M&A Deal Summary

Aleris International Acquires Nichols Aluminum

On April 1, 2014, Aleris International acquired metals/mining company Nichols Aluminum for 110M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aleris International’s 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Aleris International’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Aleris International’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Aleris International’s 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-04-01
Target Nichols Aluminum
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Aleris International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 110M USD

Target

Nichols Aluminum

Davenport, Iowa, United States
Nichols Aluminum LLC is a producer of aluminum sheet for the transportation, building and construction, machinery and equipment, consumer durables, and electrical industries in North America.

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Buyer

Aleris International

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees5,400
DESCRIPTION

Aleris International is a producer of aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Major customers include some of the world’s largest companies in the aerospace, building and construction, containers and packaging, metal distribution, and transportation industries. Aleris serves these customers with its low-cost, flexible, technically advanced and strategically located manufacturing operations supported by industry-leading research and development.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Metals/Mining) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-20 U.S. Zinc

Houston, Texas, United States

U.S. Zinc is a provider of value-added zinc products. U.S. Zinc manufactures zinc oxide, zinc dust, and Prime Western grade zinc metal from special high grade (SHG) zinc metal and other zinc secondaries. U.S. Zinc was founded in 1949 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Sell $295M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-02 Aleris - Aluminum Extrusion Business

United States

Aleris - Aluminum Extrusion Business is a manufacture and sale of aluminum extrusions products.

Sell €36M
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