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M&A Activity
October 20, 2015
Chemical Deal Results
| Seller | Buyer | Business | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NexPlanar Corporation | Cabot Microelectronics | advanced CMP pad solutions – $22s/$127v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Lanxess | Saudi Aramco | 50-50 JV in synthetic rubber (Lanxess to contribute its synthetic rubber business) – €3,000s/€2,750v for total JV | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| TorQuest Partners | Symrise | Pinova (pine and aroma chemicals) – $287s/$397v + $20 potential earnout | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Haverhill Chemicals | Altivia Petrochemicals | phenol, acetone and bisphenol A | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| APCO Industies | Canada Colors & Chemicals | industrial solvents and chemicals | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Proctor & Gamble | Coty | fine fragrance, color cosmetics and hair colors – $12,500v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Madinal Enterprises | PPG | acquisition of remaining interest in Chemfil Canada (pretreatment products and other industrial chemicals, for automotive OEMs) | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Axiall | Ineos | Aromatics division and Pasadena TX plant (cumene) – $52v + earnout | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Particle Sciences | Lubrizol | contract drug formulation and production | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| American Securities | Kraton Performance Polymers | Arizona Chemical (pine chemicals) $1,370v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Dow Chemical | Douglas Products | sulfuryl fluoride businesses Vikand and ProFume | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Polymer Z | M. Holland Company | resin distribution for the automotive industry | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Rentech Nitrogen Partners | CVR Partners | nitrogen fertilizers (excluding Pasadena TX facility) – $533v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Soto Industries | Kemira | scale control, defoaming and settling products for the pulp & paper industry | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Unipex | IFF | Lucas Meyer Cosmetics (cosmetic and personal care ingredients) – €40s/€283v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Burtin Polymer Labs and Coating and Foam Solutions | Arsenal Capital (Accella Performance Materials) | spray foams and coatings for insulation and roofing, and specialized spray elastomers | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Premium Spray Products | Arsenal Capital (Accella Performance Materials) | spray foams for insulation and roofing, and specialized polyurethane systems | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Buhler AG | Nanopool GmbH | nano-tech division | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| SKF | Gen Cap America | Canfield Technologies (pastes and preforms for metal joining) – $17s/$23v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Precision Colors | Ellis Co,. | color concentrates – $1s | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Adtec Colorant Corp. | Tosaf Group | color concentrates and liquid and additive masterbatches | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Sagar Enterprises | PVS Chemicals | distribution | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Swisher Hygiene | Ecolab | acquisition of US operations (cleaning and sanitizing products and services for the institutional foodservice industry) $176s/$40v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Swisher Hygiene | undisclosed | acquisition of Canadian operations | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| OCI | CF Industries | nitrogen, ammonia, methanol and distribution – $8,000v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| AKZO | Ashland | Zeta Fraction plant extraction technology | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Polymer Partners | RTP Co. | black compounds and masterbatches | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| DB Becker | Maroon Group | specialty chemicals distribution – $42s | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| OCI | Ciner Group | 75% stake in OCI Resources (soda ash) | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Shu-Chem Holdings | Haltermann Carless Solutions | alcohols and esters used in pharmaceuticals and printing | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Olympus Partners | Pritzker Group Private Capital | PLZ Aeroscience (specialty aerosols) | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Priority Energy Services | Airgas | nitrogen services | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Weldinghouse | Airgas | industrial gas and welding supplies | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Crown Polymers | American Polymers Corp. (Polycoat Polymers) | floor coatings and concrete repair systems | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Cytec | Solvay | acquisition of whole company (composite materials and mining chemicals, additives and phosphine chemicals) – $2,000s/$6,400v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Chemical Associates | Univar | oleochemicals marketing, manufacturing and distribution | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
| Alent | Platform Specialty Products | specialty chemicals and other materials for the electronics, automotive and industrial sector, including soldering materials – $413s/$2,300v | 3rd Quarter 2015 |
http://www.chemicaldeals.com/Results.aspx?searchtext=&quarter=3rd+Quarter+2015
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