Chemicals and Life Sciences
M&A Director
M&A Director
Q1 2022
The newsletter for M&A and corporate development directors
of mid-market chemicals and life sciences businesses
of mid-market chemicals and life sciences businesses
Dear Reader,
So far 2022 has started with a bang for our advisors - we are seeing significant M&A and strategic planning activity as business leaders are 'hitting the ground running' with new growth and innovation initiatives designed to deliver results by the end of the year.
As you might imagine it has all been rather frenetic in the CCD virtual offices. Nonetheless we are still tracking wider lower-mid market M&A and strategic activity and are delighted to include the normal regular quarterly roundup below.
Wishing everyone health and happiness,
Matt Dixon, CCD Partners
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Deal Summary
Our focus is on the smaller private market deals that tend to be less reported in major publications. We have tracked more than 90 such M&A transaction announcements in the last quarter.
Our top six deals from last quarter are:
| Target | Buyer | Seller | Target Sector | Synopsis / Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DanChem | Synalloy | Edgewater Capital | Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials | Synalloy Acquires Leading Specialty Chemicals Contract Manufacturer DanChem |
| Botanica | Evonik | Private | Fine Chemicals and Life Science Contract Services | Evonik acquires sustainable botanicals pioneer Botanica as the next step towards leading the active cosmetic ingredients market |
| BioBlocks | Genesis Biotechnology Group | Private | Fine Chemicals and Life Science Contract Services | Genesis Biotechnology Group Acquires BioBlocks to Grow the Preclinical Chemistry Services Portfolio of Genesis Drug Discovery & Development (GD3) |
| Neupert Specialities | Azelis | Private | Chemical Distribution and Support Services | Azelis reinforces DACH footprint with the acquisition of Neupert Specialities GmbH in Austria |
| POLYchem Group | IMCD | Private | Chemical Distribution and Support Services | IMCD bolsters its presence in EMEA with the envisaged acquisition of POLYchem Group |
| Water treatment business | Usalco | Altivia | Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials | Altivia sells water treatment business to Usalco |
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Sign up to our weekly trackerKey Appointments
We track the career movement of senior executives instrumental in shaping strategic organisational development through transformative transactions or other means.
Our top five moves from last quarter are:
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Neumann | LSG Group | Brenntag | CFO |
| Peter Vanacker | Neste Corp | LyondellBasell | CEO |
| Armand Ajdari | Saint-Gobain | Arkema | CTO |
| Lily Liu | Essentra | Synthomer | CFO |
| Jason James | Covanta | USALCO | COO |
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Sign up to our weekly trackerThird Party Recommended Reading
Our pick of recommended articles and generalist reports covering events, forecasts, large deals and broad macro trends in the wider chemicals and life sciences sectors.
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