Mitsubishi Chemical (MCC), through its US subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical America (MCA), has agreed to acquire Gelest, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital. Gelest is a maker of specialized organo-silicon compounds, metal-organic compounds, and silicone materials that are used in both commercial production and research and development in the life sciences, medical materials, pharmaceutical, diagnostics […]
Aceto, a maker of specialty materials and a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, has acquired Syntor Fine Chemicals. Syntor Fine Chemicals is an asset-light manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and other chemical intermediates used in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, aroma, electronic and polymer industries. The company’s products include organic chemicals and reactive agents including […]
Milliken & Company has agreed to acquire specialty chemicals maker Borchers Group from The Jordan Company (TJC). Borchers, acquired by TJC in January 2017, is a provider of coatings, inks and adhesives that are used in a variety of applications and end markets by more than 1,000 customers. The company’s product portfolio includes cobalt-free driers […]
Gemspring Capital has invested in Shrieve Chemical Company, a distributor of industrial chemicals, performance fluids and specialty lubricants, in partnership with the company’s senior management team. Shrieve Chemical sells more than 700 products sourced from over 600 suppliers and is one of the leading distributors of sulfur and sulfuric acid. The company’s products are sold […]
Ascensus Specialties, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, has agreed to acquire specialty chemical company Callery from Edgewater Capital. Callery was formed by Edgewater to acquire the inorganic specialties business of chemical giant BASF in March 2017. BASF acquired the business, then operating as the Callery Chemical division of Mine Safety Appliances Company, in […]
CPS Performance Materials, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired GEO Specialty Chemicals. GEO is a manufacturer of more than 300 specialty chemical products including water treatment chemicals; coating and resin additives; acrylic monomers; dispersants and surfactants (compounds that lower the surface tension between two liquids). The company’s products are used by more […]
Altas Partners has agreed to acquire specialty chemicals maker DuBois Chemicals from The Jordan Company. DuBois is a provider of customized specialty chemicals including more than 7,000 SKUs of cleaners, metalworking fluids, finishing chemicals, lubricants, detergents, sealants, protectants, sanitizers and conditioners. The company, led by CEO Jeff Welsh, has more than 15,000 customers and is […]
Maroon Group, a portfolio company of CI Capital since July 2014, has acquired Amsyn. Amsyn is a national distributor of specialty chemicals to the coatings, lubricants, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and electronics industries. The company also provides formulation services, consulting services, warehousing and logistics services. Amsyn, led by President Thomas Castrovinci, was founded in 1989 and is […]
Quad-C Management has made an investment in specialty chemical company Boulder Scientific. Boulder Scientific is a provider of organometallic compounds and other custom chemical products used in the plastics, electronics, defense, pharmaceuticals, and aerospace industries. Organometallics are chemical compounds that contain at least one chemical bond between a carbon atom of an organic molecule and […]
Golden Gate Capital has agreed to sell specialty chemical maker ArrMaz to Arkema Group for approximately $570 million. ArrMaz was acquired by Golden Gate Capital in December 2012. ArrMaz is a producer of custom formulated specialty chemicals used as functional additives and process aids to the fertilizer and asphalt industries and it also provides specialty […]
