Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents Mostardi Platt in its Acquisition of Leaf Environmental & Engineering

September, 2026

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to Mostardi Platt, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Leaf Environmental & Engineering. Our Acquisition Search services included identifying the target and making contact with its owner, as well as providing assistance on valuation, transaction structure and the negotiation and closing of the transaction. This represents the third acquisition that we have sourced for Mostardi Platt.

Leaf Environmental & Engineering, headquartered in Durham, NC and founded in 2014, is an environmental consulting and engineering firm serving industrial and manufacturing clients. The company provides air permitting, emissions inventories, air toxics analysis, site assessment and remediation, RCRA compliance, stormwater and wastewater permitting, and spill prevention planning services, helping plant operators maintain regulatory compliance cost-effectively.

Mostardi Platt, headquartered in Elmhurst, IL, is an environmental consulting firm specializing in air emissions source testing, continuous emissions monitoring, and regulatory compliance services. A portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners since January 2025, the company serves utilities, cement producers, and other industrial and manufacturing customers across North America.


For more information, please contact one of the individuals below:

Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com


Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.


Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Jake Baughman
Vice President
309-826-8423
jbaughman@thirdcoastca.com