M&A Deal Summary

BOC Gazy Sp z o.o. Acquires Praxair - Polish Business

On February 3, 2003, BOC Gazy Sp z o.o. acquired chemicals company Praxair - Polish Business from Praxair for 50M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BOC Gazy Sp z o.o.’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is BOC Gazy Sp z o.o.’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BOC Gazy Sp z o.o.’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-02-03
Target Praxair - Polish Business
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) BOC Gazy Sp z o.o.
Sellers(s) Praxair
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 50M USD

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Praxair - Polish Business

Poland
Praxair - Polish Business produces, sells and distributes atmospheric and process gases, and high-performance surface coatings.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BOC Gazy Sp z o.o.

Warsaw, Poland
Category Company
Sector Chemicals
Employees750
Revenue 140M EUR (2006)
DESCRIPTION

BOC Gazy Sp z o.o. is a produces and supplies industrial gases.Company have five major industrial gas plants and six cylinder transfill facilities serving customers across a diverse range of industries, including chemicals, steel and base metals, among others.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Poland) 1 of 1
Year (2003) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Praxair

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1907
Sector Chemicals
Revenue 10.5B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
View of Praxair's corporate headquarters in Danbury, Connecticut.
View of Praxair's corporate headquarters in Danbury, Connecticut.

Praxair is an industrial gases company that produces, sells, and distributes atmospheric and process gases, and high-performance surface coatings. The company's products, services, and technologies serve a variety of industries including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals, and others. Praxair was formed in 1907 and is based in Danbury, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
Country (Poland) 1 of 1
Year (2003) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-11-11 Tracer Research

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Tracer Research Corp. is a provider of specialized services for leak detection and cathodic protection (corrosion control) of pipelines and storage tanks. Tracer Research interprets data from its proprietary processes in order to verify and locate leaks, and also installs specialized cathodic protection systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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