Kraton - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Kraton M&A Summary

Kraton has acquired 1 company. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Kraton’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Arizona Chemical for $1.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Kraton - Cariflex to DL E&C for $530M. Kraton has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (100%).

Kraton Business Overview

Where is Kraton headquartered?

Kraton is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

What is Kraton’s revenue?

Kraton disclosed revenue of 1,563M USD for 2020 and 1,804M USD for 2019.

What sector is Kraton in?

Kraton is a chemicals company.

When was Kraton founded?

Kraton was founded in 2009.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 4

Kraton

Kraton Corp.

15710 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Suite 300,
Houston, Texas 77032
United States,
(281) 504-4700
www.kraton.com

Kraton is a producer of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs), specialty chemicals that exhibit rubber-like characteristics and improve product durability, flexibility and temperature resistance. Kraton was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Houston, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $1.4B $1.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $602M $602M
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Kraton Corp. - Cariflex 2019-10-30 530M USD Divestiture
, Texas
Kraton Performance Polymers - Compounding Business 2016-02-03 72M USD Divestiture
, United States
Arizona Chemical Co. LLC 2015-09-28 1.4B USD Add-on Acquisition
Jacksonville, Florida · www.arizonachemical.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 1 (100%) 1.4B (100%) 2 (100%) 602M (100%)
Total 1 $1.4B 2 $602M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 1.4B 2 602M
  Florida 1 1.4B - -
  Texas - - 1 530M
Total 1 $1.4B 2 $602M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Lazard Ltd.
 1
Legal Deals
Baker Botts LLP
 1
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest Arizona Chemical Co. LLC
$1.4B (2015-09-28)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $530M
< $100M 1 $72M
TOTAL $602M
Largest Kraton Corp. - Cariflex
$530M (2019-10-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Chemicals

Revenue

1,563   14% 2020
1,804   11% 2019
2,012   3% 2018
1,960   13% 2017
1,744   69% 2016
1,035   16% 2015
1,230   5% 2014
1,292   10% 2013
1,423   2012
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Established

2009

Former Name

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (Polymer Holdings LLC)

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