M&A Deal Summary

Lone Star Funds Acquires Senqcia

On March 31, 2022, private equity firm Lone Star Funds acquired building materials company Senqcia from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lone Star Funds’ 4th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Lone Star Funds’ 3rd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-03-31
Target Senqcia
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Lone Star Funds
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Senqcia

Tokyo, Japan
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Senqcia is a company that specialized in manufacturing, developing, and providing building and construction materials and solutions. The company develops Raised Floor Systems, HIBASE Methods, HIRING Methods, and vibration dampers. It also has a highly valuable new business offering that produces earthquake-resistant products for existing infrastructure or properties. Senqcia is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lone Star Funds

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 85.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lone Star Funds is a global private investment firm focused on investing across several strategies. The Firm's primary investment activity surrounds financial services and real estate. Lone Star generally looks to acquire distressed debt and equity assets including corporate, commercial real estate, single family residential and consumer debt products as well as banks and asset rich operating companies. Lone Star was formed in 1995 and is based in Dallas, Texas with additional offices across Western Europe and Asia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 25
Sector (Building Materials) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 11 of 13
Country (Japan) 3 of 3
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-14 Manuchar

Merksem, Belgium

Manuchar is a distributor of chemical products in emerging markets and handles over 5 million metric tonnes of goods per year. The company complements its chemicals distribution activities with international trade services in steel, polymers, and other raw materials. Manuchar's end-to-end chemical distribution business serves various industries, including home care, personal care, food & feed, agriculture, mining, oil & gas, glass, textiles, paper, and water treatment. Its international trade activities cover steel, plastics, cement, wood, paper, spare parts, and pharmaceuticals. Manuchar is based in Merksem, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-03 Vigor Industrial

Portland, Oregon, United States

Vigor Industrial is a diversified industrial business specializing in shipbuilding, ship repair, and handling important, complex projects in support of energy generation, the nation’s infrastructure, and national defense. With a deep respect for people and the planet, the company strives to be a positive, regenerative force for good environmentally, in the lives of its employees and in the community. Vigor was formed in 1916 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 376.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 425 of 443
Sector (Building Materials) 9 of 9
Type (Secondary Buyout) 101 of 114
Country (Japan) 15 of 15
Year (2022) 5 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-28 Thermamex

London, United Kingdom

Theramex is a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women and their health. The Company markets a broad range of branded and branded generic products across 50 countries around the world. The portfolio, which is dedicated to women's health, focuses on contraception, fertility, menopause and osteoporosis and includes key brands such as Ovaleap®, Zoely®, Seasonique®, Actonel®, Estreva® and Lutenyl®. Thermamex is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-11 IRCA

Gallarate, Italy

IRCA is a manufacturer of ingredients and food products for pastry-making, baking and ice-cream retailing. IRCA was established in 1919 and is based in Gallarate, Italy.

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