M&A Deal Summary

Caldic Acquires Connell

On October 14, 2022, Caldic acquired chemicals company Connell from Wilbur-Ellis Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Caldic’s 4th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Caldic’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Caldic’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-10-14
Target Connell
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Caldic
Sellers(s) Wilbur-Ellis Company
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) Rabobank Securities (Financial)

Target

Connell

San Francisco, California, United States
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Connell is a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific with a keen focus on technical service, customer support, and environmental, health, and safety. Connell Brothers (CBC) provides complete supply chain management from transportation, documentation, warehousing, and sales right across 18 countries and in 48 offices located throughout the Asia Pacific region. Connell was founded in 1898 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Caldic

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Caldic is a global premium provider of value-added life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions with the ambition to be a true partner to its customers and principals. Caldic's product portfolio includes innovative food ingredients, natural products, and functional solutions for a variety of life sciences and industrial end-market segments. Caldic was founded in 1970 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector (Chemicals) 4 of 4
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-06 DCM Asia

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

DCM Asia is a value-added specialty chemical distributor. Based near Kuala Lumpur, DCM Asia enjoys long-lasting distribution relationships with more than 50 international chemical companies. The company serves more than 600 customers by selling a portfolio of 700 high-quality branded products.

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SELLER

Wilbur-Ellis Company

San Francisco, California, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1921
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Wilbur-Ellis is a international marketer and distributor of agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals and ingredients.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-22 Caldic

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Caldic is a global premium provider of value-added life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions with the ambition to be a true partner to its customers and principals. Caldic's product portfolio includes innovative food ingredients, natural products, and functional solutions for a variety of life sciences and industrial end-market segments. Caldic was founded in 1970 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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