North America, from Summit Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Access offers a…

Recall agreement to sell German SDS business

Sydney, Australia — September 3, 2014 — Recall Holdings Limited (ASX: REC), a global leader in information management solutions, today announced that it has entered an agreement to sell its German Secure Destruction Services (SDS) business to Rhenus Data Office GmbH. The sale is subject to final regulatory approval from the German competition regulator (Federal…

Access acquires RhinoDox Document Solutions

Livermore, CA, July 9, 2014 – Rob Alston, CEO of Access, has announced the company’s acquisition of RhinoDox Document Solutions, located in Bartlett, Illinois, just outside Chicago. This is the company’s 67th acquisition since its founding in 2004. Formerly called Federal Record Storage and renamed RhinoDox in 2012, the company has a long and rich…

Shred-it combines with Cintas’ document shredding business

Toronto; May 1, 2014 – Shred-it International Inc. (“Shred-it”) announced today the completion of its previously announced transaction to combine with Cintas Corporation’s (“Cintas”) document destruction business. The combined company will, over time, operate under the Shred-it brand and be 58% owned by the existing shareholders of Shred-it, and 42% owned by Cintas. With this…

Access Expands into Alabama

Livermore, CA – April 10, 2013  –  Rob Alston, CEO of Access, announced today the company’s acquisition of DataBank Services, Inc., located in Montgomery, Alabama. Additionally, DataBank maintains operations in Birmingham, a new market for Access. This acquisition is the company’s 53rd since its founding in 2004.

Boehringer Joins K-2 Partners

Philadelphia PA – March 22, 2013  –  K-2 Partners, LLC today announced that Mike Boehringer is joining the company in the role of Director. Boehringer has crammed a lot of activity and experience into his business life and he is no stranger to anyone associated with the Secure Destruction industry. After a consulting background with…

The Vasak Vantage: Knowing the Shredding Industry from Inside Out

To become influential in an industry, you need knowledge and experience- lots of it. There are few people in information destruction today who have amassed as much of both as Vlad Vasak, an experienced multinational corporate executive and founding member of K-2 Partners, a Mergers & Acquisitions advisory service company for the document destruction/information management…

Vasak appointed to NAID Committee

Vasak appointed to NAID Certification Rules Committee NAID Direct – Feb 21, 2013  –  The NAID Board of Directors recently approved three new members for the NAID Certification Rules Committee, including Vladimir Vasak of K-2 Partners, LLC. They will be serving a two-year term, effective immediately. The Certification Rules Committee is responsible for determining and…