Advent International has merged its portfolio business Caldic with Wilbur-Ellis' Connell to create a life science and chemicals company with combined revenues of about €3bn. The post Advent creates €3bn revenue chemicals company by merging
European asset manager Aurelius has sold agrochemical contract development and manufacturing organisation Briar Chemicals to Indian trade buyer Safex. UK-based Briar has been part of the Aurelius portfolio since 2012, following a corporate carve-out transaction
Global buyout major Advent International has set up a joint venture with specialty chemicals company LANXESS to carve out DSM Engineering Materials at €3.7bn enterprise value. The post Advent sets up JV with LANXESS to
Global buyout major Advent International has agreed to acquire €1bn-generating life sciences and specialty chemical producer Caldic BV from Goldman Sachs AM. Caldic will be merged with Advent portfolio company Latin American chemical distributor Grupo
Private equity house Investindustrial has sealed one of Europe's largest PE exits this year with the sale of Polynt-Reichhold back to Black Diamond-backed holding company Speciality Chemicals International. The post Investindustrial seals ‘one of Europe’s
One Rock Capital Partners has agreed to buy a manufacturing site and associated businesses specialising in chemicals derived from natural raw materials from BASF.
SK Capital Partners has hired its third chemicals industry veteran in two months through the appointment of Randy Dearth as senior director.
A pair of former WL Ross and Invesco Private Capital senior execs have spun out a new private equity firm targeting opportunistic buyouts and special situations deals in the global industrials, materials and chemicals sectors.
Private equity investor SK Capital Partners has boosted its team with the hire of veteran chemicals industry expert Chris Fraser as a senior director.
