M&A Deal Summary

Asahi Kasei E-materials Acquires Polypore International - Energy Storage Business

On August 26, 2015, Asahi Kasei E-materials acquired chemicals company Polypore International - Energy Storage Business from Polypore International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Asahi Kasei E-materials’ 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Asahi Kasei E-materials’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Asahi Kasei E-materials’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-08-26
Target Polypore International - Energy Storage Business
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Asahi Kasei E-materials
Sellers(s) Polypore International
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Polypore International - Energy Storage Business

North Carolina, United States
Polypore International - Energy Storage Business is a provider of polypropylene and polyethylene monolayer and multilayer membrane separators for lithium batteries used in various consumer electronics products, such as mobile phones and other handheld devices, laptop computers, MP3 players, cameras, and power tools.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Asahi Kasei E-materials

Tokyo, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Asahi Kasei E-materials Corp. is a manufacturer of battery and other electrical equipment's.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-14 Bionova Scientific

Fremont, California, United States

Bionova Scientific is a provider of contract process development services and GMP-compliant contract manufacturing services to biopharmaceutical companies, especially those developing next-generation antibody-based drugs. Bionova Scientific is based in Fremont, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Polypore International

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Category Company
Sector Machinery
Employees2,400
Revenue 658M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Polypore International, Inc. is a global manufacturer of highly engineered filtration products used in the power storage, healthcare, electronics and specialty technology industries.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (North Carolina) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2015) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-23 Polypore International - Separations Media Business

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Polypore International - Separations Media Business is a provider of microporous membranes and modules for filtration in the life sciences, industrial and specialty segments.

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