ACETO - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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ACETO M&A Summary

ACETO has acquired 12 companies of its own, including 8 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

ACETO’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Rising Pharmaceuticals for $80M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2019, when it sold Rising Pharmaceuticals to H.I.G. Private Equity for $15M. ACETO has acquired in 4 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (50%) and life science (25%).

ACETO Ownership

Who owns ACETO?

ACETO is owned by New Mountain Capital. It was acquired on April 16, 2019.

Is ACETO PE-backed?

Yes. ACETO is owned by private equity investor New Mountain Capital.

ACETO Business Overview

Where is ACETO headquartered?

ACETO is headquartered in Port Washington, New York.

What is ACETO’s revenue?

ACETO disclosed revenue of 711M USD for 2018 and 638M USD for 2017.

What sector is ACETO in?

ACETO is a chemicals company.

When was ACETO founded?

ACETO was founded in 1947.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 5

ACETO

ACETO Corp.

4 Tri Harbor Court,
Port Washington, New York 11050
United States,
(516) 627-6000
www.aceto.com

ACETO is a marketer, seller and distributor of products for human health (finished dosage form generics and nutraceutical products), pharmaceutical ingredients (pharmaceutical intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients), and performance chemicals (specialty chemicals and agricultural protection products). ACETO was formed in 1947 and is based in Port Washington, New York.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 4 2 3 3 - - 12
vol $80M $80M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $15M $15M
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Talus Mineral Co. 2022-03-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Ogden, Utah · www.talusminerals.com
Biotron Laboratories, Inc. 2022-03-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Centerville, Utah · www.biotronlabs.com
A&C Bio Buffer 2022-01-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Montréal, Quebec · www.acbiobuffer.com
Cascade Chemistry 2021-06-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Eugene, Oregon · www.cascadechemistry.com
Finar Ltd. 2021-05-17 - Stake Purchase
Ahmedabad, India · www.finarchemicals.com
A&C 2021-04-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Quebec · www.acggp.com
IsleChem LLC 2020-12-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Grand Island, New York · www.islechem.com
Syntor Fine Chemicals Ltd. 2020-04-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Runcorn, United Kingdom · www.syntor.co.uk
Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2019-03-07 15M USD Trade Sale
East Brunswick, New Jersey · www.risingpharma.com
Citron Pharma LLC - Generic Products and Related Assets 2016-11-02 - Divestiture
East Brunswick, New Jersey
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 6 (50%) - - -
Life Science 3 (25%) 80M (100%) 1 (100%) 15M (100%)
Medical Products 2 (17%) - - -
Distribution 1 (8%) - - -
Total 12 $80M 1 $15M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 80M 1 15M
  New Jersey 3 80M 1 15M
  Utah 2 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Canada 2 - - -
  Quebec 2 - - -
France 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 7 (58%) 80M (100%) 1 (100%) 15M (100%)
Cross-border 5 (42%) - - -
Total 12 $80M 1 $15M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Wells Fargo Securities
2
J.P. Morgan Securities
1
Legal Deals
Ulmer & Berne
2
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1
Lowenstein Sandler
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $80M
TOTAL $80M
Largest Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$80M (2010-12-15)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $15M
TOTAL $15M
Largest Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15M (2019-03-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
17%
2 (17%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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