A. Schulman - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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A. Schulman M&A Summary

A. Schulman has acquired 13 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

A. Schulman’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Citadel Plastics Holdings for $800M. A. Schulman has acquired in 5 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (64%) and plastics (37%).

A. Schulman Ownership

Who owns A. Schulman?

A. Schulman is owned by LyondellBasell Industries N.V.. It was acquired on February 15, 2018.

A. Schulman Business Overview

Where is A. Schulman headquartered?

A. Schulman is headquartered in Fairlawn, Ohio.

What is A. Schulman’s revenue?

A. Schulman disclosed revenue of 2,461M USD for 2017 and 2,496M USD for 2016.

How many employees does A. Schulman have?

A. Schulman has 5,000 employees.

What sector is A. Schulman in?

A. Schulman is a chemicals company.

When was A. Schulman founded?

A. Schulman was founded in 1928.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 1

A. Schulman, Inc.

3637 Ridgewood Road,
Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
United States,
(330) 666-3751
www.aschulman.com

A. Schulman, Inc. is an international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins. These materials are used in a variety of consumer, industrial, automotive and packaging applications. A. Schulman was formed in 1928 and is based in Fairlawn, Ohio.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $1.2B $1.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Citadel Plastics Holdings, Inc. 2015-03-16 800M USD Add-on Acquisition
West Chicago, Illinois · www.citadelplastics.com
Compco Pty. Ltd. 2014-09-02 7M USD Add-on Acquisition
Mordialloc, Australia · www.compco.com.au
Prime Colorants, Inc. 2014-01-07 15M USD Add-on Acquisition
Franklin, Tennessee · www.primecolorants.com
Perrite Group 2013-09-03 52M USD Add-on Acquisition
Warrington, United Kingdom · www.perrite.com
Network Polymers, Inc. 2013-05-28 50M USD Add-on Acquisition
Akron, Ohio · www.networkpolymers.com
ECM Plastics, Inc. 2012-08-20 37M USD Add-on Acquisition
Worcester, Massachusetts · www.ecmplastics.com
Elian SAS 2012-01-30 63M USD Divestiture
Bellignat, France · www.elian-thevitagroup.com
Mash Compostos Plasticos 2010-10-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Sao Paulo, Brazil
McCann Color, Inc. 2010-03-01 - Add-on Acquisition
North Canton, Ohio
ICO, Inc. 2009-12-02 191M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.icoinc.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 7 (64%) 187M (15%) - -
Plastics 4 (36%) 1.0B (85%) - -
Total 11 $1.2B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 1.1B - -
  Ohio 2 50M - -
  Texas 1 191M - -
  Tennessee 1 15M - -
  Massachusetts 1 37M - -
  Illinois 1 800M - -
Australia 1 7M - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
France 1 63M - -
United Kingdom 1 52M - -
Domestic 6 (55%) 1.1B (90%) - -
Cross-border 5 (45%) 122M (10%) - -
Total 11 $1.2B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
HSBC Global Banking and Markets
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $991M
< $100M 6 $223M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Citadel Plastics Holdings, Inc.
$800M (2015-03-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Chemicals

Revenue

2,461   2% 2017
2,496   5% 2016
2,392   3% 2015
2,446   15% 2014
2,133   2013
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

5,000

Established

1928

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