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Q4 Chemical M&A Activity
January 10, 2020
Chemical Deal Results
| Seller | Buyer | Business | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Polymer | Dalfort Capital | specialty adhesives and chemical compounds | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Univar | AEA Investors | pest management – $195v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| BASF | Lone Star Funds | construction chemicals – $2,600s/3,500v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Chemours | Belle Chemical (Cornerstone) | methylamines | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Hitachi Ltd. and other shareholders | Showa Denko | Hitachi Chemical (information and communications, mobility, energy and life sciences) – $6,300s/$8,800v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Ecolab (62%)/Apergy (38%) | Apergy/Ecolab | merger of ChampionX (Ecolab’s upstream energy business) with Apergy (energy services) – $3,500s combined | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Clariant | PolyOne | masterbatches – $1,200s/$1,560v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Desalitech | DuPont | closed-circuit reverse osmosis water treatment systems | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Icynene-Lapolla | Huntsman | spray polyurethane insulation foam – $230s/$350v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Green Fiber International | Indorama | recycled PET | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Seller | Buyer | Business | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferro | Pigments Spain (Lonestar Funds) | Tile Coatings – $510s/$460v+ $32 potential earnout | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| DuPont (55.4%)/IFF (44.6%) | IFF/DuPont | merger of DuPont’s nutrition and bioscience business with IFF – $11,000s combined/$26,200v of DuPont business | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Zumbo River Brand | Balchem | agglomerated and extruded products for the food and beverage industry | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Arsenal Capital | Jordan Co. | Polymer Solutions Group Polymer Additives division (formerly Flow Polymers) | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| 3M | Johnson Matthey | silicon alloy-based materials intellectual property | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Olaplex | Advent International | hair-protection chemistry | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Hi-Tech Coatings | ICP Group (Audax) | hi-performance coatings for the packaging and commercial printing industries | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Aldo Products | Inland Coatings | roof coatings | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Lanxess | PMC Group | organotin catalysts and specialties | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Ungerer | Givaudan | essential oils | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Seller | Buyer | Business | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camco Manufacturing | Highline Aftermarket (The Sterling Group) | liquids division (windshield wash, recreational vehicle antifreeze and diesel exhaust fluid) | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Ares Management | Henkel | Deva Holdings (cleansers, conditioners, styling products and treatments for curly hair) – $100s | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Kraton | Daelim | Cariflex (rubber latex) – $181s/$530v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Arkema | SK Global | functional polyolefins – €250s/€335v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Innophos | One Rock Capital | acquisition of whole company (phosphates) – $800s/$932v | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Deltech | Gabriel Performance Products | alkyd resins | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Textured Coatings of America | Tnemec | water-based coatings for commercial, residential and DOT projects | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Arsenal Capital | Nautic Partners | Spartech (acrylics and extruded plastics) – $1,200s | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Evoqua Water Technologies | DuPont | ultrafiltration and membrane biofiltration | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Isobionics | BASF | aroma chemicals | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Seller | Buyer | Business | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TKO Miller | Asphalt Industries | H.G. Meigs (specialty chemical, material and additives for the asphalt and emulsion industry) | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Nissan Chemical | Corteva Agriscience | quinoxyfen fungicide product line | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation | Mitsubishi Chemical | medical grade polymers for long and short term applications | 4th Quarter 2019 |
| Nachurs Alpine Solutions | Wilbur-Ellis | specialty liquid chemicals serving the precision agriculture, transportation, energy, and diversified industrial sectors | 4th Quarter 2019 |
http://www.chemicaldeals.com/Results.aspx?searchtext=&quarter=4th%20Quarter%202019
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